MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

2022

HEALTH
STATISTICS
REPORT
Mauritius & Rodrigues

A publication of the Health Statistics Unit

Website: http://health.govmu.org
 FOREWORD

The Health Statistics Reports are snapshots of the state of the health of the
population. They provide evidence-based information for the monitoring of the health
status of the population. Data are useful to formulate policy decisions, implementing
strategies and evaluating health programmes. Health statistics are also used for the
purpose of reporting to various local, regional and international agencies,and for the
monitoring of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

2. The Health Statistics Unit is now publishing the 2022 Report. This Report displays
certain data disaggregated by age, sex, district and month. The Report also summarises
recent trends of the main health indicators.
3. Data relating to population, including those required to compile most vital statistics,
the main source of which is the Civil Status Office, have been obtained from Statistics
Mauritius. Other data have been either compiled by the Health Statistics Unit, including
those obtained from the private clinics/hospitals, or collected from the Health Records
Division and other Sections/Units/Divisions of the Ministry of Health and Wellness as well
as from the Commission for Health in Rodrigues. Data related to population based on
Census 2022 to be published by Statistics Mauritius has not been considered in this
edition.
4. The 2020 and 2021 reports showed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare
in Mauritius. This report provides evidence for a gradual return to normal. For
example, the number of out-patients seen by doctor in public health institutions, which
had gone down from 5.5 million in 2019 to 4.5 million in 2020 and to 4.3 million in 2021,
went up to 5.0 million in 2022.
5. New statistics have been included in the analytical part of the 2022 Report. These
include data on SAMU, Smoking Cessation Clinics, Secondary School Health
Programme and on the Autism Day Care Centre opened in June 2022. Excess mortality
and “negative” natural increase have also been analysed.
6. At present, the staffing situation in the Health Statistics Cadre is critical with only
36% of the number of officers on establishment being in post. Producing this Report
within 6 months has required tremendous efforts from one and all.

7. The valuable support from the various stakeholders and the spirit of team work
among the staff of the Health Statistics Unit for developing this Report are duly
acknowledged.

N. Jeeanody
June, 2023 Chief Health Statistician
[email protected]
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Executive Summary

Part I : Island of Mauritius Page

SELECTED HEALTH VARIABLES AND INDICATORS 2022 i, ii

HEALTH SITUATION ANALYSIS 1 - 23

Selected indicators pertaining to the Republic of Mauritius 24 *

TIME SERIES ON:

- Stillbirths Rate 2004-2022 25 *
- Infant Mortality Rate 2004-2022 26 *
- Under 5 Mortality Rate 2004-2022 27 *
- Maternal Mortality Ratio 2004-2022 28 *
- Low Birth Weight 2005-2022 29 *
- Statistics on Caesarian Section 30
- Complications following abortions ( including spontaneous ) 31
- In-patients treated at ENT(covid-19) Hospital 2022 32
- First attendances at Primary Health Care Centres for Selected diseases 33
- Incidence rates of certain communicable diseases 34 *
- Mortality due to main Non-Communicable diseases 34

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

Estimated resident population by sex 31 December 2022 35 *
Estimated mid year population by age group and sex 35 *
Population and vital statistics 2003-2022 35
Livebirths, crude birth rate, deaths and crude death rate 36 *
Stillbirths and infant deaths (numbers and rates) 1995 - 2022 37
Population and vital statistics by district (numbers) - 2022 38 *
Population and vital statistics by district (rates) - 2022 38 *
Life expectancy (Republic of Mauritius) 2013-2022 38 *
Population by region (urban and rural) as at mid-year 2022 39
Fertility rates 2016-2022 39 *
Life expectancy (Island of Mauritius) 2015 - 2022 39
Population by age-group and sex as at mid-year 2022 40

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL

Health services as at 31.12.2022 41 *
Bed situation as at 31.12.2022 41 *
Health manpower 2015-2022 42 *
Health manpower (additional data) 2022 43

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Maternal and child health activities 2022 44 *
Expanded Programme on Immunization 2022 44 *
Maternal and child health activities by district - 2022 45
Maternal and child health activities by district (additional data) - 2022 46
Activities of the Expanded Programme on Immunization by district - 2022 46
New cases of gestational diabetes 2018-2022 46
Indicators related to antenatal care 2010-2022 47

* Page relates to data pertaining either to the Republic of Mauritius or to the Island of Mauritius
and Island of Rodrigues separately.
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Immunizations reported 2018-2022 48
Immunizations coverage rates - 2022 49 *
Immunizations coverage rates 2005-2022 50 *
Immunizations reported by population covered - 2022 51

OTHER SERVICES
Work performed in hospitals - 2022 52
CT-Scan and MRI on government Hospital patients 2021-2022 53
Non-traumatic amputations- 2018-2022 53
Haemodialysis performed on government hospital patients 2019-2022 53
Deliveries performed in general hospitals 2005-2022 54
Livebirths registered among teenagers 2016-2022 54
Activity of the X-Ray Department - 2022 55
Out-patient attendances at Specialist Clinics - 2022 55
Out-patient attendances at certain ancilliary services 2020-2022 55
Attendances at Primary Health Care Centres - 2022 56
Summary on pre-primary and primary school health service by district - 2022 57 *
Primary school health statistics by grade - 2022 58 *
Noise monitoring statistics 2011-2022 59
Cash gift coupons distributed 2012-2022 59 *
Home Nursing Care Services 2018-2022 59
Screening of primary and pre-primary school children - 2022 60
Dental health service activities (Preventive service) 2017-2020 60
Dental health service activities (Curative service) 2018-2022 61
Pathological tests by category - 2022 62 *
Selected Laboratory confirmed cases of communicable diseases 2011-2022 62 *
Pathological tests (positivity rates) 2020-2022 63 *
Basic Sanitation and Food Hygiene Statistics 2018-2022 64
Statistics on Cigarettes and alcoholic products 2018-2022 64 *
Activities of the Community Based Rehabilitation Programme 2018-2022 65
Cases referred abroad by government health services 2018-2022 65

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
Notifiable diseases reported 2004 - 2022 66 *
Notifiable diseases reported by month - 2022 67
Notifiable diseases reported by district - 2022 68
Certain notifiable diseases reported by age-group and sex - 2022 69
Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance 2015-2022 70 *
Diseases Surveillance at hospital level - 2022 70
New cases of specific diseases attending Area & Community Health Centre 2022 70
HIV/AIDS statistics by sex 1987 - 2022 71 *
HIV tests carried out 2022 71 *

PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Selected statistics 2007-2022 72
Admissions and other attendances by quarter - 2022 72
Deliveries - 2022 72
Admissions and other attendances by cause and sex - 2022 73
Surgical operations and procedures - 2022 74

* Page relates to data pertaining either to the Republic of Mauritius or to the Island of Mauritius
and Island of Rodrigues separately.
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MORBIDITY
Hospital discharges by cause and sex - 2022 75
Hospital discharges by ICD chapter and sex - 2022 76
Hospital discharges by ICD chapter, age-group and sex - 2022 77
Hospital discharges of children under one year-2022 78
Hospital discharges due to neoplasm by type and sex - 2022 79
Hospital discharges due to diseases of the circulatory system by age group and sex -2022 80
Hospital discharges due to injury & poisoning and sex - 2022 81
First Attendances at AHC and CHC by cause and sex - 2022 82
First Attendances at AHC and CHC by ICD chapter and sex - 2022 83
S. Bharati (eye) Hospital, discharges by cause and sex - 2022 84
Poudre D'or (chest) Hospital, discharges by cause and sex - 2022 85
Chest diseases, new cases at out-patient specialist clinics by sex - 2022 85
Brown Sequard Hospital discharges by cause and sex - 2022 86
Dermatology, new cases at out-patient specialist clinics by quarter - 2022 87
E.N.T. , new cases seen by specialists at OPD clinics by quarter - 2022 88
E.N.T. Centre,cases treated as in-patients - 2022 89
E.N.T. Centre,Operations on in-patients - 2022 89
Cardiac Centre,cases treated on in-patients - 2022 90
Cases treated at new cancer centre by type and sex 2021 - 2022 91
New cases of sexually transmitted diseases treated by age and sex - 2022 92
National Day Care Centres for the Immuno-suppressed, attendances by sex - 2022 92
Occupational health clinics, new cases seen by sex 2022 93
Attendances at Ayurvedic Clinics - 2022 94
New cases of cancer registered -2021 95 *

INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY

Discharges from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by sex - 2022 96
Infant deaths by age and sex - 2022 97
Breakdown of infant deaths - 2022 98
Infant deaths by cause and sex - 2022 99
Deaths among children aged 0-4 years by cause and sex - 2022 99

MORTALITY (ALL AGES)

Deaths by ICD chapter and sex -2020 - 2022 100
Deaths by ICD chapter and age-group -2022 101
Deaths by principal cause and sex - 2022 102
Deaths by principal cause, sex and age-group - 2022 103
Chapter-specific death rates - 2022 104 *
Age-specific death rates by sex - 2022 105
Deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system by age-group and sex - 2022 106
Deaths due to neoplasms by type and sex - 2022 107
Maternal deaths by cause and age at death 2017 -2022 108
Deaths due to injury and poisoning by external cause, age group and sex - 2022 109

* Page relates to data pertaining either to Republic of Mauritius or to the Island of Mauritius and
Island of Rodrigues separately
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Part II : Island of Rodrigues

SELECTED HEALTH VARIABLES AND INDICATORS 111-112

HEALTH SITUATION ANALYSIS 113-118

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

Stillbirths and Infant Deaths (Numbers and Rates) 1997 - 2022 119
Population by Age and Sex as at mid-year 2022 120
Fertility Rates 2017 - 2022 120
Life Expectancy 2016 - 2021 120

HEALTH PERSONNEL
Selected Health Manpower Statistics as at end-of-year 2020-2022 121

SERVICE STATISTICS
Summary of work performed in hospital/Health Centres-2022 122
Work performed in Maternity Sections-2022 122
Cases referred to Mauritius by Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2018-2022 122
Out-patient attendances at hospital/Health Centre - 2022 123
Out-patient attendances at Community Health Centres by quarter - 2022 123
Activities of the Physiotherapy Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital - 2022 124
Activities of the Radiological Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital - 2022 124
Activities at the Haemodialysis Unit - 2022 124
Maternal & Child Health Activities - 2022 125
Expanded Programme of Immunisation- 2022 126
Livebirths occured among teenagers 2016-2022 126
Activities of the Dental Health Service 2018-2022 127

MORBIDITY
Distribution of Notifiable Diseases 2007-2022 128
Principal Causes of Hospital and Health Centres Discharges by Sex - 2022 129
Hospital and Health Centres Discharges by I.C.D. Chapter & Sex -2022 130
Principal Causes of First Attendances at C.H.C by Sex - 2022 131
First Attendances at Community Health Centres by I.C.D. Chapter & Sex- 2022 132

INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY

Causes of Infant Deaths - 2022 133
Causes of Child Deaths - 2022 134
Infant Deaths by Sex and Age - 2022 134

MORTALITY (ALL AGES)

Principal Causes of Death by Sex - 2022 135
Deaths by I.C.D. Chapter and Sex - 2022 136
Deaths by Age-group and Sex - 2022 137

SELECTED HEALTH INDICATORS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON 138

GLOSSARY 139-143

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 Health Statistics Report 2022
Executive Summary

Every year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness publishes a report on health statistics. The
report contains information on population and vital statistics, infrastructure and personnel,
morbidity (illness), mortality (cause of death), and the activities of almost all health services
pertaining to the Island of Mauritius and to the Island of Rodrigues. Data on population and
vital statistics published in the report have been obtained from Statistics Mauritius. The
salient features of the 2022 Report are as follows:

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

 The estimated resident population as at 31 December 2022 was 1,216,139 compared

to 1,219,187 as at 31 December 2021, indicating a negative growth rate of 0.3%.

 Of the 1,217,588 mid-year 2022 population, the adults, that is those aged 18 years and
over, accounted for 79.9%.

 In the period 2000 to 2016, life expectancy at birth increased by 3.1 years for men
(from 68.1 to 71.2 years) and by 2.6 years for women (from 75.3 to 77.9years).
However, as from 2017, a decreasing trend has been noted. Following an increase in
mortality in 2020 and 2021, the figure further went down; the 2022 figures are
projected to be around 70.1 years for male and 77.2 years for female.

 A total of 11,223 livebirths were registered in 2022 for a Crude Birth Rate of 9.2 per
1,000 mid-year resident population representing a decrease as compared to 2021
when the number of livebirths was 12,108 for a Crude Birth Rate of 9.9.

 The proportion of population aged 65 years and over increased from 7.2% in 2010 to
13.2 % in 2022, indicating the ageing of the population; two of every three deaths
occur in this age-group.

 In the period 2010 to 2019, the number of deaths continuously increased from 8,891
to 10,911; a slight decrease in 2020 with 10,768 deaths and a crude death rate of 8.8
per 1,000 mid-year population was noted. However, in 2021, there was a significant
increase in the number of deaths reaching 12,990 with a crude death rate of 10.6. In

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 2022, a slight decrease was noted with 12,581 deaths registered, corresponding to a
CDR of 10.3.

 In 2021 and 2022, besides deaths attributed to Covid-19 (including post-covid

complications), significant increases have been noted in mortality due to chronic
conditions, mostly diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

 Maternal and Child Health indicators for the period 2011 to 2022 are given below:

% first
Number of %of Mothers aged
attendance for %
complications
antenatal care of newborns Infant
following 35
Year women with a less than with Low Mortality
abortion, years
gestational age 20 years Birth Rate
including &
of 3 months or (teenagers) Weight
spontaneous above
less
2011 25.4 1,850 10.6 10.8 17.1 12.6
2012 30.0 1,835 10.2 11.1 17.2 13.4
2013 30.8 1,598 9.5 12.3 17.0 12.2
2014 31.8 1,777 8.7 13.0 17.3 14.1
2015 32.1 1,774 8.7 14.2 17.5 13.7
2016 33.2 1,612 8.5 14.1 17.2 11.6
2017 31.2 1,392 8.4 15.4 16.3 11.7
2018 33.0 1,254 8.7 15.1 16.8 13.8
2019 29.4 1,317 8.4 16.0 19.9 14.3
2020 28.4 1,338 8.0 15.4 18.3 14.7
2021 27.9 1,144 7.1 16.3 19.3 13.6
2022 27.6 1,130 7.4 16.2 20.4 14.7

 The Infant Mortality Rate was 14.7 per 1,000 live births in 2021 compared to 13.6 in
2021; the number of infant deaths in 2021 and 2022 was 165 equally.

 The proportion of first attendances for antenatal care of women with a gestational age
of 3 months or less was 27.6% in 2022 compared to 27.9% in 2021.

 The proportion of newborns with low birth weight, that is, less than 2,500 grammes,
peaked at 20.4% in 2022, compared to 17.1% in 2011.

 The proportion of mothers who delivered at the age of 35 years or more has increased
from 10.8% in 2011 to 16.2% in 2022.

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  The number of Doctors working in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, which
increased from 1,077 at the end of 2014 to 1,681 in 2021, has decreased to 1,660 in
2022; these figures exclude those employed on contract.

 3,782 qualified Nurses and Midwives were in post at the end of 2022 in the public
sector compared to 3,711 in 2021.

 There were 3,715 beds in public health institutions at the end of 2022, including 41
beds in the 4 Detoxication and Rehabilitation (Residential) Centres; the fourth centre
dedicated to women , namely Orchidee Centre at Beau-Bassin, became operational in
June 2022.

 An autism daycare centre was opened in June 2022 at Triolet. Various services such
as medical examinations, occupational therapy, psychiatry, psychology and speech
therapy were provided to some 40 patients.

 The National Cancer Centre, which became operational in October 2020, started to
provide in-patient care in March 2021. 1,355 cases were admitted in 2021. In 2022,
the figure increased to 2,272, of whom around 60% were females

 The number of admissions in Government Hospitals in 2022 was 166,214 compared

to 149,259 in 2021; this represents an 11.4% increase.

 In 2022, a total of 5.0 million out-patients were seen by doctor in all public health
institutions; this figure was 4.3 million in 2021.

 A summary of work performed in public health institutions from 2019 to 2022 is

given below:
Year: 2019 2020 2021 2022
In patient
Total admissions 194,659 169,824 149,259 166,214
Total deaths 5,572 5,314 6,431 6,129
Cases seen by doctor (out-patient) at:
General hospitals 3,012,678 2,363,393 2,413,007 2,797,374
Specialized hospitals 381,924 311,917 283,259 325,456
Two community hospitals 99,521 75,767 65,106 97,832
Primary Health Care Centres* 1,961,419 1,715,380 1,516,029 1,794,724
Total(out patient) 5,455,542 4,466,457 4,277,401 5,015,386
* Medi clinics, Area Health Centres and Community Health Centres

 Data obtained from the Mauritius Revenue Authority indicate that the number of
imported cigarette sticks has increased from 1,006 million in 2021 to 1,097 million in
2022.

 The number of newly detected HIV/AIDS cases among Mauritians was 391 in 2022
compared to 327 in 2021. In the same period, the number of laboratory tests has
increased from 78,336 to 94,897. The number of rapid tests had also increased from
22,677 in 2021 to 33,417 in 2022.
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  40 cases of malaria (all imported) and 14 cases of dengue, all imported/secondary to
imported cases were reported in 2022. No cases of chikungunya were reported.

 Of all deaths recorded in 2022, diseases of the circulatory system (mainly heart
diseases and strokes) were responsible for 34.8%, endocrine, nutritional and
metabolic diseases (mainly diabetes) for 22.2%, neoplasm (cancers) for 11.6%,
diseases of the respiratory system for 8.4% , certain infectious and parasitic diseases
including Covid-19 for 4.8 % and injury and poisoning for 3.9%.

ISLAND OF RODRIGUES
 The estimated resident population as at 31 December 2022 was 44,783 compared to
44,427 as at 31 December 2021, that is, an increase of 0.8%.
 Of the 44,661 mid-year 2022 population, the adults, that is, those aged 18 years and
over, accounted for 69.0%.
 873 live births were registered in 2022 for a Crude Birth Rate of 19.5 per 1,000 mid-
year resident population compared to 19.8 in 2021.
 In 2022, a total of 357 deaths were registered for a Crude Death Rate of 8.0 per 1,000
mid-year population; the rate was 6.4 in 2021.
 The Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 livebirths was 8.0 in 2022 compared to 16.0 in
2021.
 At the end of 2022, there were 31 Doctors, 3 Dentists and 248 Nurses and Midwives
in post in the public sector.
 In 2022, 14 cases of HIV/AIDS were reported in the island compared to 16 in 2021
and to 10 in 2020.
 Of all deaths recorded in 2022, diseases of the circulatory system were responsible for
41.5%, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (mainly diabetes) for 22.7%,
neoplasm (cancers) for 12.0%, diseases of the respiratory system for 7.6% and injury
and poisoning for 3.4%.
 One (1) maternal death was registered in 2022; two previous cases were reported in
2015.

