Prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 15.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius stood at 15.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius peaked at 16.35 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 1963.
Mauritius ranks 40th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.48 | — |
| 1962 | 3.61 | +45.7% |
| 1963 | 0.85 | -76.4% |
| 1964 | 3.73 | +338.6% |
| 1965 | 8.91 | +138.9% |
| 1966 | 2.79 | -68.6% |
| 1967 | 3.31 | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 3.54 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 5.91 | +67.2% |
| 1970 | 2.37 | -59.9% |
| 1971 | 7.36 | +210.6% |
| 1972 | 4.7 | -36.2% |
| 1973 | 9.59 | +104.1% |
| 1974 | 4.95 | -48.3% |
| 1975 | 5.49 | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 14.86 | +170.9% |
| 1977 | 1.62 | -89.1% |
| 1978 | 2.7 | +67.3% |
| 1979 | 11.09 | +309.9% |
| 1980 | 1.56 | -85.9% |
| 1981 | 3.33 | +113.5% |
| 1982 | 16.35 | +391.4% |
| 1983 | 4.05 | -75.2% |
| 1984 | 7.18 | +77.2% |
| 1985 | 7.64 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 7.91 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.2 | -72.1% |
| 1988 | 3.64 | +65.1% |
| 1989 | 6.17 | +69.5% |
| 1990 | 8.55 | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 9.29 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 8.95 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.91 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.01 | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 6.66 | -39.5% |
| 1996 | 11.48 | +72.4% |
| 1997 | 8.12 | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 10.75 | +32.4% |
| 1999 | 13.6 | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 7.41 | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 12.36 | +66.8% |
| 2002 | 15.39 | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 10.78 | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 12.32 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 10.76 | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 9.04 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 10.56 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 14.25 | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 11.97 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 16.28 | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 13.13 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 11.24 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 13.47 | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 14.67 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 11.31 | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 9.99 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 12.06 | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 15.49 | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 15 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.28 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.03 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 13.26 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 15.07 | +13.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 15.07 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.89, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +391.4% | 3.33 | 16.35 |
| 1964 | +338.6% | 0.85 | 3.73 |
| 1979 | +309.9% | 2.7 | 11.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 | 0.85 | 8.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.47 | 1.62 | 14.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 | 1.56 | 16.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.73 | 6.66 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 | 7.41 | 15.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.27 | 9.99 | 16.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.41 | 11.03 | 15.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Mauritius was 15.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16.35 in 1982.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 1963.
- How does Mauritius rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Mauritius ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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