Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mauritius
Mauritius: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 74.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 74.93 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Mauritius peaked at 75.02 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.51 years, in 1953.
That places Mauritius 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.85 years | 51.51 years | 57.4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.18 years | 58.4 years | 62.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.43 years | 63.69 years | 66.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.45 years | 66.51 years | 69.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.49 years | 69.77 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.53 years | 71.76 years | 73.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.43 years | 73.65 years | 75.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.01 years | 72.9 years | 74.93 years | 4 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Age dependency ratio 40.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 8,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Population, female 623,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 6,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 7,121 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Mauritius?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mauritius was 74.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 75.02 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.51 years in 1953.
- How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Mauritius ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.