Suicide rate who mdb in Mauritius
Mauritius: Suicide rate who mdb was 10.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.22
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
17
in 1988
All-time low
1.77
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 25th 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.
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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More health data for Mauritius
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,032 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (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 25th 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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