What is life expectancy in Mauritius?

Life expectancy in Mauritius was 74.93 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 75.02 years in 2017.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 31.22 years in 1924.

How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy?

Mauritius ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Mauritius

Name: Life expectancy in Mauritius
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Life expectancy was 74.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.93 years

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

123rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.02 years

in 2017

All-time low

31.22 years

in 1924

Years of data

1924–2023

Life expectancy in Mauritius, 1924–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mauritius is 74.93 years, measured 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 in Mauritius peaked at 75.02 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.22 years, in 1924.

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 79 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	31.22 years	31.22 years	31.22 years	1
1930s	33.87 years	33.87 years	33.87 years	1
1940s	36.02 years	33.29 years	38.62 years	3
1950s	53.85 years	51.5 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

Countries ranked near Mauritius

120 Grenada 75.21 years compare
121 Mexico 75.07 years compare
122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare
124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare
125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare
126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Mauritius?: Life expectancy in Mauritius was 74.93 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 75.02 years in 2017.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 31.22 years in 1924.
How does Mauritius rank for life expectancy?: Mauritius ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.