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Mauritius
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Global rank#121out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

71.367.764.060.456.8196019922024Mauritius · 2024: 70.35 yearsMauritius

Analytical takeaways

  • Mauritius records 70.35 years for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in 2024, ranking #121 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Life expectancy at birth, male (years) increased from 56.78 years in 1960 to 70.35 years in 2024, a gain of 13.57 years.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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