What is stillbirth rate in Mauritius?

Stillbirth rate in Mauritius was 0.8901 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 1.26 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8901 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Mauritius rank for stillbirth rate?

Mauritius ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Mauritius?

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

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Mauritius

Name: Stillbirth rate in Mauritius
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Stillbirth rate was 0.8901 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.8901 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

90th

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.26 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.8901 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Mauritius, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Mauritius is 0.8901 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Mauritius peaked at 1.26 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8901 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Mauritius ranks 90th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.03 deaths per 100 births	0.9087 deaths per 100 births	1.26 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.9661 deaths per 100 births	0.8927 deaths per 100 births	1.01 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.9468 deaths per 100 births	0.8901 deaths per 100 births	1 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

87 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9113 deaths per 100 births compare
88 Paraguay 0.9022 deaths per 100 births compare
89 Cuba 0.8994 deaths per 100 births compare
91 Algeria 0.8807 deaths per 100 births compare
92 Tuvalu 0.8709 deaths per 100 births compare
93 Kiribati 0.858 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Mauritius

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 18,891 people (2100)
Population density 291.3 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.4% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 10 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.24 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Mauritius?: Stillbirth rate in Mauritius was 0.8901 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 1.26 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8901 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Mauritius rank for stillbirth rate?: Mauritius ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.