Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius
Mauritius: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.7553 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius is 0.7553, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius peaked at 1.59 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7553, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 142nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.59 | — |
| 1991 | 1.56 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.52 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.49 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.36 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.22 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9844 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9619 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9401 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9188 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.899 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8802 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8629 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8463 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.831 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8153 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8003 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7849 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7704 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7553 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.3 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9133 | 0.831 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7852 | 0.7553 | 0.8153 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7849 compare
- 140 Saudi Arabia 0.7843 compare
- 141 Qatar 0.7654 compare
- 143 Albania 0.7289 compare
- 144 Russian Federation 0.7287 compare
- 145 Georgia 0.7132 compare
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- 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 mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Mauritius was 0.7553 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7553 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Mauritius ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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