Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 77.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.4 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
115th
of 218 countries
All-time high
77.89 years
in 2017
All-time low
60.23 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius, 1960–2024
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 115th of 218 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.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 62.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 62.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 63.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 64.27 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 64.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 63.96 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 64.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 64.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 66.16 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 66.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 66.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 68.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 69.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 69.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 70.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 70.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 72.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 72.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 73.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.4 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 73.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 74.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 74.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.76 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.24 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.4 years | +0.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 77.4 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.91 years, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 77.4 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.92 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 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 115th out of 218 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.