Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1982.
That places Mauritius 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.8% | 34.0% | 80.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 61.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1982.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Mauritius ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.