Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 3.89 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3.89 for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius peaked at 7.94 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.33 | — |
| 1962 | 2.77 | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 2.25 | -18.8% |
| 1964 | 5.72 | +154.3% |
| 1965 | 5.17 | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 1.27 | -75.3% |
| 1967 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.57 | +100.4% |
| 1969 | 4.33 | +68.9% |
| 1970 | 2.63 | -39.4% |
| 1971 | 1.78 | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 4.09 | +130.3% |
| 1973 | 5.14 | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 5.27 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.95 | -63.1% |
| 1976 | 4.48 | +130.3% |
| 1977 | 3 | -33.1% |
| 1978 | 4.5 | +49.9% |
| 1979 | 2.94 | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 2.41 | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 3.33 | +38.3% |
| 1982 | 7.94 | +138.8% |
| 1983 | 5.98 | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 5.11 | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 5.18 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.17 | +38.4% |
| 1987 | 5.81 | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 6.41 | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.48 | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 6.59 | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 4.17 | -36.8% |
| 1992 | 6.75 | +62.0% |
| 1993 | 3.59 | -46.8% |
| 1994 | 4.57 | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 4.52 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.98 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 4.94 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.93 | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 5.46 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5 | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 4.03 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 3.59 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 7.28 | +102.9% |
| 2004 | 3.69 | -49.4% |
| 2005 | 3.74 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.24 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 2.75 | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 3.36 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 5 | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 3.03 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.75 | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 1.94 | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 3.35 | +72.6% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 4.45 | — |
| 2018 | 2.89 | -35.1% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7493 | -66.1% |
| 2021 | 1.51 | +102.0% |
| 2022 | 5.39 | +256.2% |
| 2023 | 3.89 | -27.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +256.2% | 1.51 | 5.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 | 1.27 | 5.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.58 | 1.78 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.48 | 2.41 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 | 3.59 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 | 2.75 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 0 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 0.7493 | 5.39 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Mauritius was 3.89 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 in 1982.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Mauritius ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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