The Health Statistics Reports are available on the website of the Ministry of Health and
Wellness (http://health.govmu.org).

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SELECTED HEALTH VARIABLES AND INDICATORS
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS - 2022

Variable / Indicator Number / Value Denominator

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

Estimated mid-year resident population 1,217,588
Population density 652 per square kilometre
Estimated mid-year resident population by sex: male 601,962 (49.4%)
female 615,626 (50.6%)
sex ratio 978 males per 1000 females
Estimated end-of-year resident population 1,216,139
Population density 651 per square kilometre
Estimated female mid-year resident population 15-49 years 303,737
Percentage of total female population 49.3
Percentage of total population (both sexes) 24.9
Estimated mid-year population 60 years and over 238,234
Percentage of total population 19.6
Estimated mid-year population 65 years and over 160,871
Percentage of total population 13.2
Live births 11,223
Crude birth rate 9.2 per 1000 mid-year population
Deaths (all ages) 12,581
Crude death rate 10.3 per 1000 mid-year population
Stillbirths 105
Stillbirth rate 9.3 per 1000 total births
Perinatal deaths 161
Perinatal mortality rate 14.2 per 1000 total births
Infant deaths 165
Infant mortality rate 14.7 per 1000 live births
Deaths under five years 191
Under-five mortality rate 17.0 per 1000 live births
Maternal deaths 4
Maternal mortality ratio 0.36 per 1000 live births
@
Life expectancy at birth (years) :
Male 70.1
Female 77.2
Both Sexes 73.5
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL
Beds - public & private sectors 4,587
Population : bed ratio 265 inhabitants per bed
Doctors - public & private sectors* 3,800
Population : doctor ratio 332 inhabitants per doctor
Dentists - public & private sectors* 436
Population : dentist ratio 2,893 inhabitants per dentist
*
Pharmacists - public & private sectors 566
Population : pharmacist ratio 2,228 inhabitants per pharmacist
Nurses (including midwives) - public & private sectors* 4,400
Population : nurse ratio 287 inhabitants per nurse
@
* Variables and indicators relating to personnel refer to the Republic of Mauritius provisional
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SELECTED HEALTH VARIABLES AND INDICATORS
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS - 2022

Variable / Indicator Number / Value Denominator

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Births attended by qualified personnel 99.8
Percentage of all births (livebirths + stillbirths=11,328)
Children with a birthweight of less than 2.5 kg 2,286
Percentage of live births (in hospitals & private
20.4
clinics=11,197)
Total Fertility Rate 1.3
Net Reproduction Rate 0.6

IMMUNIZATION ( PUBLIC SECTOR ONLY)

Children immunized against tuberculosis 9,081
Immunization coverage 82.1 per 100 surviving infants
Children immunized against diphtheria, Pertussis, Haemophilus-
Influenza Type B, Polio(Inactivated), tetanus and Hepatitis B 8,730
Immunization coverage 78.9 per 100 surviving infants
Children immunized against measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) 9,857
Immunization coverage 89.1 per 100 surviving infants
Pregnant women immunized against
tetanus (2nd or higher dose) 5,916
Immunization coverage 48.0 per 100 estimated pregnant women

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS)

Cases of tuberculosis reported 122
Incidence rate 9.7 per 100,000 mid-year population
Cases of malaria reported :
40
Incidence rate 3.2 per 100,000 mid-year population
Cases of HIV \ AIDS reported (Mauritians) 391

Incidence rate 31.0 per 100,000 mid-year population

CAUSE OF DEATH
Deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system 4,377
Percentage of total deaths 34.8
Disease-specific death rate 35.9 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 2,795
Percentage of total deaths 22.2
Disease-specific death rate 23.0 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to neoplasms 1,456
Percentage of total deaths 11.6
Disease-specific death rate 12.0 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system 1,051
Percentage of total deaths 8.4
Disease-specific death rate 8.6 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to injury and poisoning 488
Percentage of total deaths 3.9
Disease-specific death rate 4.0 per 10,000 mid-year population
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

AN ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH SITUATION

This analysis of the health situation in Mauritius includes discussion on population and
related vital events, on health care delivery system, services and personnel, and on activities
carried out in public and private health institutions. The morbidity patterns and mortality trends
have also been discussed. A few parts refer to the Republic of Mauritius and that pertaining to
Rodrigues is given as from page 111.

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

The estimated resident population of the Island of Mauritius at the end of 2022 was
1,216,139 (601,126 males and 615,013 females) compared to 1,219,187 in 2021 indicating a
decrease of 0.3%; the drop in the number of live births contributed to this decrease.

Livebirths
During the year 2022, a total of 11,223 live births was registered, giving a crude birth
rate of 9.2 per thousand mid-year resident population compared to 9.9 in 2021 and to 10.3 in
2020. In 2020 and 2021, a total of 12,554 and 12,108 livebirths was registered respectively.
The percentage decrease between 2020 and 2021 was 3.6% as compared to 7.3% between 2021
and 2022.

Deaths
The number of deaths registered in 2022 was 12,581, corresponding to a Crude Death
Rate (CDR) of 10.3 per thousand mid-year resident population and representing a decrease as
compared to 2021 when 12,990 deaths were registered with a CDR of 10.6. However, the
2022 figures are still significantly higher than those of 2020 (see chart at page 36). It is to be
noted that CDR was exceptionally higher than CBR in both 2021 and 2022. Provisional data
for the period of January to June 2023 indicates a 10.4% decrease in the number of deaths as
compared to the same period in 2022.

Natural increase (excess of live births over deaths)

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely impacted on natural increase in Mauritius.

Whereas in the period 2018-2020, a yearly average of 1,537 natural increase was registered,
“negative” natural increases have been noted in 2021(-882) and 2022(-1,358); the 2022 figure
is explained by a high number of deaths as well as by a significant decrease in the number of
live births from 12,108 in 2021 to 11,223 in 2022.
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
Livebirths occurred by month
2019 - 2022

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

800

700

600

2019 2020 2021 2022

As shown in the chart given above, relatively low numbers of live births have occurred
in the period November 2021 to July 2022. Provisional data for the period of January to May
2023 indicates a 10.9% increase in the number of live births as compared to the same period in
2022.

Life Expectancy

As shown in the chart that follows, life expectancy for men and women followed a
slightly increasing trend as from 2010 to peak at 71.3 years and 77.9 years respectively in
2016. In the period 2017 to 2019, it has fluctuated between 70.9 and 71.3 years for men and
between 77.6 and 77.7 years for women. Life expectancy for Mauritius is calculated over a 3-
year period. Hence, following significant increases in mortality in 2021 and 2022, life
expectancy for 2020 has been revised downward to 70.3 years for men and to 77.2 years for
women and for 2021 to 70.1 years for men and 77.1 years for women.
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
Life Expectancy at birth
No. of years
80.0
77.5 77.7 77.6 77.8 77.9 77.9 77.7 77.6 77.7
77.4 77.2 77.1
78.0

76.0

74.0
71.0 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.3 71.1 70.9
72.0 70.4 70.7
70.1 70.3 70.1
70.0

68.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Year
Men Women

Infant Deaths
The number of infant deaths, that is deaths among children aged under one year, in
2022 was the same as in 2021, that is, 165. However, following the significant decrease in
livebirths in 2022, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) increased from 13.6 per thousands
livebirths in 2021 to 14.7 in 2022 as depicted in the following chart.

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
Infant Mortality Rate & Stillbirth Rate
2011 - 2022
RATE
14.7 14.7
14.1 14.3
13.7 13.8 13.6
13.4
12.6
12.2
11.6 11.7
10.7 10.4
10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9
9.6 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.3
8.7

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YEAR
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 livebirths)
Stillbirth Rate (per 1,000 total births)

Concerning stillbirth, the number has further gone down from 121 in 2021 to 105 in
2022, corresponding to a decrease in stillbirth rate from 9.9 per 1,000 total births to 9.3.
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Maternal Deaths
The number of maternal deaths, which had decreased from 8 in 2020 to 7 in 2021, has
further decreased to 4 in 2022, resulting into a decrease in the Maternal Mortality Ratio per
1,000 livebirths from 0.64 in 2020 to 0.58 in 2021 and to 0.36 in 2022.

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

In the Island of Mauritius, as at the end of 2022, there were five regional hospitals,
namely, Dr A.G Jeetoo Hospital, Sir S. Ramgoolam National Hospital, Dr B.Cheong Hospital,
Pandit J.Nehru Hospital and Victoria Hospital and two district hospitals, namely, Souillac
Hospital and Mahebourg Hospital. There were also 6 specialised hospitals, namely, one
psychiatric hospital, one for chest diseases, one for eye diseases, one for ear, nose and throat
(E.N.T.) diseases, one Cardiac Centre and a National Cancer Centre. There were also four
Residential Detoxication and Rehabilitation Centres, including one for women opened in June
2022. The total number of beds in government health institutions was 3,715 as at the end of
2022.

In the private sector, as at the end of 2022, there were twenty clinics/hospitals,
including two new ones, with a total of 872 beds. The total number of beds in the public and
private sectors as at the end of 2022 was, thus 4,587, that is, 265 inhabitants per bed. These
figures exclude a new private hospital with 86 beds operational as from June 2023.

All regional and district hospitals and 5 of the 6 specialised hospitals (except Poudre
D’Or hospital), have an out-patient department. Out-patient services were also delivered in two
community hospitals, 7 mediclinics, 19 Area Health Centres (AHC), 113 Community Health
Centres (CHCs) and in certain other clinics (see page 41). The basic services delivered at
CHCs include the treatment of common diseases and injuries, maternal and child care, and
family planning. In addition to these services, AHCs also provide dental care; this service was
also delivered in a few CHCs. Besides the services delivered at AHCs, which include sessions
by specialists, mediclinics have radiology and echography facilities. Six Ayurvedic Clinics
were providing outpatient care. There were also a chest clinic, 5 Addiction Treatment Clinics
and 8 day care centres for the Immuno-Suppressed in operation as at the end of 2022.
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Out-patient care was also provided in the private sector, including at clinics/hospitals
and dispensaries on sugar estates. In addition, almost all specialists in the country as well as
general practitioners and dentists not employed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness,
provide out-patient care at various types of private practice facilities. Overall, it is estimated
that around 2 million cases are seen as out-patient in the private sector.

As at end of 2022, eleven emergency care mobile clinics, known as “SAMU”, were
operational on a 24/7 basis across the five health regions including Souillac Hospital. In 2022,
the permanenciers attended to a total of 392,330 calls. SAMU attended 14,172 cases and
another 22, 282 cases were transferred to nearest hospital in normal ambulances.

An Autism Day Care Centre became operational as from June 2022 at Triolet. The
centre provides various services such as medical examinations, occupational therapy,
psychiatry, psychology and speech therapy. 41 patients attended the centre in 2022 and were
seen by a doctor on average 4 times.

HEALTH PERSONNEL

At the end of 2022, there were some 3,800 doctors, including 1,100 medical specialists
in the Republic of Mauritius, that is, 30 doctors per 10,000 population. 1,660 (43.7%) doctors,
among whom 400 specialists, were employed in the public sector.

There were 436 dentists, of whom 80 in the public sector, at the end of 2022. The
corresponding number of pharmacists was 556 and 33 respectively. The number of qualified
nurses and midwives in the public and private sectors was 4,400 of whom 3,782 were
employed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Certain categories of staff are also
employed on contract (see page 42).

INPATIENT SERVICE

In 2022, the number of admissions (including re-admissions) to government hospitals

in the Island of Mauritius was 166,214 compared to 149,259 in 2021, that is, an increase of
11.4%. Bed occupancy in government hospitals increased 68.3% in 2021 to 70.3% in 2022. In
addition, 770 patients were admitted at the residential detoxication and rehabilitation centres
with 41 beds.
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The number of admissions at government specialized hospitals increased between

2021 and 2022 as shown in the chart that follows.

In patients cases treated at government specialised hospitals

2021-2022
8,000 7,614

7,000
5,836
No. of cases treated

6,000
5,000 4,114
4,000 3,633
2,838 2,925
3,000 2,152 2,272
2,000 1,778 1,355
1,000 311 345
0
Cardiac S.Bharti eye Poudre D'Or Brown ENT National
Centre Hospital Hospital Sequard Hospital* Cancer
Hospital Centre

*Located in the compound of Victoria 2021 2022

Hospital

OUT-PATIENT SERVICE

Overall attendance

In 2022, a total of 5.0 million cases were seen by doctor at the out-patient service
points in the public sector, comprising general and specialized hospitals with 3.2 million
(64.2%) and primary health care centres with 1.8 million (35.8%). In 2021, a total of 4.3
million cases was seen by doctor in all public health institutions.

Attendance at Primary Health Care Centres

In 2022, attendances for the treatment of common diseases and minor injuries,
including cases seen by doctor, at the Community Hospitals, Medi Clinics, Area and
Community Health Centres were 4.70 million, as compared to 4.41 million in 2021.

Dental health

The total number of attendances at government dental clinics (static and mobile) in
2022 by specialists and dentists was 227,861. Of the 207,661 seen by dentists, 23,961 were
among children aged less than 12 years. The number of cases treated for paradontal diseases
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was 24,817 and the number of surgical operations on jaws, including surgical extraction of
roots and impacted teeth, was 5,301.

Other outpatient services

A total of 40,162 attendances were registered at the 6 Ayurvedic clinics in 2022;

mostly by women (63.5%). Total attendances in 2021 were 37,449.

In 2022, a total of 18,643 attendances were registered at the 8 Day Care Centres for
the immuno-suppressed, mostly by men (68.4%). Attendances for treatment of HIV/AIDS
amounted to 15,849, including 351 new patients. Other attendances include 1,155 for
voluntary counseling.

As at end of 2022, there were 8 Smoking Cessation clinics, including one at Yves
Cantin Community Hospital operational as from June 2021; the other clinics are located at the
5 Regional hospitals, one at Souillac Hospital and one at Odette Leal CHC. Attendances at
these clinics were as follows:

Year: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Attendance
New 708 655 511 499 559
Follow up 1,689 1,890 1,316 1,644 1,356
Total 2,397 2,545 1,827 2,143 1,915

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

The number of first attendances for antenatal examinations by the staff of the Maternal
and Child Health Care Services (MCH) at government clinics increased from 7,533 in 2021 to
7,728 in 2022. Similarly, attendances for growth monitoring of children under 5 years
significantly increased from 58,492 in 2021 to 111,269 in 2022.

The proportion of low birth weight (LBW) (less than 2,500 grammes), among live births
in the public sector has significantly increased during the recent years from 19.9% in 2020 to
peak at 23.2% in 2022. The percentage of premature newborns, that is, with less than 37 weeks
of gestation, has also reached an unprecedented level of 9.6%. The percentage of deliveries by
caesarian section, also on the increase, has reached a record level of 54.3% in 2022.
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In 2022, in the Island of Mauritius, the number of livebirths among teenagers, that is,
mothers aged less than 20 years, was 826, corresponding to 7.4% of the total livebirths
occurred compared to 7.1% in 2021. Number of livebirths among mothers aged less than 16
years, increased from 52 in 2021 to 63 in 2022.

In the public sector, the number of shots performed on babies by MCH staff in 2022 was
109,570. The number of children immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
hepatitis B, HIB and poliomyelitis (3rd dose) was 8,730. Those immunized against poliomyelitis
(3rd dose) was 8,806 and against measles/mumps/rubella (MMR-2nd dose) 9,857. The number
of children immunized against pneumococcal was 9,495 (3rd dose) and against rotavirus was
8,108 (2nd dose).

SCHOOL HEALTH

In 2022, public health nursing staff responsible for school health visited 385 pre-
primary schools and screened 10,348 children. Out of these screened children, 4.0% were
reported to have nits and lice. The staff also visited 293 primary schools whereby 11,746
pupils were screened. 8,977 pupils of Standards III, V and VI were submitted to vision tests
and 671 of them were found to have vision problem. 7,777 of the new entrants to primary
schools were immunized against tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis (TDaP) and poliomyelitis
whereas 4,492 primary school leavers were immunized against TDaP.

The school health programme for secondary schools, carried out by the Ministry of
Health and Wellness in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education,
Science and Technology, aims at detecting non-communicable diseases and their risk
factors and promoting healthy behaviours and lifestyle in students of Grade 7, 9 and
12. In 2022, a total of 30,267 students were screened; 17% of them were found to be
underweight while 11% were obese.

CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS

Cigarette

Data obtained from the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) indicate that the number
of imported cigarette sticks has increased from 1,006 million in 2021 to 1,097 million in 2022.
As indicated in the chart that follows, the estimated yearly per capita cigarette consumption
had gone up from 794 in 2021 to 870 in 2022.
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Yearly* per capita cigarette**sticks consumption

2018 - 2022
869.9

844.3
822.5

793.4 794.4

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Year
*based on data from January to December ** imported

Alcoholic Products

Data submitted by the MRA also indicate that the number of litres of imported or
locally produced alcoholic products decreased from 62.5 million litres in 2019 to 59.3 million
litres in 2020. This figure further went down to 56.9 million litres in 2021. In 2022, however,
the figure increased to 61.6 million litres resulting in an increase in the estimated yearly per
capita litre of alcohol intake from 45.0 in 2021 to 48.9 in 2022 as shown in the chart below.
The level of alcohol consumption is, to some extent, related to the number of tourists visiting
the country.

Yearly* per capita litres of alcohol intake**

2018-2022
49.4 48.9
47.3
46.8
45.0

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Year

*based on data from January to December ** imported/local

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PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

The total number of cases seen for treatment, including admissions, at private hospitals
and clinics having in-patient services was 207,967 in 2022 compared to 206,849 in 2021; this
represents a 0.5% increase. The number of surgical operations and procedures increased from
26,752 in 2021 to 31,791 in 2022, that is, by 18.8%.

In 2022, 4,261 live births and stillbirths that occurred in the 20 private hospitals/clinics
represented 37.6% of total births registered in the whole island compared to 30.1% in 2018.
15.8% of live births had low birth weight (less than 2,500 grammes) in 2022; the corresponding
figure was 11.1% in 2018. The percentage of caesarian section on total births was 66.5% in 2022
compared to 59.3 % in 2018 and 62.8% in 2021.

