Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.35 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius stood at 70.35 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius peaked at 71.3 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.78 years, in 1960.
That places Mauritius 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 59.31 years | 56.78 years | 60.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.42 years | 60.54 years | 62.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.97 years | 62.87 years | 65.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.5 years | 65.6 years | 67.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.89 years | 68.2 years | 69.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.72 years | 69.46 years | 71.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.34 years | 70.1 years | 70.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 118 Iraq 70.5 years compare
- 119 Honduras 70.49 years compare
- 120 Guatemala 70.44 years compare
- 122 American Samoa 70.32 years compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 70.27 years compare
- 124 Syrian Arab Republic 70.21 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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4986 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritius was 70.35 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.78 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mauritius ranks 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, male (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.