Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius
Mauritius: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius is 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius peaked at 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 75th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Belarus 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Morocco 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 283 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.873 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.639 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.738 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.885 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.887 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mauritius was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.