Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 7.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritius, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 7.8% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritius peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 95th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 92 Montenegro 8.0% compare
- 92 Suriname 8.0% compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% compare
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 7.8% compare
- 97 Jordan 7.7% compare
- 98 Albania 7.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritius?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritius was 7.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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