Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at age 15 was 87.27 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
87.27 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
87.27 years
in 2100
All-time low
60.54 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 87.27 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius peaked at 87.27 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 60.54 years, in 1950.
Mauritius ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.54 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 61.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 61.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 62.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 62.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 63.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 63.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 63.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 64.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 65.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 66.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 66.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 67.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 67.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 68.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 68.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 68.65 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 69.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 69.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 69.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 69.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 69.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.17 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 68.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 70.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 70.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 70.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 70.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 70.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 71.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 72.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 72.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.78 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 75.49 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.09 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 74.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 76.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 76.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 76.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 76.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 76.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 77.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 77.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 77.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 77.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 77.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 77.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 77.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 78.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 78.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 78.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 78.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 78.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 78.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 79.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 79.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 79.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 79.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 79.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 79.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 79.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 80.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 80.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 80.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 80.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 80.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 80.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 81.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 81.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 81.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 81.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 81.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 81.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 82 years | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 82.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 82.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 82.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 82.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 82.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 82.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 83.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 83.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 83.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 83.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 83.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 83.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 83.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 84.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 84.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 84.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 84.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 84.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 84.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 84.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 85.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 85.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 85.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 85.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 85.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 85.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 85.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 86.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 86.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 86.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 86.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 86.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 86.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 86.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 86.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 87.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 87.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 87.27 years | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 87.27 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 87.27 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.29 years | 60.54 years | 64.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.76 years | 65.17 years | 69.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.12 years | 68.17 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.77 years | 69.7 years | 71.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.22 years | 71.6 years | 73.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.87 years | 73.29 years | 74.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.65 years | 74.88 years | 76.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.05 years | 74.09 years | 76.94 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 77.74 years | 77.08 years | 78.42 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 79.27 years | 78.57 years | 79.98 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 80.85 years | 80.15 years | 81.54 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 82.38 years | 81.7 years | 83.06 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 83.88 years | 83.22 years | 84.53 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 85.27 years | 84.67 years | 85.88 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 86.58 years | 86.01 years | 87.15 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 87.27 years | 87.27 years | 87.27 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 106 United States Virgin Islands 87.58 years compare
- 107 Curacao 87.45 years compare
- 108 Montserrat 87.31 years compare
- 110 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 87.22 years compare
- 111 Barbados 87.15 years compare
- 112 Bhutan 87.14 years compare
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 life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritius was 87.27 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 87.27 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.54 years in 1950.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Mauritius ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.