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Mauritius
Lost in paradise
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Population Diversity
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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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FAUNA E FLORA
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MAURITIUS BOTANICAL GARDEN
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MAURITIUS A REAL ECONOMY
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Economic Indicators
Income level (by per capita GNI) – Upper Middle Income
Public debt 58% of GDP (2013 est.)
Inflation rate 3.5% (2013 est.)
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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
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Sector Break up
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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%
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Health care in Mauritius is free of charge at all levels of care.
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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
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36%
26%
19%
12%
8%
% Deaths
Diabetes MellitusHeart diseasesCancer & other neoplasmsCerebrovascular diseasesHypertensive diseases
Top 5 causes of deaths
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• 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
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Health Services Distribution
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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
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Community Health CentersArea Health centers
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Mediclinics
Community hospitalsDistrict Hospitals
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REGIONAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL
SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS
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