Infant Mortality Rate: Mauritius

Analysis# Mauritius Infant Mortality Rate Mauritius recorded an infant mortality rate of 13.8 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting substantial progress from its 1967 peak of 69.2 per 1,000 births. The nation has achieved an 80% reduction since 1960, demonstrating one of the most dramatic improvements in child survival across the developing world. The all-time low of 12.9 per 1,000 births in 2015 remains the benchmark for the country's health system performance. Recent years reveal a modest upward drift following 2015's historic low. From 2015 to 2020, the rate climbed from 12.9 to 14.1 per 1,000 births, then stabilized between 13.8 and 13.9 through 2024. This plateau suggests Mauritius has reached a plateau in infant mortality reduction, with further gains requiring sustained healthcare innovation and access improvements rather than the public health infrastructure gains that drove earlier progress.