Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.9% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius peaked at 7.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 90th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.9% | — |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -12.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.4%, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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