Inequality in life expectancy in Mauritius
Mauritius: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.0983 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in life expectancy 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 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 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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 9,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 9,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 9,377 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 9,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 9,156 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Mauritius?
- Inequality in life expectancy 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 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1066 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0938 in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy 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. 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.