What is mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius was 9.6 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, neonatal recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 1969.

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

The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2015.

How does Mauritius rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Mauritius ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal 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, neonatal was 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9.6 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

82nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

29.6 per 1,000 live births

in 1969

All-time low

9.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2015

Years of data

1969–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius, 1969–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius is 9.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius peaked at 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 9.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2015.

That places Mauritius 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	29.6 per 1,000 live births	29.6 per 1,000 live births	29.6 per 1,000 live births	1
1970s	25.68 per 1,000 live births	20.5 per 1,000 live births	29.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	17.48 per 1,000 live births	15.7 per 1,000 live births	19.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	14.59 per 1,000 live births	13.7 per 1,000 live births	15.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	10.39 per 1,000 live births	9.5 per 1,000 live births	12.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	9.4 per 1,000 live births	9.1 per 1,000 live births	9.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	9.68 per 1,000 live births	9.5 per 1,000 live births	9.9 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

79 Lebanon 10.5 per 1,000 live births compare
80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 per 1,000 live births compare
81 Suriname 9.7 per 1,000 live births compare
82 Morocco 9.6 per 1,000 live births compare
84 Cambodia 9.5 per 1,000 live births compare
84 Guatemala 9.5 per 1,000 live births compare
84 Syria 9.5 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, neonatal in Mauritius?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritius was 9.6 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, neonatal recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 9.1 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
How does Mauritius rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Mauritius ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.