Youth mortality rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Youth mortality rate was 1.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Mauritius, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.7 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Mauritius peaked at 15.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.65 deaths per 100 live births, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 100th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.41 deaths per 100 live births | 11.87 deaths per 100 live births | 15.82 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1960s | 10.36 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | 8.96 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- 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 youth mortality rate in Mauritius?
- Youth mortality rate in Mauritius was 1.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for youth mortality rate?
- Mauritius ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.