Mauritius sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 73.9 years of life, 116th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Mauritius, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.9 yrs | 116 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.2 /1,000 | 121 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.0 /1,000 | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.9 yrs | 58 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 88.0 /1,000 | 50 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.1 yrs | 31 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 82.9 men/100 women | 129 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 13.8 /1,000 | 90 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 66.0 /100k | 82 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 21.7 % | 61 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 10.5 /100k | 52 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 12.2 /100k | 111 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 10.4 % | 95 of 143 | 2004 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.9 L | 62 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 13.5 % | 72 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $616 | 79 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $11,991 | 94 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Mauritius's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 31st highest life-expectancy gap in the world (7.1 yrs) and the 39th highest crude death rate in the world (10.0 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Mauritius; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.