Suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius
Mauritius: Suicide rate who mdb was 10.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius is 10.22, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius peaked at 17 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1982.
Mauritius ranks 24th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.58 | — |
| 1962 | 2.87 | -37.3% |
| 1963 | 3.67 | +28.1% |
| 1964 | 3.9 | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 5.18 | +33.0% |
| 1966 | 5.29 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.36 | -36.5% |
| 1968 | 2.96 | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 1.79 | -39.6% |
| 1970 | 2.53 | +41.5% |
| 1971 | 5.02 | +98.7% |
| 1972 | 2.88 | -42.8% |
| 1973 | 7.92 | +175.3% |
| 1974 | 5.02 | -36.6% |
| 1975 | 8.74 | +74.0% |
| 1976 | 6.92 | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 6.49 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 8.42 | +29.7% |
| 1979 | 7.74 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 3.12 | -59.6% |
| 1981 | 1.95 | -37.6% |
| 1982 | 1.77 | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 1.81 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 12.25 | +575.2% |
| 1985 | 11.19 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 2.59 | -76.9% |
| 1987 | 14.25 | +450.4% |
| 1988 | 17 | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 14.67 | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 14.39 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 13.29 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.2 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 12.87 | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 11.57 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 13.89 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 13.76 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.78 | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 13.35 | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 14.31 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 11.52 | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 9.51 | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 10.82 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 7.37 | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 7.77 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.08 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.46 | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 9.88 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.59 | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 8.75 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 7.44 | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 8.86 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 8.68 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.67 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 9.42 | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 8.08 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 7.53 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 7.96 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.01 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 10.28 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 9.58 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.18 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 10.22 | +24.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 10.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.45, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +575.2% | 1.81 | 12.25 |
| 1987 | +450.4% | 2.59 | 14.25 |
| 1973 | +175.3% | 2.88 | 7.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 | 1.79 | 5.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.17 | 2.53 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.06 | 1.77 | 17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.24 | 10.78 | 14.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.97 | 6.59 | 11.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 | 7.44 | 9.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 8.18 | 10.28 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius was 10.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 1988.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1982.
- How does Mauritius rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Mauritius ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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