In brief
Island of Mauritius, Year 2014
Population Data
Estimated mid-year population
Population density (inhabitants per square km)
Sex ratio (males per 1,000 females)
Population growth rate (%)
% of mid-year population aged under 15 years
% of mid-year population aged 60 year & over
% of mid-year population aged 65 year & over
% of female population aged 15-49 years over total population
of mid-year population aged 60 year & over
1,219,265
654
980
0.13
19.9
14.3
8.9
25.7
Fertility
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 mid-year population)
Total fertility rate
Gross reproduction rate
Net reproduction rate
10.4
1.41
0.69
0.68
Mortality
Crude death rate (per 1,000 mid-year population)
Infant Mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2011-2013:
Female
Male
7.7
14.1
0.55
77.57
70.89
Family Planning (Government Services and NGOs)
Number of new acceptors
New acceptors as a % of female population aged 15-49 years
Number of current users
Current users as a % of female population aged 15-49 years
Family Planning and Demographic Yearbook 2014, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life
5,206
2.4
66,495
30.3
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SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF MAURITIUS AS COMPARED TO
WORLD, REGIONS AND OTHER SELECTED COUNTRIES - 2015
Population
Density
Annual
population
growth
Rate
Life
Expectancy
at Birth
(Years)
Percentage
of
Population
60 years
and over
Total
Fertility
Rate
Infant
Mortality
Rate
Maternal
Mortality
Ratio
Per Capita
Expenditure
on Health
(US $)*
56
1.1
72
12.3
2.5
32
210
1,008
25
0.2
79
22.7
1.7
5
16
NA
75
1.3
70
9.2
2.6
35
240
NA
Botswana
4
1.7
65
Africa
5.9
2.7
29
160
384
Mauritius
654
0.13
74
14.3
1.4
14
55
444
Morocco
77
1.2
75
9.6
2.4
21
100
190
South
Africa
45
0.8
58
7.7
2.3
35
300
645
1.6
10
37
322
Regions
and
Country
World
More
Developed^
Less
Developed#
China
147
0.4
76
Asia
15.2
Hong Kong
6,940
0.7
84
21.7
1.3
2
5
NA
Singapore
8,005
1.4
84
17.9
1.3
1
3
2,426
Canada
4
0.9
83
America
22.3
1.6
4
12
5,741
USA
35
0.7
80
20.7
1.9
5
21
8,895
Cuba
107
-0.1
80
19.4
1.6
5
73
568
1.8
3
8
4,711
Belgium
373
0.6
81
Europe
24.1
France
118
0.4
83
25.2
2.0
3
8
4,690
Finland
18
0.3
81
27.2
1.8
2
5
4,232
Hungary
109
-0.4
76
24.9
1.4
4
21
987
Italy
203
-0.1
84
28.6
1.5
2
4
3,032
UK
267
0.6
81
22.9
1.9
4
12
3,647
SOURCE: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Publications/Files/Key_Findings_WPP_2015.pdf
*
WHO Global Health Expenditure Atlas
Note:
^ More developed regions comprise all regions of Europe and Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
#
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan) and Latin America and the Caribbean and
the regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The Per Capita Expenditure on health for high income countries: US$ 4,583; upper middle income countries: US$408;
middle income countries: US$82 and low income countries: US$30.
NA : Not available
Family Planning and Demographic Yearbook 2014, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life
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