Mauritius

Lost in paradise

Located 2000km to the south eastern coast of Africa and 900 kms East to Madagascar.

The main island covers an area of 1,865 km2 with 330 km of coastline.The Republic also includes the islands of St Brandon (an uninhabited archipelago comprising a number of sand-banks, shoals and islets), Rodrigues (108 km2) and the Agalega Islands (26 km2).

A little historyDiscovered by Arab and Portuguese sailors

First inhabitants – the Dutch…extermination of the Dodo

Colonization by the French until 1810…Slaves brought to work in the island

Colonization by the British for the next 158 years…abolition of slavery in the 1830s, advent of indentured laborers and free immigrants.

It was finally proclaimed Independent in 1968.

Trivia

• The dodo was a medium-large sized flightless bird that was discovered on the Island of Mauritius in the 1590s.  

• Was hunted by the Dutch sailors and their domesticated animals.

• Was declared extinct less than a century later, in 1681.

• It is still the national bird of Mauritius.

Population Diversity

1,331,155 (July 2014 est.) including Rodrigues and the outer islands.

Languages -Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official),other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3%.

Ethnic Groups -Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

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MAURITIUS BOTANICAL GARDEN

MAURITIUS A REAL ECONOMY

Economic Indicators

Income level (by per capita GNI) – Upper Middle Income

Public debt 58% of GDP (2013 est.)

Inflation rate 3.5% (2013 est.)

SUGAR1970

Monocrop Economy

TEXTILESUGARTOURISM

1980

Manufacturing & Tourism

TEXTILESUGARTOURISMFINANCIALSERVICESFREEPORT

1990

Manufacturing & Services Economy

TEXTILESUGARTOURISM FINANCIAL SERV.ICT / BPOREAL ESTATE SEAFOOD/AQUACULTURE KNOWLEDGEHEALTH ENERGY

2000

Business Platform

Economic Trajectory

Sector Break up

Free education to its citizens from pre-primary to tertiary levels. Since July 2005, the government also introduced free transport for all students.

Education expenditures 3.5% of GDP (2012)School life expectancy Total

16 years

Literacy rate 88.8%

Health care in Mauritius is free of charge at all levels of care.

People  

Population 1,331,155 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate 0.66% (2014 est.)

Total Dependency Ratio 39.822 % of working-age population (2013)

Urban Population 41.8% of total population (2011)

Infant Mortality Rate 10.59 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth 75.17 years

Death rate 6.85 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman (2014 est.)

Maternity mortality rate 60 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Contraceptive prevalence rate 75.8% (2002)

Health expenditures 5.9% of GDP (2011)

Drinking water source 99.8% of population

Sanitation facility access 90.8% of population

Population statistics

36%

26%

19%

12%

8%

% Deaths

Diabetes MellitusHeart diseasesCancer & other neoplasmsCerebrovascular diseasesHypertensive diseases

Top 5 causes of deaths

• Mauritius is ranked 15th in the world for diabetes prevalence.

• World rank in total no of deaths due to DM-1

• Nearly 1 out of 2 Mauritians in the 25-74 age bracket has either diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.(NCD 2009)

• Nearly 47% of patients have an HbA1c of ≥9(NCD Survey 2009)

• Around 5-10% of total health care costs in Mauritius in the treatment of diabetes

Diabetes in Mauritius

Health Services Distribution

Specialized hospitals

Regional hospitals

District Hospitals

Urban & rural health centers

Cardiac, Chest, ENT,Eye,Psychiatry

5 regional hospitals

2 district hospitals

2 community hospitals, 4 medi clinics,19 AHCs, 116 CHSs

Community Health CentersArea Health centers

Mediclinics

Community hospitalsDistrict Hospitals

REGIONAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL

SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS

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