HIV and AIDS

The first case of AIDS in the Republic of Mauritius was notified in October 1987. As
at the end of 2022, a total of 9,210 cases of HIV/AIDS were detected, of whom 8,831(6,334
males, 2,497 females) were Mauritians. 70.0% of the 8,831 HIV infected Mauritians were in
the age-group 25 to 49 years and 18.0% in the age-group 15 to 24 years.

Distribution of HIV/AIDS cases# by sex and age*group (1987-2022)

AGEGROUP (Years) MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES

<5 35 39 74
5-9 9 10 19
10-14 8 15 23
15-19 128 230 358
20-24 773 454 1,227
25-29 1218 444 1,662
30-34 1099 366 1,465
35-39 929 313 1,242
40-44 846 226 1,072
45-49 590 150 740
50-54 373 122 495
55-59 171 56 227
60-64 93 44 137
65+ 62 28 90
Total 6,334 2,497 8,831
* Age at detection # Mauritians
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HIV tests conducted by the Virology Laboratory of the Ministry of Health and
Wellness and positivity rates from 2012 to 2022 are as follows:

Year No. of tests Number of positive cases HIV Positivity Rate (%)

2012 86,028 327 0.38

2013 88,151 271 0.31
2014 86,063 333 0.39
2015 83,133 269 0.32
2016 80,648 329 0.41
2017 82,715 384 0.46
2018 90,268 406 0.45
2019 96,713 397 0.41
2020 80,370 338 0.42
2021 78,667 347 0.44
2022 94,897 416 0.44

The number of HIV laboratory tests, which had decreased from 96,713 in 2019 to
80,370 in 2020 and to 78,667 in 2021, has gone up to 94,897 in 2022. Similarly, the number of
rapid tests had decreased from 24,524 in 2019 to 17,935 in 2020; in 2022, the figure was
33,417 compared to 22,677 in 2021.

HARM REDUCTION

Methadone is distributed at 44 sites, mostly near Police Stations and 4 sites within the
prisons. As at end of 2022, a total of 7,275 persons were on the substitute therapy programme,
of whom 314(4.3%) were females. On the other hand, 1,383 persons, of whom 179 (12.9%)
females, were on the needle exchange programme at 50 sites, including 8 sites run by NGOs.
In 2022, a total of 5,693 attendances were registered at the five Addiction Treatment Clinics.
770 patients were admitted at the four residential detoxication and rehabilitation centres,
including 85 male youngsters at Nenuphar Centre and 68 women at Orchidee Centre , Beau
Bassin, operational as from June 2022.

MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES

In 2022, 40 cases of malaria (all imported) and 14 cases of dengue (all

imported/secondary to imported) were reported. No case of chikungunya was notified.
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ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS

Active surveillance for all “Acute Flaccid Paralysis” (AFP) cases started in August
2003 in the Republic of Mauritius, covering both the public and private sectors. The objective
of the AFP Surveillance, as set by the World Health Organisation, is to detect any possible
presence of polio virus in view to its eradication from the globe. The target for certification is
a non-polio AFP detection rate of >2 cases/100,000 population aged <15 years. A total of 106
cases among children less than 15 years of age have been detected in the country between
August 2003 and December 2022. The AFP Rate per 100,000 children (<15 years) was 2.9 in
2022 with 6 cases.

CAUSES OF ADMISSION IN GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITALS

Deliveries accounted for 4.6% of all cases treated as in-patients in government general
hospitals in 2022 followed by acute Myocardial Infarction and other ischemic heart diseases
and diabetes equally with 3.9% of cases. Among other principal causes of discharges, there
were Cerebrovascular diseases with 3.1% and fractures with 3.0%. The distribution by ICD-
10 chapters indicates that 12.1% of all cases treated were due to “Disease of the Circulatory
System”, 11.0% due to “Injury and Poisoning”, 9.3% due to “Pregnancy, childbirth and the
puerperium” and 8.5% due to “Diseases of the Respiratory System”.

In 2022, of the 14,864 cases (9,060 males and 5,804 females) treated as in-patients in
government general hospitals due to consequences of external causes, 6,872 (46.2%) were
following “Falls”, 1,745 (11.7%) following “Transport Accidents”, 1,473 (9.9%) following
Complications of medical and surgical care” and 1,471 (9.9%) due to “Assaults”. Of the 506
(3.4%) cases treated as in-patients following “Attempted suicides”, 206 (40.7%) were females.

CASES TREATED AT GOVERNMENT SPECIALISED HOSPITALS

Out of the 4,114 cases treated as in-patient at the Cardiac Centre in 2022, 2000
(48.6%) were for “Angina pectoris”, 1,099 (26.7%) for “Chronic ischaemic heart diseases” ,
491(11.9%) for “Acute Myocardial Infarction” and 69 (1.7%) for “Congenital malformations
of the circulatory system”. A total of 1,091 cardiac surgeries (including 974 open heart
surgeries) were performed in 2022. A breakdown of cardiac surgeries performed during the
last five years is provided in the table that follows.
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Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Type of Surgery
Open heart surgeries 745 807 840 860 974
Other cardiac surgeries 74 184 46 91 117
Total 819 991 886 951 1,091

A total of 7,423 cases were treated as in-patients at S.Bharati (Eye) Hospital in 2022,
out of which 5,220 (70.3%) were due to “cataract”. 5,128 (98.2%) of these patients were
operated upon. Other main causes of discharges included “injuries and other consequences of
external causes” and “Disorders of retina” with 536 (7.2%) and 329(4.4%) of cases
respectively.

During the year 2022, 276 in-patients were treated at the Poudre d’Or (Chest)
Hospital of whom 184 (66.7%) were males. “Pulmonary tuberculosis” was the morbid
condition for 120 patients (99 males, 21 females), followed by “asthma” with 25 patients (4
males, 21 females) and “Bronchiestasis” with 17 patients (8 males, 9 females). 12 patients died
at the Hospital, giving a fatality ratio of 4.3%.

Of the 755 cases diagnosed at the out-patient specialist clinics in chest diseases during
the year 2022, 18(2.4%) new cases were diagnosed with “pulmonary tuberculosis”. Among
the non-tuberculosis diseases, “asthma” was in first place with 163 new cases, that is, 21.6%
of all new cases diagnosed.

Of the 2,887 in-patients treated at Brown Sequard Hospital in 2022, “Schizophrenia”

accounted for 794 cases (450 males, 344 females), that is 27.5%, followed by “Mental and
behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances”
and “Depressive episode” with 427(14.8%) and 346 cases (12.0%) respectively.

As a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the services of ENT Hospital have been
relocated in the compound of Victoria Hospital since 2020. In 2022, of the 2,084 cases
treated as in-patients, 509 (24.4%) were for “acute tonsilitis”, 145 (7.0%) for “foreign body in
nostril, pharynx and other respiratory tract”, 125 (6.0)% for “localized swelling mass and
lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue mainly of head and neck” and another 117 (5.6%) for
“acute pharyngitis”. A total of 850 operations were performed on in-patients at the centre, of
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which 263 (30.9%) were for “excision on tonsils and adenoids” and 165 (19.4%) were for
“Other procedures on ear and mastoid processes”.

The number of new cases diagnosed at out-patient specialized clinics in ENT in 2022
was 6,903. Diseases and conditions of ear accounted for 3,205 new cases (46.4% of the total
new cases diagnosed) followed by diseases and conditions of nose for 2,533 (36.7%) and
diseases and conditions of throat for 1129 (16.4%). “Allergic rhinitis” (14.8%), “Tonsilitis
(acute or chronic)” (10.5%), “tinnitus” (8.7%) and “sensorineural deafness” (8.5%), were
the most common diseases diagnosed at the centre.

The National Cancer Centre started its in-patient services as from March 2021; a total
number of 904 cases were treated during the 10 months of the year. This figure for the year
2022 was 1,843. The main types of “neoplasms” treated in 2022 were that of “breast”,
“colon” and “trachea, bronchus and lung” with 342(18.6%), 220(11.9%) and 211(11.4%) of
total cases respectively. Patients with cancer were also admitted in general hospitals (see
page 79).

The principal causes of admissions in government general and specialised hospitals in

the year 2022 are summarized in the table below:

Cause Number of in-patients* % of Total

GENERAL HOSPITALS Male Female Total discharges

1 Diseases of the circulatory system 9,319 7,065 16,384 12.1

By ICD-10 Chapter

Injury, poisoning & certain other

2 9,060 5,804 14,864 11.0
consequences of external causes
3 Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 12,614 12,614 9.3

4 Diseases of the respiratory system 5,813 5,739 11,552 8.5

5 Diseases of the genitourinary system 4,701 6,406 11,107 8.2

1 Heart Diseases 5,111 3,131 8,242 6.1

By Principal Causes

2 Deliveries (including by caesarian etc) - 6,169 6,169 4.6

3 Diabetes mellitus 2,835 2,493 5,328 3.9

4 Cerebrovascular disease 2,462 1,775 4,237 3.1

5 Fractures 2,399 1,636 4,035 3.0

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% of Total
SPECIALISED HOSPITALS Male Female Total
discharges
Cataract
1 2,287 2,933 5,220 70.3
(Eye Hospital)
Heart Diseases
By Principal Causes

2 2,477 1,267 3,744 91.0

(Cardiac Centre)
Schizophrenia
3 450 344 794 27.5
(Psychiatric Hospital)
Acute tonsillitis
4 193 316 509 24.4
(ENT Hospital)
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
5 99 21 120 43.5
(Poudre D’Or Chest Hospital)
Malignant Neoplasm of breast
6 0 342 342 18.6
(National Cancer Centre)
* including re-admissions

OTHER SPECIALISED CARE

Surgeries for renal transplant are carried out at Victoria Hospital. In 2022, a total of 8
renal transplants were performed locally, that is 8 donors and 8 patients, whereas another 5
patients were referred abroad. Statistics on renal transplant is given in the following table.

Year: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

No. of renal transplants
Done locally 3 - - - - 8
Referred abroad 10 10 14 4 6 5

Of the 490 cases treated as in-patients in 2022 at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
located in 5 regional hospitals, 184 (37.6%) were for “disorders related to length of gestation
and fetal growth”, 75 (15.3%) for “respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the
perinatal period” and 73 (14.9%) for “infections specific to the perinatal period”. There were
117 deaths among those 490 cases, giving a fatality ratio of 23.9% compared to 29.1% in
2021..

The number of new cases diagnosed at the specialist clinics in dermatology in 2022
were 9,824 of which 2,524 (25.7%) was for “skin infections” (1,320 of fungal and 617 of viral
origin). 15.9% of new cases were treated for “eczema”, 10.0% for “disorders of
pigmentation” and 8.5% for “psoriasis and similar disorders”.

In 2022, the number of new cases of sexually transmitted infections diagnosed at the
skin disease clinic of regional hospitals was 525 (260 males, 265 females). 370 cases of
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“syphilis”, 74 cases of “gonococcal infections”, 65 “venereal warts” and 16 cases of “herpes

simplex” were detected. The positivity rate of syphilis tests among pregnant women reported
by the Virology Laboratory Service indicates a sharp rise between 2015 and 2021 from 1.2%
to 4.3% as shown in the table below. In 2022, the figure slightly fell to 4.0%.

Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

No of tests 10,950 11,257 12,087 11,047 11,996 11,151 9,282 9,867
No. found positive 132 178 249 303 471 435 397 390

Positivity Rate(%) 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.0

Of the 390 syphilis cases among pregnant women in 2022, 201 were detected in the age-
group 15-24 years and 189 in age 25 years and above. Using live births by age of mother to
determine the proportions of tested pregnant women by age group, it is estimated that
positivity rate was higher among 15-24 years (7.0%) than in those aged 25 years and above
(2.3%).

351 first attendances of HIV/AIDS patients were registered at the eight Day Care
Centres for the immuno-suppressed in 2022. 272 persons received the “Post-HIV Exposure
Prophylaxis” and 1,155 persons were seen for “voluntary counseling”.

CASES SEEN AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES

The leading cause of first attendances for the treatment of common diseases and minor
injuries at the community hospitals, mediclinics, area and community health centres in 2022
was “Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)” with 18.3% of total cases. Other common
causes of first attendances were “cough, pain in throat, chest pain, wheezing, hiccough,
sneezing” with 8.1%, “superficial injury, open wound, sprain/strain, fractures, burns and
other injuries” with 5.5% followed by “ fever/pain all over” with 4.4% and “spondylosis,
neck pain, low back pain and back ache” with 4.3%.

The distribution by ICD chapters shows that 27.2% of first attendances at the above
mentioned Primary Health Care Centres were due to “Diseases of Respiratory System” and
9.8% due to “Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue”. They were
followed by the “Diseases of digestive system” with 7.0%, “Injuries, poisoning and certain
other consequences of external causes” with 5.8%, “Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous
tissue” with 5.2%, and “Certain infectious and parasitic diseases” with 4.6%.
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The leading causes of first attendance in 2022 at the community hospitals, medi clinics,
area health centres and community health centres, where common diseases and minor injuries
are treated, are given below.

Total
CAUSE- (I.C.D 10) Male Female
Number
1 Diseases of the respiratory system 246,127 253,403 499,530
By ICD-10 Chapters

2 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 91,138 88,437 179,575

&connective tissues
3 Injury, poisoning and certain consequences 60,580 45,691 106,271
of external causes
4 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 48,538 46,630 95,168
5 42,666 42,311 84,977
Certain Infectious and parasitic diseases

1 Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) 166,001 170,711 336,712

By Principal Causes

2 Cough, pain in throat, chest pain, wheezing,

74,384 73,898 148,282
hiccough, sneezing
3 Superficial injury, open wound, spain/strain,
58,415 43,367 101,782
fractures, burns and other injuries
4 Fever / pain all over 40,140 41,095 81,235
5 Spondylosis, neck pain, low back pain,
40,421 37,947 78,368
backache

NEW CASES OF CANCER

Compared to 2020, when 2,883 new cases of cancer were registered by the National
Cancer Register, a slight decrease was noted in 2021 with 2866 cases. 1,185 (41.3%) were
males and 1,681 (58.7%) were females. As shown in the charts that follow, the most common
types among males were that of “prostate gland” with 18.7%, “colon, rectum and anus” with
13.8% and “trachea, bronchus and lung” with 9.3%. Among females, the main types of
cancer were that of “breast” (35.2%) followed by that of “colon, rectum and anus” (8.7%)
and “corpus and uterus” (unspecified) (8.0%).
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Common Types of among Males (2017-2021)

222
2021 163
110
183
2020 154
106
176
Year

2019 154
123
191
2018 129
65
203
2017 109
89

0 50 100 150 200 250

Number
Prostate Colon, rectum, anus Lung, trachea, bronchus

Common Types of Cancer among Females (2017-2021)

591
2021 146
134
557
2020 164
173
548
2019 138
135
570
2018 104
87
583
2017 99
46

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Number
Breast Colon, rectum, anus Corpus & Uterus (unspecified)

MORTALITY
Monthly trend in mortality

An analysis of the monthly number of deaths in the period 2018-2020 indicates that the
highest number of deaths usually occurred in the month of July as shown in the given chart.
However, in 2021, the highest number of deaths occurred in November, while in 2022, it was
higher in March and July.
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Monthly Number of deaths registered

No. of deaths
(2018-2022)
registered
1,900
1,700
1,500
1,300
1,100
900
700
500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 884 828 920 837 849 862 1,013 878 880 868 833 869
2019 994 831 934 850 865 798 1,035 996 952 888 812 956
2020 944 819 915 832 866 886 976 974 889 905 874 888
2021 929 827 925 846 867 928 985 1,147 1,191 1,201 1,730 1,414
2022 1,114 1,023 1,265 958 980 995 1,227 1,172 978 970 938 961

Excess mortality

The WHO defines excess mortality as the difference in the total number of deaths in a
crisis compared to those expected under normal conditions. Excess mortality accounts the total
number of deaths directly attributed to Covid-19 as well as those due to the indirect impact of
the pandemic. Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, mortality was on the rise in Mauritius. The rise
was mainly explained by an ageing population coupled with high prevalence of non-
communicable diseases among the adult population. Based on the linear trend in mortality in
the period 2015 -2019, that is, before the outbreak of covid-19, the expected number of deaths
projected for the year 2020, 2021 and 2022 is given below.

Expected number Actual number of

Year
of deaths deaths registered

2020 11,182 10,768

2021 11,525 12,990
2022 11,868 12,581

Applying guidelines stipulated in the International Classification of diseases (ICD-10)

of the World Health Organisation to information provided by doctors on death certificates, a
total of 1,143 deaths in the period 2020-2022 has been attributed to covid-19 as underlying
cause, including post-covid complications. The excess mortality noted in 2021 and 2022 has
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occurred mostly among patients who were suffering from co-morbidities such as
cardiovascular diseases or diabetes.

Cause of death

The distribution of deaths by Chapter of the International Classification of Diseases

(10th Revision) showed that “Diseases of the Circulatory System” (Chapter IX) were
responsible for 34.8% of all deaths in 2022. “Endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases”
(Chapter 1V) with 22.2% were in second place followed by “Neoplasms” (Chapter II) with
11.6% as shown in the table below.
Number of Deaths
CAUSES (ICD - 10) Male Female Total
No. %
1 Diseases of the circulatory system 2,352 2,025 4,377 34.8
By ICD-10 chapters

2 Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic

1,483 1,312 2,795 22.2
diseases
3 Neoplasms 707 749 1,456 11.6
4 Diseases of the Respiratory System 584 467 1,051 8.4
5 Certain infectious & parasitic
377 226 603 4.8
diseases

“Cardiovascular diseases” and “diabetes mellitus” were the first two principal
underlying causes of mortality in 2022, with 4,377 (34.8%) and 2,737 (21.8%) deaths
respectively; “cancer and other neoplasms” of all sites taken together was at the third position
with 1,456 (11.6%) deaths. Deaths due to “Diseases of the Respiratory System”, though on the
decrease, remain at the fourth position. The number and the percentage of death due to main
causes are documented in the table that follows.
Year: 2020 2021 2022
Causes No. % No. % No. %
Cardiovascular Diseases (Circulatory System) 3,517 32.7 4,477 34.5 4,377 34.8
Diabetes 2,269 21.1 2,593 20.0 2,737 21.8
Cancer and other Neoplasms 1,378 12.8 1,376 10.6 1,456 11.6
Diseases of the Respiratory System 1,190 11.1 1,195 9.2 1,051 8.4
Injury, Poisoning and other external causes 492 4.6 460 3.5 488 3.9
Other Causes 1,922 17.8 2,889 22.2 2,472 19.6
Total 10,768 100.0 12,990 100.0 12,581 100.0
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Of the 4,377 deaths due to “Diseases of the Circulatory System” in 2022, 2,636
(60.2%) were due to “Heart diseases”. “Stroke and other Cerebrovascular diseases”
accounted for another 988 (22.6 %) deaths. 19.3% of the 4,377 deaths occurred among
persons aged less than 60 years.

