Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius
Mauritius: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius, 1990–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 99.7% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.1% | — |
| 1991 | 94.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 99.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 91.1% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritius was 99.7% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.