Mauritius
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 55% plant-based · 74.4 yr life expectancy · UHC 75/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 165 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (165/100k) leads, and Mauritius carries one of the world's highest diabetes rates, driven by a sugar-rich, increasingly Westernized diet on a former sugar-plantation economy. Coverage and life expectancy (74) are strong for the region.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Cut added sugar and refined carbohydrates, the central driver of the island's diabetes epidemic.
- Build on relatively good coverage with aggressive metabolic-disease screening.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 165 CVD deaths per 100k · 55% plant-based diet