Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius is 7.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 106th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 98% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 7.8% compare
- 108 Jordan 7.7% compare
- 109 Albania 7.4% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Mauritius was 7.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.