Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Mauritius

Female life expectancy in Mauritius in 2024 — 77.4 years. Ranked 114 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.5%.

2024 77.4 years +0.66% vs 2023
World rank 114of 217
Period maximum 77.89 years2017
Period minimum 60.23 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Mauritius, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.23 years1962: 62.11 years1964: 63.37 years1966: 64.46 years1968: 64.16 years1970: 66.16 years1972: 66.48 years1974: 67.89 years1976: 68.41 years1978: 69.85 years1980: 70.87 years1982: 71.72 years1984: 72.53 years1986: 72.68 years1988: 73.42 years1990: 73.4 years1992: 73.9 years1994: 74 years1996: 74.4 years1998: 74.5 years2000: 75.3 years2002: 75.5 years2004: 75.8 years2006: 75.91 years2008: 76.11 years2010: 76.65 years2012: 77.5 years2014: 77.58 years2016: 77.76 years2018: 77.72 years2020: 77.66 years2022: 77.1 years2024: 77.4 years
Change over the period: +17.17 (+28.51%) Average annual rate: 0.39 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 77.4 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Eastern Africa computed 68.65 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.4 +0.51 +0.66%
2023 76.89 −0.21 −0.27%
2022 77.1 −0.14 −0.18%
2021 77.24 −0.42 −0.54%
2020 77.66 +0.1 +0.13%
2019 77.56 −0.16 −0.21%
2018 77.72 −0.17 −0.22%
2017 77.89 +0.13 +0.17%
2016 77.76 −0.03 −0.04%
2015 77.79 +0.21 +0.27%
2014 77.58 +0.08 +0.1%
2013 77.5 +0 +0%
2012 77.5 +0.53 +0.69%
2011 76.97 +0.32 +0.42%
2010 76.65 +0.09 +0.12%
2009 76.56 +0.45 +0.59%
2008 76.11 +0 +0%
2007 76.11 +0.2 +0.26%
2006 75.91 +0 +0%
2005 75.91 +0.11 +0.15%
2004 75.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2003 75.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2002 75.5 +0.2 +0.27%
2001 75.3 +0 +0%
2000 75.3 +0.6 +0.8%
1999 74.7 +0.2 +0.27%
1998 74.5 +0.1 +0.13%
1997 74.4 +0 +0%
1996 74.4 +0.12 +0.16%
1995 74.28 +0.28 +0.38%
1994 74 +0 +0%
1993 74 +0.1 +0.14%
1992 73.9 +0 +0%
1991 73.9 +0.5 +0.68%
1990 73.4 −0.28 −0.39%
1989 73.69 +0.27 +0.36%
1988 73.42 +0.4 +0.55%
1987 73.02 +0.34 +0.46%
1986 72.68 +0.09 +0.12%
1985 72.59 +0.06 +0.08%
1984 72.53 +0.29 +0.4%
1983 72.25 +0.53 +0.74%
1982 71.72 +0.49 +0.69%
1981 71.22 +0.35 +0.5%
1980 70.87 +0.29 +0.41%
1979 70.58 +0.73 +1.05%
1978 69.85 +0.76 +1.1%
1977 69.09 +0.68 +0.99%
1976 68.41 +0.19 +0.28%
1975 68.22 +0.33 +0.49%
1974 67.89 +1.06 +1.59%
1973 66.83 +0.34 +0.52%
1972 66.48 +0.14 +0.22%
1971 66.34 +0.18 +0.27%
1970 66.16 +1.35 +2.08%
1969 64.81 +0.64 +1.01%
1968 64.16 +0.2 +0.31%
1967 63.96 −0.5 −0.77%
1966 64.46 +0.19 +0.3%
1965 64.27 +0.9 +1.42%
1964 63.37 +0.52 +0.83%
1963 62.85 +0.74 +1.2%
1962 62.11 +0.74 +1.21%
1961 61.37 +1.14 +1.89%
1960 60.23

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.