What is mortality rate, infant in Mauritius?

Mortality rate, infant in Mauritius was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 69.2 per 1,000 live births in 1967.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 2015.

How does Mauritius rank for mortality rate, infant?

Mauritius ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Mauritius

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Mauritius
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mauritius: Mortality rate, infant was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

13.8 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

92nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

69.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1967

All-time low

12.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2015

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Mauritius, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 13.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Mauritius peaked at 69.2 per 1,000 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2015.

Mauritius ranks 92nd of 195 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
1960s	64.22 per 1,000 live births	58.4 per 1,000 live births	69.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	49.07 per 1,000 live births	34.7 per 1,000 live births	60.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	25.77 per 1,000 live births	21.5 per 1,000 live births	32.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	19.03 per 1,000 live births	17.8 per 1,000 live births	19.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	14.12 per 1,000 live births	13.1 per 1,000 live births	16.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	13.24 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	14 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	13.94 per 1,000 live births	13.8 per 1,000 live births	14.1 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

89 Vanuatu 14.4 per 1,000 live births compare
90 Bolivia 14.2 per 1,000 live births compare
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.9 per 1,000 live births compare
93 Bhutan 13.7 per 1,000 live births compare
94 North Korea 13.3 per 1,000 live births compare
95 Seychelles 12.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Mauritius?: Mortality rate, infant in Mauritius was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 69.2 per 1,000 live births in 1967.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for mortality rate, infant?: Mauritius ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.