Life expectancy in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy was 74.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.93 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.02 years
in 2017
All-time low
31.22 years
in 1924
Years of data
79
1924–2023
Life expectancy in Mauritius, 1924–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mauritius is 74.93 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mauritius peaked at 75.02 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.22 years, in 1924.
Mauritius ranks 123rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 31.22 years | — |
| 1934 | 33.87 years | +8.5% |
| 1941 | 36.17 years | +6.8% |
| 1944 | 33.29 years | -8.0% |
| 1947 | 38.62 years | +16.0% |
| 1950 | 51.94 years | +34.5% |
| 1951 | 52.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 52.11 years | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 51.5 years | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 52.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 53.77 years | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 55.07 years | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 55.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 56.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 57.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 58.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 59.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 60.46 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 61.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 62.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 62.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 61.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 62.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 62.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 63.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 63.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 63.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 64.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 64.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 64.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 64.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 65.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 66.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 67.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 67.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 68.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 68.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 69.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 69.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 70.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.49 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.9 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 73.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.93 years | +1.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 74.93 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 74.93 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +34.5% | 38.62 years | 51.94 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 33.87 years | 33.87 years | 33.87 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 36.02 years | 33.29 years | 38.62 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 53.85 years | 51.5 years | 57.4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.18 years | 58.4 years | 62.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.43 years | 63.69 years | 66.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.45 years | 66.51 years | 69.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.49 years | 69.77 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.53 years | 71.76 years | 73.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.43 years | 73.65 years | 75.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.01 years | 72.9 years | 74.93 years | 4 |
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 in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy in Mauritius was 74.93 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 75.02 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.22 years in 1924.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy?
- Mauritius ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.