Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 77.4 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius peaked at 77.89 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.23 years, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 114th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.16 years | 60.23 years | 64.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.99 years | 66.16 years | 70.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.4 years | 70.87 years | 73.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.15 years | 73.4 years | 74.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.81 years | 75.3 years | 76.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.49 years | 76.65 years | 77.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.26 years | 76.89 years | 77.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 111 Morocco 77.78 years compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 77.73 years compare
- 113 Nicaragua 77.58 years compare
- 115 Azerbaijan, Republic of 77.28 years compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 77.11 years compare
- 117 Mongolia 77.1 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,032 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius was 77.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 77.89 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.23 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Mauritius ranks 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.