Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.0983 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0983 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.1066 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0938, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.096 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0962 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0952 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0973 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0963 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0961 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0938 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0943 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1014 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1038 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1066 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0991 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0985 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0983 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.097 | 0.0938 | 0.1038 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1006 | 0.0983 | 0.1066 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.9771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Mauritius was 0.0983 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1066 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0938 in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.