Of the 1,456 deaths due to “Neoplasms” in 2022, cancers of “breast” were in the first
position with 13.3% of deaths followed by that of “trachea, bronchus and lung” with 11.0%
and that of colon with 10.9%. “Prostrate” cancer was in the fourth position accounting for
6.7% of deaths due to neoplasm. 47 persons died due to “leukaemia” (3.2%).

Of the 488 deaths due to external causes in 2022, 23.4% were due to” transport
accidents”, 21.7% were due to “suicides”, 10.5% due to “complications of medical and
surgical care” and 9.2% equally due to “falls” and “accidental drowning and submersion”.

Infant deaths

“Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition and disorders related to short gestation and low
birth weight” with 50 deaths were the principal killers of children under one year in 2022, that
is 30.3% of the total (165) followed “Congenital anomalies” with 22.4% (37) and
“Septicaemia and infections specific to the perinatal period” with 8.5% (14).

Maternal Deaths

4 maternal deaths were registered in 2022 in the Island of Mauritius. The causes as
well as the age at death for the Republic of Mauritius in the period 2017 to 2022 are given at
page 108.

Trends in cause-specific mortality

The following table shows that “diseases of the circulatory system”, commonly known
as cardiovascular diseases, “diabetes mellitus” and “cancers” remain the main underlying
causes of mortality in Mauritius.
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% underlying cause of death over total death registered

ICD-10

Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Total Deaths 9,103 9,231 9,438 9,496 9,920 9,914 10,521 10,911 10,768 12,990 12,581

CAUSE:
Heart
Diseases 17.9 17.7 19.3 19.9 19.5 18.7 19.8 17.8 19.1 21.3 21.0
(%)
Cerebro-
vascular
7.5 8.1 7.9 8.6 10 8.2 8.9 8.3 8.6 8.0 7.9
Diseases
(%)
Other
Diseases of
5.9 5.2 4.6 5 5.7 5.4 6.4 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.9
Circulatory
system (%)

All
Circulatory 31.4 31 31.8 33.5 35.2 32.3 35.1 31.5 32.7 34.5 34.8
(%)

Diabetes
26.5 24.6 25.1 24.1 23.5 23.2 20.6 22.1 21.1 20.0 21.8
Mellitus(%)
Total
Circulatory
57.9 55.6 56.9 57.6 58.7 55.5 55.7 53.6 53.8 54.4 56.6
and DM
(%)

Cancers 12.7 13.4 12.6 13.3 12.8 13.8 12.8 13.2 12.8 10.6 11.6

While mortality due to “heart diseases” followed an increasing trend from 17.9% to 19.8%
during the period 2012 to 2018, “diabetes mellitus”, on the other hand, was on the decreasing
trend from 26.5% to 20.6% during the same period as shown in the chart that follows. However,
in 2019 a reversing situation was noted where “diabetes” increased to 22.1% while “heart
diseases” fell to 17.8%. Between 2020 and 2021, the same trend as during the period 2012-2018
was observed with a decrease in mortality due to “diabetes” to 20.0% while deaths due to “heart
diseases” increased to 21.3%. In 2022, however, the figures were reversed with 21.8% of deaths
attributed to “diabetes mellitus” compared to 21.0% to “heart diseases”.
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
% of total deaths % underlying cause of deaths
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YEAR
Heart Diseases Diabetes Mellitus Cancers

Mortality due to cancers fluctuated between 12.6% and 13.8% during the period 2012-
2020. In 2022, the figure was 11.6% up from 10.6% in 2021.

Mortality due to main non-communicable diseases

Between 2010 and 2020, an increasing trend was observed in mortality due to main
Non-Communicable Diseases, namely heart diseases, strokes, diabetes, cancers and chronic
respiratory diseases, as depicted by the chart below. However, in 2021 and 2022, besides
deaths attributed to Covid-19, significant increase in mortality has been registered mostly
among people with co-morbidities, such as, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes; this has
led to a sharp rise in death rate per 100,000 population attributed to NCDs from 556 in 2020
to 650 2021 and to 655 in 2022; a decrease is expected in 2023.

Death rate per 100,000 population due to NCDs in

Mauritius
Rate
700 655
650
650
600 565 556
547 550
527 534
550 521
497 500
500 474 477

450
400
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Year
 Health Indicators - Republic of Mauritius
Unit 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Infant mortality rate 14.5 13.6 11.8 12.2 14 14.5 14.9 13.8 14.2
Under five mortality rate Per 1,000 Live Births 16 15.5 13.3 14.3 16.5 16.0 15.7 15.3 16.5
Maternal mortality ratio 0.52 0.47 0.46 0.74 0.39 0.62 0.59 0.54 0.41
Early neonatal mortality rate 6.1 6.4 5.1 6.7 6.9 7.2 5.9 7.5 5.0
Late neonatal mortality rate 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.2 3.5 3.2 4.4 2.2 3.9
Per 1,000 live births
Neonatal mortality rate 9.5 9.5 8.0 8.9 10.4 10.3 10.2 9.7 8.9
Post-neonatal mortality rate 5.0 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.6 4.1 5.3
Population per doctor 519 495 441 432 394 385 367 335 332
Population per dentist Number of inhabitants 3,447 3,323 3,283 3,155 3,079 3,072 2,957 2,926 2,893
Population per hospital bed

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284 281 280 279 276 269 268 263 262
% of deaths due to
HIV/AIDS 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.7
Tuberculosis 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Diseases of the Circulatory System % 31.9 33.6 35.4 32.3 35.3 31.6 32.8 34.5 35.0

Diabetes 24.9 24.0 23.2 23.1 20.5 22.0 20.9 19.8 21.8
Neoplasms 12.6 13.3 12.7 13.8 12.8 13.3 12.9 10.7 11.6
Death rate due to road traffic injury Per 100,000 Mid Year 12.8 13.3 13.1 13.5 13.3 13.4 11.6 9.9 9.2
Population
Death rate due to suicides 10.0 8.4 8.4 8.7 8.5 9.6 10.7 10.4 8.6
Life expectancy at birth: # *
Male 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.3 71.1 70.9 70.3 70.1 70.2
Average number of years
Female 77.8 77.9 77.9 77.7 77.6 77.7 77.2 77.1 77.2
Both Sexes 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.5 74.4 74.2 73.7 73.5 73.6
# Revised * Provisional
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STATISTICS RELATING TO STILLBIRTHS 2004 – 2022

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS*

YEAR No. of Stillbirth No. of Stillbirth No. of Stillbirth
Stillbirths Rate # Stillbirths Rate # Stillbirths Rate #
2004 167 9.1 24 24.8 191 9.8

2005 173 9.6 12 13.2 185 9.7

2006 135 8.0 12 13.4 147 8.3

2007 157 9.6 15 17.5 172 10.0

2008 159 10.1 6 7.6 165 10.0

2009 133 9.0 5 6.9 138 8.9

2010 95 6.6 8 11.1 103 6.8

2011 136 9.6 3 4.3 139 9.4

2012 132 9.5 8 10.9 140 9.6

2013 114 8.7 3 4.3 117 8.5

2014 130 10.1 8 11.5 138 10.2

2015 118 9.7 7 10.2 125 9.7

2016 117 9.4 10 13.1 127 9.6

2017 128 10.0 7 8.6 135 9.9

2018 123 10.0 7 9.1 130 9.9

2019 131 10.7 8 9.8 139 10.7

2020 132 10.4 9 9.8 141 10.4

2021 121 9.9 10 11.3 131 10.0

2022 105 9.3 6 6.8 111 9.1

*excluding the outer islands
# per thousand total live births and stillbirths

Stillbirth Rate - Republic of Mauritius

11

10

9
Rate

5
2004

2007

2010

2013
2014

2016
2017

2019
2020

2022
2005
2006

2008
2009

2011
2012

2015

2018

2021

Year
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INFANT MORTALITY STATISTICS 2004- 2022

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS*

No. of Infant No. of Infant No. of Infant
YEAR
Infant Mortality Infant Mortality Infant Mortality
Deaths Rate @ Deaths Rate @ Deaths Rate @
2004 256 14 21 22.2 277 14.4

2005 237 13.2 11 12.3 248 13.2

2006 225 13.5 24 27.2 249 14.1

2007 248 15.3 13 15.4 261 15.3

2008 223 14.3 13 16.6 236 14.4

2009 195 13.3 10 13.9 205 13.4

2010 177 12.4 10 14 187 12.5

2011 177 12.6 12 17.2 189 12.9

2012 184 13.4 15 20.6 199 13.7

2013 159 12.2 6 8.5 165 12.1

2014 179 14.1 15 21.8 194 14.5

2015 165 13.7 8 11.7 173 13.6

2016 143 11.6 11 14.6 154 11.8
2017 148 11.7 16 19.8 164 12.2
2018 168 13.8 13 17.0 181 14.0

2019 173 14.3 14 17.4 187 14.5

2020 184 14.7 16 17.6 200 14.9

2021 165 13.6 14 16.0 179 13.8

2022 165 14.7 7 8.0 172 14.2

*excluding the outer islands
@ per thousand live births

Infant Mortality Rate - Republic of Mauritius

16
15
14
Rate

13
12
11
10
2019
2020
2021
2022
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Year
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UNDER 5 MORTALITY STATISTICS 2004 – 2022

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS*

No. of Under five No. of Under five No. of Under five
YEAR
Under five Mortality Under five Mortality Under five Mortality
Deaths Rate @ Deaths Rate @ Deaths Rate @
2004 294 16.1 23 24.4 317 16.5

2005 285 15.9 13 14.5 298 15.8

2006 270 16.1 28 31.8 298 16.9

2007 279 17.2 13 15.4 292 17.1

2008 256 16.4 15 19.2 271 16.6

2009 237 16.2 10 13.9 247 16.1

2010 209 14.6 12 16.8 221 14.7

2011 219 15.6 15 21.5 234 15.9

2012 211 15.3 17 23.4 228 15.7

2013 189 14.6 9 12.8 198 14.5

2014 198 15.6 16 23.3 214 16.0

2015 187 15.5 10 14.7 197 15.5

2016 163 13.2 11 14.6 174 13.3

2017 176 13.9 17 21.0 193 14.3

2018 199 16.3 15 19.7 214 16.5

2019 190 15.8 16 19.9 206 16.0

2020 195 15.5 17 18.7 212 15.7

2021 183 15.1 16 18.3 199 15.3

2022 191 17.0 9 10.3 200 16.5

*excluding the outer islands @ per thousand live births

Republic of Mauritius
Under Five Mortality Rate
18.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

13.0

12.0
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
2011

Year
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MATERNAL MORTALITY STATISTICS 2004 - 2022

@
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
No.of
YEAR No.of Maternal Maternal Maternal No.of Maternal Maternal Mortality
Maternal
Deaths Mortality ratio * Mortality ratio * Deaths ratio *
Deaths

2004 3 0.16 - - 3 0.16

2005 4 0.22 - - 4 0.21
2006 3 0.18 - - 3 0.17
2007 6 0.37 - - 6 0.36
2008 6 0.38 - - 6 0.37
2009 10 0.68 - - 10 0.65
2010 4 0.28 1 1.4 5 0.33
2011 5 0.36 - - 5 0.34
2012 9 0.65 - - 9 0.62
2013 9 0.69 - - 9 0.66
2014 7 0.55 - - 7 0.52
2015 4 0.33 2 2.9 6 0.47
2016 6 0.49 - - 6 0.46
2017 10 0.79 - - 10 0.74
2018 5 0.41 - - 5 0.39
2019 8 0.66 - - 8 0.62
2020 8 0.64 - - 8 0.59
2021 7 0.58 - - 7 0.54
2022 4 0.36 1 1.15 5 0.41
* per 1,000 live births
@ excluding the outer islands

Maternal Mortality Ratio - Republic of Mauritius

RATIO
0.90

0.80

0.70

0.60

0.50

0.40

0.30

0.20

0.10

0.00
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Year
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LOW BIRTH WEIGHT * (as a percentage of live births with known birthweight) 2005-2022

ISLAND OF ISLAND OF REPUBLIC OF

YEAR
MAURITIUS RODRIGUES MAURITIUS

2005 16.0 11.5 15.8

2006 14.3 14.3 14.3
2007 15.9 11.4 15.7
2008 15.0 12.7 14.9
2009 16.7 10.0 16.4
2010 17.4 10.3 17.1
2011 17.1 15.5 17.0
2012 17.2 11.5 17.0
2013 17.0 9.5 16.7
2014 17.3 11.0 16.9
2015 17.5 13.2 17.3
2016 17.2 10.5 16.9
2017 16.3 13.3 16.1
2018 16.8 10.6 16.5
2019 19.9 13.6 19.6
2020 18.3 11.6 17.9
2021 19.3 10.6 18.7
2022 20.4 12.1 19.8

* - less than 2,500 grammes

Low
Low Birth
Birth Weight
Percentage of Weight
Low Birth Weight

25.0
1
25.0
0.9
20.0
0.8
20.0
0.7
15.0
0.6
% %%

15.0
0.5
10.0
0.4
10.0
0.3
5.0
0.2
0.0
0.15.0
0
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES
0.0 year
year
2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Year
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS ISLAND OF RODRIGUES
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Statistics on Caesarian Section (CS)

Government Hospitals Private Clinics Island of Mauritius

Year % CS on
Number of % CS on total Number of % CS on total
Number of CS total
CS deliveries CS deliveries
deliveries
2006 4,953 36.1 1,282 45.8 6,235 35.2
2007 5,071 38.0 1,384 50.0 6,455 39.1
2008 4,984 39.9 1,527 50.1 6,511 40.4
2009 4,919 42.4 1,552 52.3 6,471 41.6
2010 4,633 41.5 1,636 53.3 6,269 43.0
2011 4,399 40.4 1,745 56.3 6,144 43.2
2012 4,367 41.0 1,633 53.3 6,000 42.9
2013 4,110 42.4 1,685 54.4 5,795 42.3
2014 4,324 46.5 1,950 56.6 6,274 49.1
2015 4,125 47.3 1,795 54.9 5,920 46.4
2016 3,970 45.4 2,085 57.8 6,055 50.5
2017 4,309 47.9 2,113 57.9 6,422 52.0
2018 4,165 49.0 2,207 59.3 6,372 50.4
2019 4,519 53.9 2,278 62.1 6,797 56.4
2020 4,496 53.1 2,584 63.1 7,080 56.3
2021 4,088 52.1 2,665 62.8 6,753 55.8
2022 3,778 54.3 2,800 66.5 6,578 58.9

CS Rate
%
70.0

60.0

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2018

2019

2021

2022
2014

2017

2020

Year
Government Hospitals Private Clinics
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Cases treated for complications following abortion, including spontaneous

Government
Year Private Clinics Total
Hospitals
2011 1,331 519 1,850
2012 1,293 542 1,835
2013 1,104 494 1,598
2014 1,276 501 1,777
2015 1,260 514 1,774
2016 1,125 487 1,612
2017 1,039 353 1,392
2018 969 285 1,254
2019 1,079 238 1,317
2020 1,170 * 168 1,338
2021 860 284 1,144
2022 794 336 1,130
* estimate

Percentage of cases treated for complications of

abortion, including spontaneous

100%
18.1 12.6
90% 22.7 24.8
28.1 29.5 30.9 28.2 29.0 30.2 25.4 29.7
80%
70%
60%
50%
81.9 87.4
40% 77.3 75.2
71.9 70.5 69.1 71.8 71.0 69.8 74.6 70.3
30%
20%
10%
0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Private Clinics Government Hospitals

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ENT (COVID-19) HOSPITAL

Number of cases treated as in-patients (2022)
MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES
Discharges Discharges
Age Group Discharges
(including Deaths Deaths (including Deaths
(Years) (including deaths)
deaths) deaths)
0-9 16 0 7 0 23 0
10-19 13 1 27 0 40 1
20-29 31 3 65 0 96 3
30-39 42 5 50 2 92 7
40-49 55 9 50 9 105 18
50-59 104 13 69 9 173 22
60-69 197 26 134 20 331 46
70-79 228 49 201 31 429 80
80+ 142 36 194 44 336 80
TOTAL
828 142 797 115 1625 257
(All Ages)
Number of cases treated as in-patients by month - 2022
REGIONAL HOSPITAL ENT (Covid-19) HOSPITAL
Discharges
Discharges
(including Deaths Deaths
(including deaths)
Month deaths)
January 367 26 67 34
February 922 43 68 25
March 855 33 64 35
April 220 13 69 15
May 40 2 50 8
June 23 1 83 13
July 45 1 312 36
August 37 3 226 29
September 25 2 98 8
October 14 1 78 16
November 34 2 281 14
December 22 229 24
TOTAL 2604 127 1625 257
Number of patients treated as in-patients for Covid-19 in REGIONAL Hospitals
2021* 2022
Agw Group
(Years) Both
Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
Sexes
0-9 20 10 30 62 50 112
10-19 27 65 92 40 90 130
20-29 86 111 197 75 154 229
30-39 109 115 224 93 115 208
40-49 202 193 395 102 115 217
50-59 358 245 603 196 157 353
60-69 317 255 572 271 235 506
70-79 244 266 510 224 243 467
80+ 147 217 364 137 245 382
TOTAL
1510 1477 2987 1200 1404 2604
(All Ages)
* As from 13 March 2021 , only serious cases were treated at ENT Hospital whereas other cases were admitted in isolation wards of the 5
Regional Hospitals.
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FIRST ATTENDANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SOME SELECTED DISEASES AT
THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, MEDI-CLINICS, AREA HEALTH CENTRES AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES

Disease / Gastro-Enteritis Disease of the Respiratory System*

Year Male Female Total Male Female Total
2007 29,490 30,955 60,445 184,487 198,061 382,548
2008 33,036 34,576 67,612 212,454 229,970 442,424
2009 27,102 28,536 55,638 247,318 270,233 517,551
2010 28,834 30,171 59,005 223,242 244,812 468,054
2011 30,685 32,108 62,793 260,946 285,527 546,473
2012 29,901 30,347 60,248 274,605 296,318 570,923
2013 31,351 31,476 62,827 280,934 299,685 580,619
2014 30,586 30,135 60,721 283,936 299,720 583,656
2015 37,781 38,909 76,690 272,745 289,430 562,175
2016 34,724 35,368 70,092 308,894 327,747 636,641
2017 39,528 40,261 79,789 311,044 323,619 634,663
2018 41,108 41,906 83,014 317,405 337,326 654,731
2019 42,165 40,893 83,058 280,399 291,870 572,269
2020 32,542 30,741 63,283 208,129 212,166 420,295
2021 28,321 27,154 55,475 196,516 205,058 401,574
2022 36,628 35,802 72,430 246,127 253,403 499,530
* figures for 2011 onwards based on URTI Surveillance data

