Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Mauritius

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Mauritius was 73.41 years. A difference of -0.11 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Mauritius were 70.1 years and 76.89 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Mauritius for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Mauritius (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Mauritius (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	58.46	56.78	60.23
1961	59.57	57.85	61.37
1962	60.44	58.86	62.11
1963	61.13	59.49	62.85
1964	61.5	59.73	63.37
1965	62.08	59.99	64.27
1966	62.13	59.91	64.46
1967	61.75	59.63	63.96
1968	62.1	60.13	64.16
1969	62.7	60.7	64.81
1970	63.73	61.42	66.16
1971	63.9	61.58	66.34
1972	63.87	61.39	66.48
1973	64.29	61.88	66.83
1974	64.41	61.1	67.89
1975	64.61	61.18	68.22
1976	64.38	60.54	68.41
1977	65.13	61.36	69.09
1978	65.59	61.54	69.85
1979	66.32	62.26	70.58
1980	66.77	62.87	70.87
1981	67.41	63.77	71.22
1982	68.08	64.62	71.72
1983	68.55	65.02	72.25
1984	68.78	65.2	72.53
1985	68.86	65.3	72.59
1986	69	65.49	72.68
1987	69.29	65.74	73.02
1988	69.56	65.89	73.42
1989	69.68	65.86	73.69
1990	69.41	65.6	73.4
1991	69.96	66.2	73.9
1992	70.06	66.4	73.9
1993	70.11	66.4	74
1994	70.16	66.5	74
1995	70.33	66.56	74.28
1996	70.32	66.44	74.4
1997	70.41	66.6	74.4
1998	70.61	66.9	74.5
1999	70.96	67.4	74.7
2000	71.66	68.2	75.3
2001	71.77	68.4	75.3
2002	71.97	68.6	75.5
2003	72.12	68.8	75.6
2004	72.27	68.9	75.8
2005	72.43	69.12	75.91
2006	72.43	69.12	75.91
2007	72.57	69.2	76.11
2008	72.57	69.2	76.11
2009	72.88	69.38	76.56
2010	72.97	69.46	76.65
2011	73.27	69.74	76.97
2012	73.86	70.4	77.5
2013	74.02	70.7	77.5
2014	74.19	70.97	77.58
2015	74.35	71.08	77.79
2016	74.4	71.19	77.76
2017	74.52	71.3	77.89
2018	74.42	71.27	77.72
2019	74.24	71.07	77.56
2020	74.18	70.86	77.66
2021	73.68	70.29	77.24
2022	73.52	70.1	77.1
2023	73.41	70.1	76.89