Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 77.4 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius peaked at 77.89 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.23 years, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.16 years | 60.23 years | 64.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.99 years | 66.16 years | 70.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.4 years | 70.87 years | 73.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.15 years | 73.4 years | 74.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.81 years | 75.3 years | 76.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.49 years | 76.65 years | 77.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.26 years | 76.89 years | 77.66 years | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritius was 77.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 77.89 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.23 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Mauritius ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.