Disease / Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension

Year Male Female Total Male Female Total
2007 8,238 9,098 17,336 9,283 10,312 19,595
2008 8,297 8,992 17,289 9,290 9,440 18,730
2009 6,529 7,332 13,861 7,486 8,134 15,620
2010 7,159 7,689 14,848 7,621 8,034 15,655
2011 7,589 8,279 15,868 8,586 9,189 17,775
2012 8,104 9,053 17,157 9,736 10,780 20,516
2013 9,191 9,698 18,889 11,332 11,832 23,164
2014 9,256 10,129 19,385 11,432 12,033 23,465
2015 9,360 9,957 19,317 11,144 11,484 22,628
2016 9,314 9,180 18,494 10,271 10,792 21,063
2017 10,509 10,771 21,280 12,423 12,096 24,519
2018 12,985 13,581 26,566 14,513 14,243 28,756
2019 16,349 16,320 32,669 17,447 16,680 34,127
2020 17,972 17,992 35,964 19,227 19,087 38,314
2021 19,336 19,805 39,141 19,884 19,728 39,612
2022 26,641 27,279 53,920 24,295 23,883 48,178
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INCIDENCE OF SOME COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (REPORTED CASES)

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number 548 568 401 320 260 322 262 319 368 382 374 318 327 391
HIV/AIDS
(MAURITIANS) Incidence Rate * 43.9 45.4 32.0 25.5 20.7 25.5 20.8 25.2 29.1 30.2 29.5 25.1 25.8 31.0
Number 23 52 54 33 49 20 32 25 28 41 41 12 16 40
MALARIA #
Incidence Rate * 1.8 4.2 4.3 2.6 3.9 1.6 2.5 2.0 2.2 3.2 3.2 1.0 1.3 3.2

PULMONARY Number 113 117 113 128 122 119 128 118 119 123 116 85 86 118
TUBERCULOSIS @ Incidence 9.1 9.4 9.0 10.2 9.7 9.4 10.1 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.2 6.7 6.8 9.3
@ Rate *
Number 718 156 445 264 390 169 82 147 208 65 83 58 148 108
FOOD POISONING
Incidence Rate * 57.6 12.5 35.5 21.0 31.0 13.4 6.5 11.6 16.4 5.1 6.6 4.6 11.7 8.6
* per 100,000 mid-year population # all imported/introduced cases @ including non – Mauritians

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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

MORTALITY DUE TO MAIN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Number of deaths registered in whole island

Underlying cause of death: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
DIABETES MELLITUS 2,046 2,097 2,277 2,416 2,267 2,369 2,285 2,329 2,305 2,166 2,413 2,269 2,593 2,737
HEART DISEASES 1,705 1,611 1,545 1,626 1,630 1,823 1,891 1,934 1,850 2,080 1,945 2,056 2,772 2,636

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 757 744 750 687 745 742 813 993 809 934 911 924 1,041 988

HYPERTENSIVE DISEASES 528 466 453 497 440 399 443 509 505 643 543 497 629 697
RENAL FAILURE 141 158 171 123 159 60 72 67 62 50 58 45 145 72
CANCER 1,085 1,033 1,022 1,159 1,233 1,186 1,263 1,265 1,371 1,351 1,441 1,378 1,376 1,456

CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES 236 239 190 199 214 230 175 159 194 197 192 168 157 162
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REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
Estimated resident population by sex, 31 December 2022

Island Both Sexes Male Female Density per Km

Island of Mauritius 1,216,139 601,126 615,013 651
Island of Rodrigues 44,783 21,881 22,902 407
Agalega & St.Brandon 274 174 100 10
Republic of Mauritius 1,261,196 623,181 638,015 628
49.4% 50.6%
1/
Estimated resident population by broad age group and sex
1st July 2022
Age group (Years)
Male Female B. Sexes

0 6,114 6,110 12,224

1-4 26,428 25,423 51,851
5-9 33,613 32,176 65,789
10 - 14 38,275 37,699 75,974
15 - 19 46,606 44,957 91,563
20 - 29 97,276 95,021 192,297
30 - 39 88,253 85,241 173,494
40 - 49 92,511 90,067 182,578
50 - 59 85,332 86,785 172,117
60-64 37,883 41,429 79,312
65+ 71,496 93,554 165,050
All ages 623,787 638,462 1,262,249
1/
based on 2011 population census data adjusted for underenumeration of children and
excluding Agalega and St Brandon

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS 2003-2022
Estimated mid year No of Crude Birth Estimated end of year
Year No of deaths Crude Death Rate
population livebirths Rate population
2003 1,176,323 18,518 15.7 8,310 7.1 1,179,929
2004 1,183,533 18,285 15.4 8,259 7.0 1,186,948
2005 1,190,361 17,924 15.1 8,422 7.1 1,193,019
2006 1,195,676 16,723 14.0 8,917 7.5 1,198,282
2007 1,200,887 16,190 13.5 8,323 6.9 1,202,922
2008 1,204,955 15,590 12.9 8,798 7.3 1,206,399
2009 1,207,842 14,623 12.1 8,987 7.4 1,209,117
2010 1,210,391 14,291 11.8 8,891 7.3 1,211,181
2011 1,211,970 14,002 11.6 8,951 7.4 1,213,202
2012 1,214,987 13,766 11.3 9,103 7.5 1,216,133
2013 1,217,341 12,986 10.7 9,231 7.6 1,218,060
2014 1,219,265 12,727 10.4 9,438 7.7 1,219,659
2015 1,220,663 12,057 9.9 9,496 7.8 1,220,530
2016 1,221,213 12,330 10.1 9,920 8.1 1,221,150
2017 1,221,975 12,671 10.4 9,914 8.1 1,222,217
2018 1,222,268 12,202 10.0 10,521 8.6 1,222,208
2019 1,222,340 12,056 9.9 10,911 8.9 1,221,663
2020 1,221,921 12,554 10.3 10,768 8.8 1,221,759
2021 1,221,840 12,108 9.9 12,990 10.6 1,219,187
2022 1,217,588 11,223 9.2 12,581 10.3 1,216,139
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Live births registered and Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

Number of live births registered Crude birth rate
Island
2021 2022 2021 2022
Island of Mauritius 12,108 11,223 9.9 9.2
Island of Rodrigues 874 873 19.8 19.5
Republic of Mauritius 12,982 12,096 10.3 9.6

The CBR progressively declined from 21.1 to 15.3 between 1992 and 2005. In 2006, this figure fell
below 15 with 17,604 livebirths corresponding to a CBR of 14.3. This decreasing trend continued
upto 2015 with a CBR of 10.1. A reversing trend was observed in the year 2016 and 2017 with a
corresponding CBR of 10.4 and 10.7. The CBR dropped to 10.2 once more in both 2018 and 2019.
However, the rate increased to 10.6 in 2020 before declining to 10.3 in 2021. With 12,096 livebirths
registered in 2022, the rate dropped to 9.6, the lowest figure that has yet been recorded for the
Republic of Mauritius.

Republic of Mauritius
25.0
Crude Birth Rate
20.0 Crude Death Rate

15.0
RATE

10.0

5.0

0.0

YEAR

Deaths and Crude Death Rate (CDR)

Number of deaths registered Crude death rate
Island
2021 2022 2021 2022
Island of Mauritius 12,990 12,581 10.6 10.3
Island of Rodrigues 284 357 6.4 8.0
Republic of Mauritius 13,274 12,938 10.5 10.2

The CDR ranged between 6.5 and 7.7 during the period 1992 to 2015, after which, it began to rise.
The corresponding figure from 2016 to 2020 ranged between 8.0 to 8.8. However, a significant
increase was recorded in 2021 with 13,274 deaths and a CDR of 10.5. With 12,938 deaths and a
CDR of 10.2 in 2022, a slight decrease was noted compared with 2021

Republic of Mauritius
Population Growth rate between 2021 and 2022 = -0.21%
% Population aged less than 15 years = 16.3%
% Population aged 60 years and over = 19.4%
% Population aged 65 years and over =13.1%
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
STILLBIRTHS, PERINATAL, NEONATAL AND INFANT DEATHS 1995- 2022

EARLY NEO- PERINATAL LATE NEO- NEONATAL POST-NEONATAL

STILLBIRTHS INFANT DEATHS
NATAL DEATHS DEATHS NATAL DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS
YEAR

NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE
@ + @ + + + +

1995 297 14.8 243 12.3 540 26.8 53 2.7 296 14.9 92 4.6 388 19.6
1996 264 13.0 277 13.8 541 26.6 52 2.6 329 16.4 116 5.8 445 22.2
1997 253 12.9 265 13.7 518 26.5 49 2.5 314 16.2 79 4.1 393 20.3
1998 221 11.7 225 12.0 446 23.5 52 2.8 277 14.8 87 4.6 364 19.4
1999 219 11.1 200 10.2 419 21.2 75 3.9 275 14.1 100 5.1 375 19.2
2000 263 13.4 171 8.8 434 22.1 70 3.6 241 12.4 65 3.4 306 15.8
2001 234 12.2 146 7.7 380 19.9 48 2.5 194 10.2 69 3.7 263 13.9
2002 197 10.2 164 8.6 361 18.6 33 1.7 197 10.3 81 4.2 278 14.5
2003 205 10.9 123 6.6 328 17.5 44 2.4 167 9.0 63 3.4 230 12.4
2004 167 9.1 137 7.5 304 16.5 52 2.8 189 10.3 67 3.7 256 14.0
2005 173 9.6 123 6.9 296 16.4 58 3.2 181 10.1 56 3.1 237 13.2
2006 135 8.0 112 6.7 247 14.7 56 3.3 168 10.0 57 3.4 225 13.5
2007 157 9.6 132 8.2 289 17.7 44 2.7 176 10.9 72 4.4 248 15.3
2008 159 10.1 106 6.8 265 16.8 37 2.4 143 9.2 80 5.1 223 14.3
2009 133 9.0 93 6.4 226 15.3 42 2.9 135 9.2 60 4.1 195 13.3
2010 95 6.6 89 6.2 184 12.8 32 2.2 121 8.5 56 3.9 177 12.4
2011 136 9.6 85 6.1 221 15.6 47 3.4 132 9.4 45 3.2 177 12.6
2012 132 9.5 93 6.8 225 16.2 41 3.0 134 9.7 50 3.6 184 13.4
2013 114 8.7 80 6.2 194 14.8 42 3.2 122 9.4 37 2.8 159 12.2
2014 130 10.1 73 5.7 203 15.8 45 3.5 118 9.3 61 4.8 179 14.1
2015 118 9.7 78 6.5 196 16.1 37 3.1 115 9.5 50 4.1 165 13.7
2016 117 9.4 60 4.9 177 14.2 34 2.8 94 7.6 49 4.0 143 11.6
2017 128 10.0 76 6.0 204 15.9 30 2.4 106 8.4 42 3.3 148 11.7
2018 123 10.0 83 6.8 206 16.7 45 3.7 128 10.5 40 3.3 168 13.8
2019 131 10.7 82 6.8 213 17.5 40 3.3 122 10.1 51 4.2 173 14.3
2020 132 10.4 70 5.6 202 15.9 57 4.5 127 10.1 57 4.5 184 14.7
2021 121 9.9 88 7.3 209 17.1 28 2.3 116 9.6 49 4.0 165 13.6
2022 105 9.3 56 5.0 161 14.2 46 4.1 102 9.1 63 5.6 165 14.7
@ Per 1,000 total births ( live births and stillbirths) + Per 1,000 live births

DEFINITIONS
1.STILLBIRTHS: Children born dead after 28 weeks of gestation 5.NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths under 4 weeks
2.EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths occurring in the 1st week of life 6.POST-NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths
3.PERINATAL DEATHS: Stillbirths plus early neonatal deaths between 4 weeks and 1 year
4.LATE NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths between 1 week and 4 weeks 7.INFANT DEATHS: Deaths under 1 year
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REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
RESIDENT POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS BY DISTRICT (NUMBERS) - 2022

Estimated Area Estimated

DISTRICT Mid-year (Square Civil Live Natural Still- Infant End-of-Year
Population Kilometres) Marriages Births Deaths Increase births Deaths Population
* #
PORT LOUIS 116,430 40.4 830 1,515 1,524 (9) 22 26 116,055
PAMPLEMOUSSES 142,399 179.6 1,273 1,390 1,399 (9) 19 18 142,408
RIV. DU REMPART 107,679 154.3 1,080 991 1,025 (34) 5 10 107,604
FLACQ 138,394 298.8 988 996 1,081 (85) 7 13 138,221
GRAND PORT 112,120 261.3 833 1,023 1,205 (182) 10 17 111,986
SAVANNE 67,873 246.2 554 558 644 (86) 8 11 67,730
PLAINES WILHEMS 363,282 196.2 2,487 3,166 4,269 (1,103) 17 42 362,463
MOKA 83,591 234.4 521 677 777 (100) 7 9 83,531
BLACK RIVER 85,820 257.2 820 907 657 250 10 19 86,141
RODRIGUES 44,661 110.1 172 873 357 516 6 7 44,783
TOTAL 1,262,249 1,978.5 9,558 12,096 12,938 (842) 111 172 1,260,922
* By district of residence of bridegroom # figures in brackets mean (decrease)

RESIDENT POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS BY DISTRICT (RATES) - 2022

Density per Square Rate per 1000 of the Mid-year Population

Infant
Kilometres Stillbirth
DISTRICT Crude Crude Rate of Mortality
(End of year Marriage Rate@
Rate
Birth Death natural Rate+
Population)
Rate Rate increase

PORT LOUIS 2,873 14.3 13.0 13.1 -0.1 14.3 17.2

PAMPLEMOUSSES 793 17.9 9.8 9.8 -0.1 13.5 12.9
RIV. DU REMPART 697 20.1 9.2 9.5 -0.3 5.0 10.1
FLACQ 463 14.3 7.2 7.8 -0.6 7.0 13.1
GRAND PORT 429 14.9 9.1 10.7 -1.6 9.7 16.6
SAVANNE 275 16.3 8.2 9.5 -1.3 14.1 19.7
PLAINES WILHEMS 1,847 13.7 8.7 11.8 -3.0 5.3 13.3
MOKA 356 12.5 8.1 9.3 -1.2 10.2 13.3
BLACK RIVER 335 19.1 10.6 7.7 2.9 10.9 20.9
RODRIGUES 407 7.7 19.5 8.0 11.6 6.8 8.0
REPUBLIC 638 15.1 9.6 10.2 -0.7 9.1 14.2
@ rate per 1000 total births (live births and stillbirths) + rate per 1000 live births

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (YEARS)* Republic of Mauritius

Sex 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022#
Male 71 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.3 71.1 70.9 70.3 70.1 70.2
Female 77.6 77.8 77.8 77.9 77.7 77.6 77.7 77.2 77.1 77.2
Both Sexes 74.2 74.4 74.4 74.6 74.5 74.3 74.2 73.7 73.5 73.6
* Calculation based on 3 year period # provisional
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
ESTIMATED MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION OF TOWNS - 2022

@
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AREA
POPULATION
Port Louis 143,574
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 102,576
Vacoas-Phoenix 104,852
Curepipe 77,458
Quatre Bornes 76,570

URBAN POPULATION 505,030

RURAL POPULATION 712,558

TOTAL POPULATION 1,217,588

@ according to boundaries subsequent to Proclamations No. 8 of 1990 and No. 15 of 1991

FERTILITY RATES 2016-2022

RATE 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Crude birth rate 10.1 10.4 10.0 9.9 10.3 9.9 9.2
General fertility rate 39.3 40.7 39.7 39.2 40.5 39.4 36.8
Total fertility rate 1.36 1.41 1.37 1.35 1.40 1.36 1.27
Gross reproduction rate 0.67 0.69 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.67 0.63
Net reproduction rate 0.65 0.68 0.65 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.61
Age-specific fertility rates:
Age of women (Years)
15-19 22.4 23.1 23.0 22.2 21.7 19.5 19.3
20-24 57.2 55.7 53.3 52.1 51.7 47.1 45.3
25-29 88.0 88.3 83.1 80.7 82.7 78.1 69.2
30-34 68.5 73.4 74.8 73.1 79.8 80.7 75.0
35-39 30.0 33.3 32.3 35.4 34.7 37.9 37.5
40-44 6.6 7.5 7.4 7.8 8.8 8.9 7.5
45-49 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Note : For definitions, see glossary
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (YEARS) *

SEX 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022^

MALE 71.1 71.2 71.2 71.0 70.8 70.2 70.0 70.1

FEMALE 77.8
74.4 77.9
74.5 77.7
74.5 77.5
77.5 77.7
77.5 77.2 77.1
77.1 77.2
73.0
BOTH SEXES 74.4 74.5 74.4 74.2 74.1 73.6 73.4 73.5
* Calculation based on a 3 year period ^ provisional
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
ESTIMATED MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX - 2022

