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.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 34.0% | — |
| 1983 | 53.0% | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +55.9% | 34.0% | 53.0% |
| 1997 | +42.6% | 61.0% | 87.0% |
| 1996 | -31.5% | 89.0% | 61.0% |
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
- 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 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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