Low birth weight number in Mauritius
Mauritius: Low birth weight number was 2.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4
in 2000
All-time low
2.5
in 2015
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Mauritius, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Mauritius stood at 2.5. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Mauritius peaked at 4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 124th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 | 3.1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 9,156 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Mauritius?
- Low birth weight number in Mauritius was 2.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for low birth weight number?
- Mauritius ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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