AGE-GROUP MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES

(YEARS) Number % Number % Number %
UNDER 1 5,663 0.9 5,642 0.9 11,305 0.9
1- 4 24,805 4.1 23,798 3.9 48,603 4.0
5- 9 31,833 5.3 30,428 4.9 62,261 5.1
10 - 14 36,410 6.0 35,909 5.8 72,319 5.9
15 - 19 44,516 7.4 42,844 7.0 87,360 7.2
20 - 24 47,091 7.8 45,141 7.3 92,232 7.6
25 - 29 46,812 7.8 46,377 7.5 93,189 7.7
30 - 34 45,423 7.5 43,573 7.1 88,996 7.3
35 - 39 40,316 6.7 38,969 6.3 79,285 6.5
40 - 44 48,135 8.0 46,534 7.6 94,669 7.8
45 - 49 41,405 6.9 40,299 6.5 81,704 6.7
50 - 54 39,658 6.6 39,573 6.4 79,231 6.5
55 - 59 43,380 7.2 44,820 7.3 88,200 7.2
60 - 64 36,938 6.1 40,425 6.6 77,363 6.4
65 - 69 29,321 4.9 33,755 5.5 63,076 5.2
70 - 74 20,864 3.5 26,263 4.3 47,127 3.9
75 - 79 10,404 1.7 15,089 2.5 25,493 2.1
80 - 84 5,412 0.9 8,767 1.4 14,179 1.2
85 & OVER 3,576 0.6 7,420 1.2 10,996 0.9
ALL AGES 601,962 100.0 615,626 100.0 1,217,588 100.0
UNDER 5 30,468 5.1 29,440 4.8 59,908 4.9
5 - 11 45,726 7.6 44,022 7.2 89,748 7.4
12 - 19 67,033 11.1 65,159 10.6 132,192 10.9
16 - 18 26,900 4.5 25,816 4.2 52,716 4.3
UNDER 15 98,711 16.4 95,777 15.6 194,488 16.0
UNDER 18 124,661 20.7 120,603 19.6 245,264 20.1
UNDER 21 152,500 25.3 147,642 24.0 300,142 24.7
15 - 49 313,698 52.1 303,737 49.3 617,435 50.7
15 - 59 396,736 65.9 388,130 63.0 784,866 64.5
15 - 64 433,674 72.0 428,555 69.6 862,229 70.8
12 & OVER 525,768 87.3 542,164 88.1 1,067,932 87.7
15 & OVER 503,251 83.6 519,849 84.4 1,023,100 84.0
16 & OVER 494,999 82.2 512,065 83.2 1,007,064 82.7
18 & OVER 477,301 79.3 495,023 80.4 972,324 79.9
21 & OVER 449,462 74.7 467,984 76.0 917,446 75.3
60 & OVER 106,515 17.7 131,719 21.4 238,234 19.6
65 & OVER 69,577 11.6 91,294 14.8 160,871 13.2

MEAN AGE 37.94 39.74 38.85

MEDIAN AGE 37.29 39.38 38.31
DEPENDENCY RATIO* 388.05 436.52 412.14

* [(Population under 15 + population 65 & over) / Population 15 - 64] x 1000

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MAIN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Island of Island of
PUBLIC SECTOR
Mauritius Rodrigues
Regional (Principal) General Hospital 5 -
District General Hospital Ø 2 1
##
Health Centre (with in-patient service) - 2
Psychiatric Hospital 1 -
Chest Hospital 1 -
Eye Hospital 1 -
E.N.T. Hospital (operating as Covid-19 Hospital) 1 -
National Cancer Centre 1 -
Cardiac Centre 1 -
Emergency Care Mobile Clinic(SAMU) 11 -
Community Hospital * 2 -
Mediclinic
+
7 -
Area Health Centre 19 3$
#
Community Health Centre 113 12
Maternal and Child Health Clinic 145 14
Vaccination Clinic (babies) 158 15
Family Planning Clinic 148 17
Health Office 13 1
Dental Static Clinic ¥ 62 2
Dental Mobile Clinic 2 1
Ayurvedic Clinic 6 -
Dialysis Centre** 8 1
Diabetes and Vascular Health Centre
£
1 -
Day Care Centre for the Immuno-suppressed 8 1
Methadone Substitution Therapy Centre 5 -
Addiction Treatment Clinic 5 -
Detoxication and Rehabilitation Residential Centre ∞ 4 -
Chest Clinic 1 -
Autism Daycare Centre ^ 1
Smoking Cessation Clinic 8 1
PRIVATE SECTOR
Private Clinic/Hospital (with in-patient service) 20 @ -
Pharmaceutical retail outlet 393 2
Medical Laboratory 61 -
Dialysis Clinic (including those in private clinics) 6 -
Sugar Estate Dispensary 8 -
Ø Souillac, Mahebourg and Q.Elizabeth Hospital $
at QEH, M.Lubin & La Ferme HC
#
* Y. Cantin and Long Mountain excluding 2 which ceased operation
** in Regional Hospital (2 at Jeetoo Hospital) and 1 at
+ one CHC upgraded (Coromandel) Souillac District Hospital and one at Long Mountain
Community Hospital.
∞ at Mahebourg Hospital, Frangipane Centre(Beau
Bassin), for youngsters at Nenuphar Centre (Long
^ as from June 2022 (Triolet)
Mountain Hospital) and for women at Orchidee Centre
(Beau Bassin) opened in June 2022.
@ excluding one opened in June 2023 £
at Souillac
¥ ##
including 13 specialised clinics (Oral surgery & Orthodontics) Mont Lubin operating as Covid-19 Centre.

Bed Situation as at end of 2022

Island of Island of Republic of
INSTITUTION
Mauritus Rodrigues Mauritius
Government Institutions 3,715 # 220 3,935
Private Clinics 872 0 872
TOTAL 4,587 220 4,807
# including 41 beds in the 4 Detoxication and Rehabilitation (Residential) Centres
 REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
SELECTED HEALTH MANPOWER STATISTICS AS AT END OF YEAR 2015 - 2022
YEAR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 £

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION

POPULATION
NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER

NUMBER
10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000
PER

PER

PER

PER

PER

PER

PER

PER
GRADE

DOCTOR
Employed by
Mins. of Health 1,111 8.8 1,155 9.1 1,514 12.0 1,525 12.1 1,568 12.4 1,546 12.2 1,681 13.3 1,660@ 13.2
- of which specialists (301) (314) (326) (341) (354) (365) (376) (400)
In private practice 1,439 1,614 1,413 1,685 1,722 1,904 2,094 2,140
TOTAL 2,550 20.2 2,769 21.9 2,927 23.2 3,210 25.4 3,290 26.0 3,450 27.3 3,775 29.9 3,800## 30.1
*
Of which specialist (788) (813) (858) (895) (980) (1033) (1073) (1,100)
DENTIST #
Employed by
Mins. of Health 58 0.5 69 0.5 68 0.5 66 0.5 66 0.5 67 0.5 70 0.6 80 0.6
In private practice 322 316 333 345 346 361 362 $ 356

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TOTAL 380 3.0 385 3.0 401 3.2 411 3.2 412 3.3 428 3.4 432 $ 3.4 436 3.5
PHARMACIST
Employed by
Mins. of Health 27 0.2 27 0.2 37 0.3 38 0.3 36 0.3 35 0.3 35 0.3 33 0.3
In private practice 470 487 494 498 512 515 520 533
TOTAL 497 3.9 514 4.1 531 4.2 536 4.2 548 4.3 550 4.3 555 4.4 566 4.5
**
NURSE & MIDWIFE
Employed by
Mins. of Health 3,461 27.4 3,686 29.2 3,710 29.4 3,727 29.5 3,770 29.8 3,798 30.0 3,711 29.4 3,782 30.0
In Private practice 669 448 429 493 536 602 675 618
TOTAL 4,130 32.7 4,134 32.7 4,139 32.8 4,220 33.4 4,306 34.0 4,400 34.8 4,386 34.7 4,400 34.9
$
£ number of persons employed by MoHW excludes some 200 staff recruited on contract mainly medical specialists, nursing officers and pharmacy technicians. revised
@
excluding Pre-Registration House Officers (87). ## excluding 177 doctors who have been deregistered due to non-compliance to Section 30A of the Medical Council Act.
* including those employed by the Ministry of Health & Wellness
# including dental specialists and those given temporary registration
** excluding trainees
Source: Establishment Division/Medical Council/Pharmacy Council/Nursing Council/Commission for Health
NB: Number of officers in the public sector includes those on Rodrigues Establishment
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Selected Health Personnel in post at the Ministry of Health & Wellness and
in government health institutions as at end of 2022 @

# #
Cadre / Grade Number Cadre / Grade Number
Administrative Cadre 22 Community Health Development Motivator 7
Human Resource Cadre 62 Community Health Care Officer 103
Office Management Executive/Assistant 59 Sanitary Engineer 4
Management Support Officer 352 Health Engineering Officer 13
Confidential Secretary 33 Health Statistician 3
Word Processing Operator 35 Statistical Officer 5
Office Auxiliary Cadre 62 Demographer 2
Finance Cadre 67 Health Analyst 3
Procurement & Supply Cadre 131 Hospital Administration Cadre 33
Internal Control Cadre 10 Blood Bank Cadre 25
Health Records Cadre 377 Pathological Laboratory Technician 21
Health Information, Education and
Communication Officer 9 Community Health Rehabilitation Officer 30
Medical Specialist 400 Medical Social Worker 9
Medical Officer (Non specialist) 1,250 Welfare Assistant 9
Dentist (including Specialists) 78 Clinical Scientist (Biochemistry) 11
Scientific Officer Vector Biology and Control
Pharmacist 32 Division 4
Vector Biology & Control Laboratory
Ayurvedic Medical Officer 8 Technician 4
Nutritionist 18 Bio-Medical Engineering Technician 19
Occupational Therapy Cadre 26 Government Analyst 8
Speech Therapists & Audiologist 7 Technical Officer (Chemical Laboratory) 15
Speech and Hearing Therapy Assistant 12 Medical Laboratory Technologist 231
Clinical Psychologist 16 Pharmacy Technician ( inc. Stores Manager) 210
Medical Physicist 17 Public Health & Food Safety Cadre 162
Dental Assistant 80 Health Surveillance Officer 117
EEG Technician 4 Insecticide Sprayer Operator 97
ECG Technician 47 Rodent Control Cadre 18
Physiotherapist 31 Catering Cadre 17
Physiotherapy Assistant 42 Orthopaedic Technician (incl Assistant) 11
Medical Imaging Technologist 103 Health Sterile Services Cadre 77
Medical Imaging Assistant 69 Permanencier 22
Radiation Therapist 23 Ambulance Driver 149
Nuclear Medicine Technologist 10 Ambulance Care Attendant 144
Nurse / Midwife Educator 7 Ward Assistant 143
Nursing Cadre (including psychiatry) 3,175 Cook 143
Midwife 194 Attendant (Hospital Services) 2,138
Public Health Nursing officer 65 Linen Health Officer 62
Specialised Nurse 115 Laundry Attendant 59
Health Care Assistant (General) 1,190 Mortuary Attendant 9
Source:HR Division of the Ministry of Health & Wellness
@
the figures exclude those on contract (see footnote at page 42)
# for each specified grade, the figures include officers in higher posts (e.g Statistical Officer includes Senior and Principal)
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR - 2022
(excluding activities carried out at Regional Hospitals)
ACTIVITY
DOMICILIARY VISITS BY MIDWIFE/NURSE
ANTENATAL 1,167
POSTNATAL 1,769
TOTAL DOMICILIARY VISITS 2,936
CASES REFERRED TO HEALTH CENTRES & HOSPITALS
BY DOCTOR FOR SPECIALISED TREATMENT 8,104
BY MIDWIFE/NURSE AFTER ANTENATAL VISIT -
BY MIDWIFE/NURSE AFTER POSTNATAL VISIT -
TOTAL CASES REFERRED 8,104
EXAMINATIONS CARRIED OUT AT CLINIC
ANTENATAL EXAMINATIONS BY MIDWIFE/NURSE
First attendances 8,504
Subsequent attendances 35,392
ANTENATAL EXAMINATIONS BY DOCTOR*
First attendances 8,705
Subsequent attendances 33,464
POSTNATAL EXAMINATIONS BY DOCTOR
First attendances 3,753
Subsequent attendances 1,997
CHILDREN SEEN FOR GROWTH MONITORING
Number of attendances 115,627
EXAM. OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS BY DOCTOR
First attendances 4,955
Subsequent attendances 11,897
TOTAL ATTENDANCES AT CLINIC 224,294
* include cases examined by specialists at first and subsequent attendances.
STATISTICS RELATING TO THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION BY MAIN VACCINATIONS
PERFORMED IN 2022
IMMUNIZATIONS PERFORMED
BABIES
B.C.G. 9,764
M.M.R.: 1st dose 10,768
2nd dose 10,489
$ st
HEXAVALENT (D.P.T. & H.I.B, HEP. B & IPV): 1 dose 9,818
2nd dose 9,718
3rd dose 9,507
Booster dose 8,756
ROTAVIRUS: 1st dose 10,132
2nd dose 8,850
PNEUMOCOCCAL*: 1st dose 10,163
2nd dose 10,009
3rd dose 10,247
PREGNANT WOMEN (including Regional Hospitals)
TDaP& (tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis) : 6,507
SCHOOL CHILDREN
PRIMARY: MMR(new entrants** ) 112
#
TDaP/IPV ( new entrants) 7,776
TDaP (School leavers) # 4,492
HPV (Grade V): 1st dose 2,758
2nd dose 1,471
IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN 16,609
&
* Pneumococcal vaccine started in March 2016 TDaP vaccine gradually replaced Tetanus Toxoid as from February 2020
$ Hexavalent vaccine started in January 2018 # decrease due to change in primary school calendar.
**mainly those who missed the second dose scheduled at 17 months of age
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STATISTICS RELATING TO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES
2022
(excluding activities carried out at Regional Hospitals)

DISTRICT

PAMPLEMOUSSES

GRAND PORT

BLACK RIVER

ISLAND OF
PORT LOUIS

RIVIERE DU

MAURITIUS
SAVANNE

PLAINES
WILHEMS
REMPART

FLACQ

MOKA
ACTIVITY

DOMICILIARY VISITS BY
MIDWIFE/NURSE
ANTENATAL 182 292 270 - 46 47 265 25 40 1,167

POSTNATAL 410 682 424 6 51 52 61 38 45 1,769

TOTAL DOMICILIARY VISITS 592 974 694 6 97 99 326 63 85 2,936

CASES REFERRED TO HEALTH

CENTRES & HOSPITALS
BY DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT 688 773 642 764 700 502 2,017 424 816 7,326
BY MIDWIFE/NURSE AFTER
ANTENATAL VISIT - - - - - - - - - -
BY MIDWIFE/NURSE AFTER - - - - - - - - - -
POSTNATAL VISIT
EXAMINATIONS CARRIED OUT
AT CLINIC
ANTENATAL EXAM. BY MIDWIFE/
NURSE
First attendances 946 936 765 859 757 468 1,847 464 686 7,728
Subsequent attendances 3,888 4,177 3,092 2,847 2,176 1,786 6,433 2,048 2,309 28,756
*
ANTENATAL EXAM. BY DOCTOR
First attendances 873 866 731 883 881 456 1,998 457 784 7,929
Subsequent attendances 3,803 3,213 3,052 2,798 1,942 1,661 6,027 2,040 2,290 26,826
POSTNATAL EXAM. BY DOCTOR
First attendances 321 621 503 625 18 39 370 259 266 3,022
Subsequent attendances 14 141 312 349 5 21 40 20 22 924
CHILDREN SEEN FOR GROWTH
MONITORING
Total number of attendances 12,862 15,129 8,958 24,240 5,277 3,072 28,033 5,169 8,529 111,269
EXAM. OF CHILDREN
UNDER 5 YRS BY DOCTOR
First attendances 340 691 568 626 619 411 1,137 349 214 4,955
Subsequent attendances
1,501 1,843 1,178 1,905 832 452 2,417 925 844 11,897

TOTAL ATTENDANCES AT CLINIC 24,548 27,617 19,159 35,132 12,507 8,366 48,302 11,731 15,944 203,306

* includes cases examined by specialist at first as well as subsequent attendances

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STATISTICS RELATING TO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES
AT GOVERNMENT CLINICS BY DISTRICT – 2022
(excluding activities carried out at Regional Hospitals)
DISTRICT PORT PAMPLE- RIV. DU GRAND SAV- PLAINES BLACK
ACTIVITY LOUIS MOUSSES REMPART FLACQ PORT ANNE WILHEMS MOKA RIVER TOTAL %
REGISTRATION OF GESTATIONAL
AGE AT FIRST ATTENDANCE
FOR ANTENATAL TREATMENT
3 months or less 240 234 235 234 164 66 636 172 150 2,131 27.6
Between 3 and 6 months 599 613 466 554 536 375 1,024 265 463 4,895 63.3
6 months and over 107 89 64 71 57 27 187 27 73 702 9.1
TOTAL FIRST ATTENDANCES 946 936 765 859 757 468 1,847 464 686 7,728 100.0
FIRST DETERMINATION OF
HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL (mg/dl)
OF ANTENATAL CASES
below 9.0 26 32 28 19 23 9 54 14 25 230 3.6
9.0 to 9.9 51 78 57 56 62 30 111 31 74 550 8.7
10.0 to 10.9 164 251 160 210 169 104 411 114 111 1,694 26.8
11.0 to 11.9 233 299 152 275 228 120 630 151 222 2,310 36.6
12.0 or above 167 221 133 151 122 87 429 67 158 1,535 24.3
TOTAL FIRST DETERMINATIONS 641 881 530 711 604 350 1,635 377 590 6,319 100.0

STATISTICS RELATING TO THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNISATIONS BY

MAIN VACCINATIONS PERFORMED BY DISTRICT - 2022

DISTRICT PORT PAMPLE- RIV. DU GRAND SA- PLAINES BLACK

IMMUNIZATIONS LOUIS MOUSSES REMPART FLACQ PORT VANNE WILHEMS MOKA RIVER TOTAL
PERFORMED
CHILDREN:
B.C.G. 1,140 1,147 833 989 893 501 2,129 550 899 9,081
M.M.R. :
1st dose 1,074 1,264 945 1,190 947 596 2,442 635 906 9,999
2nd dose 994 1,329 979 1,156 869 592 2,462 661 815 9,857

HEXAVALENT*
1st dose 1,107 1,163 820 975 892 518 2,176 566 906 9,123
2nd dose 1,056 1,139 816 998 853 509 2,177 539 886 8,973
3rd dose 1,017 1,103 790 1,010 847 513 2,075 508 867 8,730
Booster dose 849 997 735 1,102 823 503 1,769 608 688 8,074
st
ROTAVIRUS: 1 dose 1,098 1,175 869 977 926 522 2,324 593 937 9,421
2nd dose 829 1,034 780 861 836 485 2,035 494 754 8,108
Pneumococcal: 1st dose 1,185 1,173 854 1,009 922 511 2,294 593 932 9,473
2nd dose 1,095 1,159 820 1,044 905 526 2,235 557 895 9,236
3rd dose 960 1,275 880 1,222 917 614 2,177 612 838 9,495

PREGNANT WOMEN:

Tdap& 577 415 573 804 647 605 1,335 383 544 5,883

* Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Polio (Inactivated) and Hepatitis B
# including immunisations carried out at hospitals
& Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertusis (Whooping cough)) vaccine gradually replaced Tetanus Toxoid as from February 2020

New Cases of gestational diabetes reported

Year 2018 2019 2020 # 2021 # 2022#

Number 1,427 1,633 1,162 923 1,053
# decrease mainly due to less tests performed among pregnant women
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INDICATORS RELATED TO ANTENATAL CARE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Gestational age at first attendance for antenatal care

% Of First Attendances by gestational age
YEAR Between 3 and 6
3 Months or less 6 Months or over
Months
2010 26.1 61.1 12.9
2011 25.4 62.6 12.0
2012 30.0 59.0 11.0
2013 30.8 59.5 9.7
2014 31.8 58.4 9.8
2015 32.1 58.4 9.5
2016 33.2 58.0 8.8
2017 31.2 60.2 8.6
2018 33.0 58.2 8.8
2019 29.4 61.7 8.9
2020 28.4 62.0 9.6
2021 27.9 62.6 9.5
2022 27.6 63.3 9.1

Haemoglobin level (mg/dl) at first determination of antenatal cases

% Antenatal Cases by Haemoglobin Level

YEAR Below 10.0
10.0 to 10.9 11.0 or above
(Moderate or severe
(Mild anaemia) (Normal)
anaemia)
2010 13.1 25.0 61.9
2011 14.2 24.0 61.8
2012 13.0 25.1 61.9
2013 13.5 25.1 61.4
2014 14.9 26.0 59.1
2015 11.3 25 63.7
2016 11.7 23.7 64.6
2017 12.2 25.0 62.8
2018 12.1 25.5 62.4
2019 10.9 26.2 62.9
2020 12.3 24.8 62.9
2021 12.3 25.7 62.0
2022 12.3 26.8 60.9
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IMMUNISATIONS REPORTED BY GOVT SERVICES
2018 – 2022

DISEASE YEAR 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

IMMUNIZED AGAINST
TUBERCULOSIS (B.C.G.) 10,310 10,177 10,205 9,754 9,081

DIPHTHERIA,
1st dose 10,335 10,355 10,318 9,947 9,123
PERTUSSIS, TETANUS,
POLIOMYELITIS & 2nd dose 10,485 10,408 10,303 10,067 8,973
HEPATITIS B
(D.P.T, H.I.B, HEP.B & 3rd dose 10,355 10,273 10,259 9,890 8,730
IPV-Hexavalen) ) Booster Dose 3,321 8,889 9,182 8,984 8,074

1st dose 10,230 10,103 10,139 9,203 9,421

ROTAVIRUS
2nd dose 9,743 9,752 9,576 8,568 8,108

1st dose 10,326 10,364 10,581 10,185 9,473

PNEUMOCOCCAL 2nd dose 10,338 10,374 10,270 9,978 9,236
3rd dose 9,454 10,331 9,284 9,903 9,495

(DIPHTHERIA 1st dose 44 72 131 40 45

TETANUS, 2nd dose 43 88 104 71 48

POLIOMYELITIS & 3rd dose 77 119 138 99 63

HEP B ) Booster dose 12,087 9,628 10,836 10,521 8,456

( exclude HEP. B)
YELLOW FEVER 2,783 2,793 475 613 1,851

INFLUENZA 127,916 131,081 164,289 118,001 101,294

TETANUS $ 214,340 205,000* 175,000* 182,000* 210,000*

TYPHOID FEVER 1,525 2,054 336 283 1,008

HEPATITIS "A" 14,268 16,915 3,774 403 3,979

1st dose 1,237 1,169 953 513 900

2nd dose 1,009 164 691 408 683

HEPATITIS "B" 3rd dose 808 837 518 349 446

only 583 837 604 667 651
4th & higher dose

Booster dose 243 101 112 99 110

MENINGITIS 6,605 7,638 1,559 378 5,940

MEASLES/ MUMPS/ RUBELLA (MMR) 30,545 30,291 21,334 19038^ 19,968

HUMAN PAPILLOMA 1st dose 12,978 5,970 5,881 5,388 2,758

VIRUS (HPV) 2nd dose 11,418 5,758 5,315 3,820 1,471

$ Injured persons, primary school leavers and pregnant women * Estimates

^ revised
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EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNISATION AT GOVERNMENT CLINICS
IMMUNISATION COVERAGE RATES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS – 2022
BABIES PREGNANT WOMEN
$
BCG MMR HEXAVALENT* ROTAVIRUS PNEUMOCOCCAL POLIO Tdap
Surviving
DISTRICT
Infants# Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
@
Number Coverage
&

Rate 2nd dose) Rate (3rd dose) Rate (2nd dose) Rate (3rd dose) Rate (3rd dose) Rate Rate

PORT LOUIS 1,450 1,140 78.6 1,144 78.9 1,017 70.1 829 57.2 1070 73.8 1030 71.0 627 38.3

PAMPLEMOUSSES 1,366 1,147 84.0 1,329 97.3 1,103 80.7 1034 75.7 1275 93.3 1106 81.0 515 32.7

RIVIERE DU REMPART 955 833 87.2 929 97.3 790 82.7 780 81.7 880 92.1 793 83.0 573 54.6

FLACQ 1,100 989 89.9 1,056 96.0 1,010 91.8 861 78.3 1098 99.8 1015 92.3 754 69.0

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GRAND PORT 1,076 893 83.0 869 80.8 847 78.7 836 77.7 917 85.2 847 78.7 647 61.2

SAVANNE 580 501 86.4 552 95.2 513 88.4 485 83.6 578 99.7 516 89.0 505 73.7

PLAINES WILHEMS 2,718 2,129 78.3 2,462 90.6 2,075 76.3 2035 74.9 2177 80.1 2102 77.3 1,335 38.0

MOKA 725 550 75.9 661 91.2 508 70.1 494 68.1 612 84.4 513 70.8 383 50.3

BLACK RIVER 1,088 899 82.6 855 78.6 867 79.7 754 69.3 888 81.6 884 81.3 577 61.1

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS 11,058 9,081 82.1 9,857 89.1 8,730 78.9 8108 73.3 9495 85.9 8806 79.6 5,916 48.0
RODRIGUES 866 683 78.9 632 73.0 777 89.7 742 85.7 752 86.8 777 89.7 624 70.9

REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS 11,924 9,764 81.9 10,489 88.0 9,507 79.7 8,850 74.2 10,247 85.9 9,583 80.4 6,540 49.5

# live births less infant deaths registered in 2022 @ based on surviving infants

& based on estimated pregnant women * Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Polio (Inactivated) and Hepatitis B
$ as from February 2020, the Trivalent Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis) vaccine has progressively replaced the Tetanus Toxoid vaccine

DISTRICT PERFORMANCE 2022

Coverage Rate for DPT (3rd dose) Less than 80% 80% to 89% 90% and above

Number of districts 5 4 1
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EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION AT GOVERNMENT CLINICS
IMMUNISATION& COVERAGE RATES
2005 - 2022

BABIES ( 0-1 year ) PREGNANT WOMEN

rd rd nd @
VACCINE BCG DPT (3 dose) POLIO (3 dose) MMR (2 dose) Trivalent Tdap*

Republic Republic
Republic of Republic of Republic of
Mauritius Rodrigues Mauritius Rodrigues of Mauritius Rodrigues Mauritius Rodrigues Mauritius Rodrigues of
Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius
YEAR Mauritius Mauritius
2005 90.1 99.6 90.5 87.4 98.2 87.9 87.9 82.9 87.6 87.9 100.0 88.6 80.2 72.8 79.8
2006 89.3 100.0 89.8 88.2 94.3 88.5 89.8 95.3 90.0 92.2 97.8 92.4 81.9 78.2 81.8
2007 90.6 96.3 90.9 88.7 98.1 89.2 88.7 98.1 89.2 91.4 91.1 91.4 83.4 79.1 83.2
2008 90.6 100.0 91.4 97.0 100.0 97.8 97.2 100.0 97.8 90.0 100.0 90.9 86.3 82.2 86.1

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2009 88.9 100.0 89.4 92.7 100.0 93.4 93.4 100.0 93.4 92.3 100.0 93 82.2 89.0 82.5
2010 88.4 100.0 89 88.4 100.0 89.1 89.1 100.0 89.8 88.5 92.7 88.7 79.5 81.9 79.6
2011 88 95.7 88.4 86.1 90.7 86.3 86.8 90.7 87 88.9 90.8 89.0 75.5 74.6 75.4
2012 87.2 100.0 87.9 86.6 100.0 87.3 87.7 100.0 88.3 88.5 93.5 88.7 70.7 70.0 70.7
2013 86.1 98.0 86.7 88.1 93.8 88.4 89.6 93.8 89.8 89.7 93.5 89.9 65.6 74.6 66
2014 86.5 94.7 86.9 85.8 99.0 86.5 87.5 99.0 88.1 88.2 91.4 88.4 61.4 60.7 61.3
2015 85.3 97.3 85.9 86.5 98.4 87.2 87.8 98.4 88.1 89.2 93.0 89.4 59.5 62.8 59.7
2016 86.3 98.6 87.0 84.3 98.4 85.1 95.8 98.4 95.9 81.6 86.2 81.8 64.3 70.1 64.7
2017 86.1 98.9 86.8 82.8 91.4 83.3 83.6 91.7 84.0 80.7 85.6 81.0 66.2 72.4 66.5
2018 85.7 90.4 86.0 86 89.5 86.2 86.7 89.5 86.9 93.1 97.1 93.4 59.4 57.7 59.3
2019 85.6 94.6 86.2 86.5 91.5 86.8 86.5 91.5 86.8 93.8 92.8 93.8 58.3 64.1 58.5
2020 82.5 95.9 83.4 82.9 99.6 84.1 82.9 99.6 84.1 82.0 88.0 82.4 49.5 73.7 50.9
2021 81.7 84.2 81.8 82.8 85.3 83.0 83.6 85.3 83.8 76.5 97.1 77.9 47.5 78.8 49.3
2022 82.1 78.9 81.9 78.9 89.7 79.7 79.6 89.7 80.4 89.1 73.0 88.0 48 70.9 49.5
& See Glossary for full name of vaccines * As from February 2020, the Trivalent Tdap (tetanus toxoid, diphtheria and pertusis) has replaced the Tetanus Toxoid vaccine.
@ The high coverage of MMR 2nd dose was due to the catch up in MMR vaccination among cohort of 2021.
Note:
@ 2nd dose administered to babies as from 2019 following the rescheduling of MMR vaccine - 1st dose 9 months and 2nd dose 17 months
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DISTRIBUTION OF IMMUNIZATIONS REPORTED IN PUBLIC SECTOR 2022
BY SECTION OF POPULATION COVERED
NUMBER OF
DISEASE IMMUNIZED AGAINST POPULATION COVERED
IMMUNIZATIONS
TUBERCULOSIS (B.C.G) Babies attending M.C.H. Clinics 9,081
DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, Babies 1st dose 9,123
TETANUS,HIB POLIOMYELITIS & attending 2nd dose 8,973
HEPATITIS B rd
3 dose 8,730
( D.P.T, H.I.B, HEP. B & O.P.V / I.P.V) M.C.H. Clinics
Booster dose 8,074

Babies attending 1st dose 9,421

ROTAVIRUS ( 4 valents)
M.C.H Clinics 2nd dose 8,108

1st dose 9,473

Babies attending MCH
PNEUMOCOCCAL (4 valents) 2nd dose 9,236
clinics
3rd dose 9,495
Babies 1st dose 45
DIPHTHERIA attending 2nd dose 48
TETANUS, M.C.H. Clinics 3rd dose 63
Babies attending M.C.H.
POLIOMYELITIS Clinics Booster dose (exclude 680
& HEPATITIS B Primary Schools New Hep. B)
7,776
Entrants
YELLOW FEVER Persons travelling abroad 1,851
INFLUENZA Old persons* 88,250

## Children between 6 months to 2 years, health

(Quadrivalent inc AH1N1) 13,044
personnel, patients with chronic condition @, etc
Pregnant women attending 5,883
Antenatal Clinics TDaP
TETANUS Primary School Leavers 4,492
Injured persons attending
Tetanus Toxoid 199,625
Health Institutions
TYPHOID FEVER 1,008
Persons travelling abroad
HEPATITIS "A" 3,979
1st dose 900
2nd dose 683
Mainly Dialysis Patients,
HEPATITIS "B" Medical and Para-medical 3rd dose 446
Staff, Policemen and Firemen 4th & higher dose 651
Booster dose 110
MENINGITIS Persons travelling abroad 5,940
Babies attending M.C.H. Clinics (1st & 2nd dose) 19,856
MEASLES/MUMPS/RUBELLA (MMR)
Primary Schools New Entrants 112
HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV- 2 Primary school children 1st dose 2,758
valents) (Grade V) 2nd dose 1,471

* aged 60 years & over mostly by Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions, and persons aged less than 60 years by
Ministry of Health & Wellness
@ persons aged less than 60 years (by MoHW) ## including Rodrigues
 SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS - 2022
$
CASES SEEN BY DOCTOR AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

Available
NUMBER OF Average Number beds Percentage NUMBER OF Unsorted TOTAL
occupancy SURGERIES Accident & OPD
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS length of as at end Emergencies
PERFORMED Emergency Sorted OPD
of stay Deaths of year seen by MHO* including flu
(see Note(b)) Department
(day) clinics
£

DR. A.G. JEETOO (P.Louis) 31,959 5.1 1,389 613 75.8 7,679 179,001 131,699 146,520 185,775 642,995

S.S.R.N. (Pamplemousses) 26,469 4.4 1,007 505 64.2 5,320 136,013 84,826 160,435 141,477 522,751

FLACQ (Central Flacq) 22,762 3.7 689 334 67.3 4,939 103,872 41,966 104,967 118,022 352,872

J. NEHRU (Rose Belle) 24,192 4.4 879 398 72.4 4,486 113,048 69,233 111,700 107,084 401,065

VICTORIA & P.M.O.C.(Quatre Bornes) 31,910 5.8 1,637 715 70.6 8,122 150,646 81,868 237,901 211,984 682,399
MAHEBOURG 2,515 2.7 12 53 50.2 - 37,978 - 16,065 27,735 81,778

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SOUILLAC 5,370 4.9 14 61 75.7 2,897 @ 70,939 - 26,620 - 97,559

SUB-TOTAL (GENERAL) 145,177 4.7 5,627 2,679 70.2 33,443 791,497 409,592 804,208 792,077 2,797,374

Long stay
4 353.5 1 95.5
BROWN SEQUARD (PSYCHIATRY) patients **
596 - 15,862 - 15,025 - 30,887
(Beau Bassin)
Others 2,921 23.3 6 64.3

POUDRE D'OR (CHEST) 345 25.9 12 67 40.9 - - - 9,092 - 9,092 #

S. BHARATI (EYE) (Moka) 7,614 2.7 1 66 86.6 7,773 106,888 - 59,571 - 166,459

E.N.T services (located at Victoria Hospital) 2,152 3.1 11 33 63.0 6,707 63,767 - 7,528 - 71,295

E.N.T (Covid-19) 1,615 5.5 257 109 24.4 - - - - - -

CARDIAC CENTRE Pamplemousses 4,114 3.6 73 60 67.6 1,403 - - 22,358 - 22,358

New Cancer Centre 2,272 4.5 141 64 50.3 - - - 25,365 - 25,365

TOTAL (GENERAL + SPECIALISED) 166,214 5.7 6,129 3,674 70.3 49,326 978,014 409,592 943,147 792,077 3,122,830

# seen at Chest Clinic (Port Louis) @eeye surgeries * seen by a second doctor during same visit, mostly at specialised clinics.
£
** there were 358 long stay patients as at end of year 2022 356,210 attendances were registered at the flu clinics of the 5 Regional Hospitals
$
excluding community hospitals which do not have in-patient services namely L.Mountain (with 49,171 cases) and Y.Cantin Community Hospital (with 48,661cases).
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CT-SCAN AND MRI PERFORMED ON GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL PATIENTS 2021 & 2022

NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS
HOSPITAL
2021 2022
CT - SCAN MRI CT - SCAN MRI

Dr. A.G. JEETOO 7,097 1,268 7,801 1,940

SSSRN 6051 1406 9858 1841
FLACQ

J. NEHRU 4,497 5,233

VICTORIA 9,768 1,432 12,499 1,654
ENT 0 0
QUEEN ELIZABETH 1,366 1,297
TOTAL 28,779 40,794 36,688 5,435

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NON-TRAUMATIC AMPUTATIONS PERFORMED IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS 2018-2022

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 @

CATEGORY Both Both Both Both Both
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Sexes Sexes Sexes Sexes Sexes
New amputees 308 145 453 310 157 467 373 137 510 290 109 399 324 125 449

Re-amputation 255 72 327 239 90 329 284 89 373 210 49 259 217 68 285
TOTAL
563 217 780 549 247 796 657 226 883 500 158 658 541 193 734
(Amputations)
Number of patients
390 166 556 405 184 589 468 162 630 378 129 507 412 161 573
amputated
% Diabetic 89.0 91.0 89.6 90.6 89.1 90.2 89.3 87.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.0 89.3 88.8 89.4

@ provisional

HAEMODIALYSIS PERFORMED ON GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL PATIENTS 2019- 2022

(see page 119 for data of Rodrigues)

NUMBER OF HAEMODIALYSIS PERFORMED

HOSPITAL/CENTRE
2019 2020 2021 2022*
#
Dr. A.G. JEETOO 38,317 41,802 41,373 42,046
SSSRN 34,679 36,264 29,858 27,983
FLACQ 31,661 32,387 33,395 32,900
J. NEHRU 20,555 24,825 30,128 29,027
VICTORIA 29,324 27,346 24,645 24,160
SOUILLAC 13,199 11,090 12,169 13,394
@
LONG MOUNTAIN - - 10,719 16,532
SUB TOTAL 167,735 173,714 182,287 186,042
PRIVATE 41,139 42,206 42,394 35,492
TOTAL 208,874 215,920 224,681 221,534
Number of new patients put on 731 758 674 731
dialysis
Total number of patients on
1,387 1,532 1,458 1,476
dialysis as at end of year
Number of renal transplants
- - - 8
performed &
# in 2 centres @ as from 25 February 2021 & see page 65 for renal transplant cases referred abroad.
* At the end of 2022, there were 1,246 patients on dialysis in government dialysis centres. Another230 government hospital patients were on
dialysis in private centres.
NB: Some figures pertaining to 2019, 2020 and 2021 have been revised.
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WORK PERFORMED IN MATERNITY SECTIONS OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITALS 2005- 2022

