Low-birthweight babies in Mauritius
Mauritius: Low-birthweight babies was 18.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Mauritius, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 18.7% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Mauritius peaked at 19.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 11th 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.
Low-birthweight babies in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Mauritius?
- Low-birthweight babies in Mauritius was 18.7% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.