Child stunting in Mauritius

13.6% of children under five in Mauritius were stunted in 1995.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1985 to 1995 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Mauritius is for 1995. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Mauritius, 1995 13.6% % of children under 5
Change from 1985 −13.7percentage points 1985: 27.3%

Child stunting in Mauritius over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5),
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In short

  • The previous available figure was 27.3% in 1985, a change of −13.7 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 1995 for Mauritius
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates