What is neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius?

Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius was 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 3.03 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.

How does Mauritius rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Mauritius ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is neonatal mortality rate 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius
Creator: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

96th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.03 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1969–2023

Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius, 1969–2023

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths per 1000 live births.

Analysis

In 2023, neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius stood at 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius peaked at 3.03 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births, in 2023.

Mauritius ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3 Deaths per 1000 live births	3 Deaths per 1000 live births	3 Deaths per 1000 live births	1
1970s	2.57 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.01 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.03 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
1980s	1.75 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.56 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.96 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
1990s	1.46 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.37 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.55 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2000s	1.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9473 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.25 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2010s	0.9378 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.915 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9859 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2020s	0.9466 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9868 Deaths per 1000 live births	4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

93 Bahamas 0.9153 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
94 Paraguay 0.9082 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
95 Tuvalu 0.9047 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
97 Honduras 0.8828 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
98 Vanuatu 0.8716 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
99 Palestine 0.8702 Deaths per 1000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Mauritius

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius?: Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritius was 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 3.03 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9005 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.
How does Mauritius rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Mauritius ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is neonatal mortality rate 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.