Mauritius had a life expectancy of 75.17 years in 2014.[1] 39% of Mauritian men smoked in 2014.[2] 13% of men and 23% of women were obese in 2008.[2]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[3] finds that Mauritius is fulfilling 72.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[4] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Mauritius achieves 94.1% of what is expected based on its current income.[5] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 85.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [6] Mauritius falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 39.1% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[7]