Low birth weight prevalence in Mauritius
Mauritius: Low birth weight prevalence was 18.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
18.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 157 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2004
All-time low
18.7%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Mauritius, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Mauritius stood at 18.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Mauritius peaked at 19.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2018.
That places Mauritius 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
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 prevalence in Mauritius?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Mauritius was 18.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Mauritius ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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