Female homicide victims in Mauritius
Mauritius: Female homicide victims was 10 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims 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.
Analysis
In 2022, female homicide victims in Mauritius stood at 10 homicides.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Mauritius peaked at 17.54 homicides in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.35 homicides, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9 homicides | 4.35 homicides | 11.57 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.63 homicides | 7 homicides | 17.54 homicides | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.4 homicides | 6 homicides | 14 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 homicides | 10 homicides | 12 homicides | 3 |
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More gender data for Mauritius
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 6,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Mauritius?
- Female homicide victims in Mauritius was 10 homicides 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 female homicide victims recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 17.54 homicides in 2008.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 homicides in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for female homicide victims?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .