Life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius is 73.79 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius peaked at 74.51 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.46 years, in 1960.
That places Mauritius 115th out of 215 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 | 61.19 years | 58.46 years | 62.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.63 years | 63.73 years | 66.32 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.6 years | 66.77 years | 69.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.23 years | 69.4 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.27 years | 71.66 years | 72.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.02 years | 72.97 years | 74.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.71 years | 73.41 years | 74.18 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritius was 73.79 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 74.51 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.46 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Mauritius ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.