Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of undernourishment was 8.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 8.7% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritius peaked at 8.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
Mauritius ranks 52nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 constant US$ (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 8.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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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