DELIVERY BIRTH

LIVE BIRTH STILL-BIRTH TOTAL

# INSTRU- CAESARIAN
NORMAL MENTAL SECTION % of
of which Low
@
Total Birthweight * births
registered
% No. No. Rate
x
No. in whole
No No. No. No. %
+ island
Total
2005 9,831 205 4,851 32.6 14,887 14,854 2,551 17.2 164 10.9 15,018 84.0
2006 8,621 140 4,953 36.1 13,714 13,723 2,152 15.7 122 8.8 13,845 82.1
2007 8,129 155 5,071 38.0 13,355 13,328 2,304 17.3 152 11.3 13,480 82.5
2008 7,386 127 4,984 39.9 12,497 12,467 2,086 16.7 156 12.4 12,623 80.1
2009 6,548 140 4,919 42.4 11,607 11,597 2,188 18.9 115 9.8 11,712 79.4
2010 6,383 145 4,633 41.5 11,161 11,168 2,145 19.2 90 8.0 11,258 78.3
2011 6,338 145 4,399 40.4 10,882 10,870 2,084 19.2 110 10.0 10,980 77.7
2012 6,095 177 4,367 41.0 10,639 10,645 2,039 19.2 119 11.1 10,764 77.5
2013 5,400 172 4,110 42.4 9,682 9,665 1,802 18.6 102 10.4 9,767 75.2
2014 4,858 122 4,324 46.5 9,304 9,293 1,750 18.8 89 9.5 9,382 73.0
2015 4,447 155 4,125 47.3 8,727 8,712 1,649 18.9 92 10.4 8,804 72.9
2016 4,610 163 3,970 45.4 8,743 8,737 1,513 17.3 93 10.5 8,830 70.8
2017 4,583 113 4,309 47.9 9,005 8,985 1,581 17.6 96 10.6 9,081 70.8
2018 4,177 153 4,165 49.0 8,495 8,489 1,641 19.3 79 9.2 8,568 69.6
2019 3,733 125 4,519 53.9 8,377 8,381 1,852 22.1 94 11.0 8,475 69.5
2020 3,804 154 4,496 53.1 8,473 8,462 1,688 19.9 93 10.9 8,555 67.4
2021 3,656 108 4,088 52.1 7,852 7,843 1,674 21.3 93 11.7 7,936 64.9
2022 3,067 102 3,778 54.3 6,957 6,972 1,618 23.2 69 9.8 7,041 62.2
* birthweight of less than 2,500 grams @ live births + stillbirths
x per 1,000 total live births and stillbirths + CS Rate (%)
# mostly by midwife and including breech delivery (4 in 2022).
NB: in 2022, (a) 72 and 6 deliveries occurred with twins and triplet respectively
(b) 672 births were reported as "premature" (9.6% of all livebirths)

Live births occured among teenagers* (whole island)

Age -group (years) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Less than 14 3 5 7 4 1 4 4
14 - 15 85 99 87 89 75 48 59
16 - 17 314 328 344 295 299 254 201
18 - 19 633 621 614 620 604 552 562
@
Live births among mothers aged <20 years 1,035 1,053 1,052 1,008 979 858 826

* Source: Statistics Mauritius @ no live births occurred among girls aged less than 10 years
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ACTIVITY OF THE X-RAY DEPARTMENT*-2022
Examination Number Examination Number
Extremities 273,580 Echography (ultra sound) 46,400
Chest 181,584 Angiogram 4,357 #
Spine 81,101 C-Arm / O.T 3,615
#
Skull 68,241 Angioplasty 1,349
Abdomen 64,026 Mammography 1,537
NB: a total of 767,692 examinations were performed by the X-Ray Department including MRI and
CT-Scan in 2022; the corresponding figure was 670,285 in 2021.
* See page 51 for figures pertaining to MRI and CT-Scan
# including 540 angiogram and angioplasty performed during same intervention

SORTED OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCES AT SPECIALISED CLINICS -2022

Specialty Number Specialty Number

Orthopaedics 117,190 Paediatrics 23,661
Cardiology 129,151 Chest Disease 21,931
General Medicine
99,378 ENT 20,340
(including NCD)
General Surgery 89,359 Endocrinology 16,330
@
Ophthalmology 80,427 Neurosurgery 13,102

Psychiatry 69,745 Diabetology 13,382

Oncology 54,316 Neurology 13,313

Gynaecology 43,436 Nephrology 8,641
Obstetrics 41,165 Cardiac Surgery 6,346
Physical Medicine 30,883 Plastic Surgery 3,579
Dermatology 29,930 Vascular Surgery 2,690
@including 8,827 refractions only

OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCES AT CERTAIN ANCILLIARY SERVICES

Number
Service
2020 2021 2022
Physiotherapy * 115,959 93,157 114,635
Occupational Therapy 28,666 21,171 27,527
Speech Therapy 6,465 9,132 10,194
Audiology 8,796 7,866 9,455
Podiatry 2,053 2,754 1,310
#
Retinal screening 24,256 26396 31,587
* including on in-patients (40,728 in 2022)
# revised
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ATTENDANCES* FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMMON DISEASES AND INJURIES
AT THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, MEDICLINICS, AREA HEALTH CENTRES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES - 2022
Region.

Region.

Region.
CENTRE AND DISTRICT TOTAL 2022 CENTRE AND DISTRICT TOTAL 2022 CENTRE AND DISTRICT TOTAL 2022
FLACQ PLAINES WILHEMS PAMPLEMOUSSES
3 LADY RAMGOOLAM MEDICLINIC 96,995 5 FLOREAL MEDICLINIC 87,590 2 L.MOUNTAIN COMM HOSPITAL 79,029
3 FLACQ AHC 48,577 1 B.BASSIN (L.Twining St) AHC 71,694 2 TRIOLET MEDICLINIC 154,500
3 BEL AIR AHC 73,022 5 CASTEL AHC 50,421 2 Arsenal CHC 15,004
3 BRAMSTHAN AHC 28,236 5 CUREPIPE ROAD AHC 49,960 1 Baie Du Tombeau CHC 43,039
3 Belle Mare CHC 38,636 5 QUATRE BORNES AHC 61,975 2 Bon Air CHC 32,982
3 Bon Accueil CHC 37,226 5 ROSE HILL AHC 53,895 2 Calebasses (Human S.Trust) CHC 21,984
3 Camp De Masque Pavé CHC 22,563 5 VACOAS (Club road ) AHC 37,917 2 Congomah CHC 7,844
3 Camp Ithier CHC 19,223 5 Bassin CHC 35,518 2 Crève Coeur CHC 5,318
3 Caroline CHC 44,719 1 Beau Bassin (Odette Leal) CHC 34,660 2 D'Epinay CHC 16,905
3 Clemencia CHC 16,707 1 Coromandel CHC## 10,609 2 Fond Du Sac CHC 63,445
3 Dr Saxena (Pellegrin) CHC 16,409 5 Forest Side CHC 39,504 1 Le Hochet (S.K.Patel) CHC 22,140
3 Ecroignard CHC 14,087 5 Glen Park CHC 60,621 2 Pamplemousses CHC 35,434
3 G.R.S.E CHC 7,800 5 Highlands CHC 17,132 2 Petite Julie CHC 8,048
3 Lalmatie CHC 50,562 5 Midlands CHC 16,494 2 Plaine Des Papayes CHC 40,910
3 La Lucie Roy CHC 7,958 5 Pandit Sahadeo (Vacoas) CHC 55,998 2 Pointe Aux Piments CHC 18,517
3 Laventure CHC 25,528 5 Phoenix CHC 26,666 2 Terre Rouge CHC 64,670
3 Mare La Chaux CHC 12,108 5 SSR (Ollier) CHC 27,831 2 Trou aux Biches 13,800
3 Medine Camp De Masque CHC 19,659 5 Stanley CHC 42,682 2 Villebague CHC 8,920
3 Olivia CHC 16,681 5 Trefles (Jacques Rougeot)CHC 26,535
3 Pellegrin (R.F.Palmer) CHC 8,210 5 Swami Krishnanand (H/Rood) CHC 11,934 TOTAL 652,489
3 Poste De Flacq CHC 51,943 5 La Caverne CHC 34,492
3 Quatre Cocos CHC 24,793 5 Wooton CHC 14,723 BLACK RIVER
3 Quatre Soeurs CHC 23,449 5 DR CANTIN Comm. HOSPITAL 68,512
1 St Julien D'Hotman CHC 9,677 TOTAL 868,851 1 BAMBOUS AHC 75,580
3 St Julien Village CHC 11,998 1 PETITE RIVIERE AHC 47,594
3 Sebastopol (Lesur) CHC 20,789 MOKA 1 Albion CHC 12,344
3 Trou D'Eau Douce CHC 15,178 3 DR MAHLER(Mt. Blanche)AHC 41,611 5 Beaux Songes CHC 18,140
1 QUARTIER MILITAIRE AHC 45,847 5 Case Noyale CHC 10,838
TOTAL 762,733 1 DR QUENUM (St Pierre) AHC 29,477 5 Chamarel CHC 7,770
1 Camp Thorel CHC 20,089 5 Flic En Flac CHC 24,898
SAVANNE 1 Dagotiere CHC 30,867 5 Shri R Jugnauth (Palma) CHC 28,113
4 CHEMIN GRENIER AHC 72,625 5 Dubreuil CHC 21,596 5 La Gaulette CHC 23,942
4 TYACK AHC 55,668 1 L'Avenir CHC 17,967 1 M. Leal (La Tour Koenig) CHC 56,196
4 Baie Du Cap CHC 13,487 1 La Laura CHC 8,002 5 Pointe Aux Sables CHC### 0
4 Camp Diable CHC 10,741 1 M.de Speville (Esp/Q.M.) CHC 18,032 5 Tamarin CHC 9,310
4 Chamouny (Prof.Cerene) CHC 34,411 3 Melrose CHC 19,634 TOTAL 383,237
4 Grand Bois CHC 47,158 1 Moka CHC 15,704
1 Pailles CHC 38,004
TOTAL 234,090 1 Pailles West CHC 10,820 PORT LOUIS
1 Providence CHC 12,307 1 DR Hyderkhan(P/Verte) Mediclinic 88,877
1 Ripailles CHC 4,178 1 DR BOULOUX (Cassis) AHC 26,811
1 Cité La Cure (Dr Mahler) CHC 14,691
RIVIERE DU REMPART TOTAL 334,135 1 Eastern CHC 19,324
2 GOODLANDS MEDICLINIC# 174,265 1 Roche Bois CHC 52,772
2 RIVIERE DU REMPART AHC 116,532 GRAND PORT 1 Sainte Croix CHC 65,791
2 Amaury CHC 14,470 4
L'ESCALIER MEDICLINIC 47,361 1 Tranquebar CHC 61,086
2 Barlow CHC 11,008 4
ROSE BELLE AHC 46,471 1 Vallee Des Pretres CHC 38,446
2 Belle Vue Maurel CHC 14,665 4
Bambous Virieux CHC 16,160 1 Vallee Pitot CHC 50,684
2 Cap Malheureux CHC 25,033 4
Cluny CHC 7,032
2 Cottage CHC 32,157 3
Grand Sable CHC 29,234 TOTAL 418,482
2 Esp.Trébuchet (K.Ramdanee) CHC 24,389 4
Mare D`Albert CHC 18,916
2 Grand Bay CHC 24,068 4
Mare Tabac CHC 15,608
2 Grand Gaube CHC 46,838 4
New Grove CHC 35,140
2 Petit Raffray CHC 38,497 4
Nouvelle France CHC 17,862 ISLAND TOTAL ** 4,700,911
2 Piton CHC 52,172 4
Old Grand Port CHC 25,982 of which in Health Regions$$
2 Plaines Des Roches CHC 12,931 4
Plaine Magnien CHC 57,811 Region 1 (Dr Jeetoo Hospital) 1,053,309
2 Poudre D'Or CHC 18,140 4
Riviere Des Creoles CHC 16,667 Region 2 (SSRN Hospital) 1,247,009
2 Roches Noires CHC 38,832 4
Riviere Du Poste CHC 12,032 Region 3 (Flacq Hospital) 843,535
2 Vale CHC 15,702 4
Saint Hubert CHC 7,275 Region 4 ( J.Nehru Hospital) 592,051
4
Trois Boutiques CHC 33,644 Region 5 (Victoria Hospital) 965,007
TOTAL 659,699 TOTAL 387,195
* based on monthly returns received and adjusted for under/over reporting and on yearly trends. Some figures are estimates
# No return has been received from Goodlands Mediclinic. The total attendances of this centre is estimated based
##
on total cases seen by doctor. upgraded to mediclinic in 2023
** at Community Hospitals (147,541), Mediclinics (649,588), Area Health Centre (917,381) and Community Health Centre (2,986,401).
** excluding MCH (203,306), Vaccination (115,453), Family Planning (37,224) and Dental (227,861)
** of which 1,892,556 cases seen by doctor (including 97,832 at L.Mountain and Y.Cantin Community Hospitals).
$$ ###
excluding Out-patient at hospitals closed for renovation, patients redirected to La Tour Koenig CHC
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SUMMARY ON PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME - 2022

DISTRICT

PLAINES WILHEMS
PAMPLE-MOUSSES

RIV. DU REMPART

GRAND PORT
LOUIS

BLACK RIVER
SAVANNE
FLACQ

MOKA
ISLAND OF
MAURITIUS

PORT
ACTIVITY AND RESULT
SCREENING BY NURSING STAFF
No. of schools visited 15 36 48 31 40 37 114 35 29 385

No. of children on roll 402 1,149 1,554 719 1,556 1,358 3,781 970 1,129 12,618

No. of children screened 310 975 1,349 543 1,396 1,120 2,971 681 1,003 10,348

Scabies 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 9
Nits and lice 4 39 49 7 67 37 151 14 43 411
Dental carries 45 265 324 10 90 116 283 108 159 1,400

No. of children referred to dentist 9 191 215 1 59 110 208 106 139 1,038
No. of children referred to
P.H.C^ clinics for 116 93 76 235 353 307 1,488 456 449 3,573
immunization
* only 96 schools were visited
^ Primary Health Care
because of Covid-19 pandemic

SUMMARY ON PRIMARY SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME - 2022

DISTRICT Normal Schools

Specialised Schools#
PAMPLEMOUSSES

PLAINES WILHEMS
GRAND PORT
RIV. DU REMPART

MAURITIUS
ISLAND OF
BLACK RIVER
PORT LOUIS

SAVANNE
FLACQ

MOKA

ACTIVITY AND RESULT

SCREENING BY NURSING STAFF

No. of schools visited 29 32 23 37 27 18 70 26 19 12 293

No. of children on roll 7,125 7,721 3,554 8,841 6,091 4,051 11,943 2,295 2,172 443 54,236
No. of children screened 1,086 109 1,025 1,848 1,886 931 3,582 929 60 290 11,746

Scabies 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Nits and lice 7 0 21 19 82 32 120 11 5 11 308

Dental problems 170 0 217 59 131 32 137 75 2 27 850

No. of children referred to dentist 34 0 143 49 109 32 101 64 2 18 552

VISION SURVEY (Std III,V& VI)

No. of children screened 514 477 1,045 1,051 972 390 3,490 824 214 - 8,977
No. with defective vision 19 22 51 18 76 33 231 203 18 - 671
No. referred to specialists 9 22 51 18 76 33 287 37 16 - 549

IMMUNIZATIONS PERFORMED

TDaP/IPV$ (New entrants) 659 1903 225 1018 732 300 1427 1169 306 38 7,777
MMR (New entrants)** 14 3 9 23 7 5 25 2 10 14 112
TDaP (School leavers)
$
974 385 126 857 191 337 706 565 288 63 4,492

# Plaines Wilhems (8), Port Louis (3) and Pamplemousses (1)

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Primary School Health Statistics - 2022
ISLAND OF MAURITIUS - 2022
SCREENING BY NURSING STAFF IN :

Specialised
NORMAL SCHOOLS

schools
Total
STANDARD: I II III IV V VI

Number of children on roll 9,969 7,023 8,535 8,999 10,156 9,111 443 54,236
Number of children screened 2,970 188 2,773 1,715 2,993 817 290 11,746
Number of children having the following :
Scabies 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 5
Nits and/or lice 66 17 54 82 64 14 11 308
Dental caries 178 19 201 155 223 47 27 850
of whom referred to dentist 112 12 116 129 125 40 18 552

VISION SURVEY ON CHILDREN IN:

III V VI SS Total
STANDARD:
Number of children surveyed 4,679 4,150 148 - 8,977
Number of children with visual problem 304 367 - - 671
of whom referred to eye specialist 292 257 - - 549

Normal
IMMUNIZATION PERFORMED SS TOTAL
Schools
MMR (New entrants)* 98 14 112
TDaP/IPV$ (New entrants) 7,739 38 7,777
TDaP$ (School leavers) 4,429 63 4,492
* MMR (2nd dose) was rescheduled at 17 months of age of baby following outbreak in 2018
$
TDaP/IPV and TDaP vaccine gradually replaced Tetanus Toxoid as from February 2020

ISLAND OF RODRIGUES - 2020*

SCREENING BY NURSING STAFF IN :

Total
STANDARD: I II III IV V VI
Number of children on roll 363 355 373 370 397 317 2,175
Number of children screened 361 345 351 360 346 306 2,069
Number of children having the following :
Scabies 3 0 3 0 0 5 11
Nits and/or lice 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Dental caries 18 16 24 19 22 24 123
of whom referred to dentist 18 16 24 19 22 24 123

VISION SURVEY ON CHILDREN IN:

III V VI Total
STANDARD:
Number of children surveyed 397 442 0 839
Number of children with visual problem 4 4 0 8
of whom referred to eye specialist 4 4 0 8

IMMUNIZATION PERFORMED Total

MMR (New entrants) 380
TDaP/IPV$/D.T - Polio ( New entrants) 421
TDaP$/Tetanus Toxoid (School Leavers) 381
$
TDaP/IPV and TDaP vaccine gradually replaced Tetanus Toxoid
* No school health statistics was received for 2021 & 2022
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

Summary Statistics on Noise Monitoring performed by the Environmental Health Engineering Unit

Noise Monitoring
Surveillance *
Number of Number of
Number of Complaints
Year Complaints Notices
Received & Attended Cases with
justified Served
Number of noise above
visits permissible
levels
2011 562 203 14 1,751 103
2012 626 229 8 1,753 96
2013 657 292 32 1,622 76
2014 859 374 26 1,489 54
2015 777 323 27 1,588 29
2016 738 381 15 1548 28
2017 715 339 7 1728 40
2018 685 333 3 1,757 35
2019 570 278 3 1,568 37
#
2020 499 253 0 387 13
2021 366 350 32 256# 13
2022 382 335 45 710 15
* during weekends and # A drastic decrease in figure has been reported due to Covid-19, whereby night clubs & hotels
after office hours. are closed and many social and recreational activities were not carried out due to Covid-19
regulations.

Republic of Mauritius
£
Cash Gift Coupons distributed at government MCH Clinics

Mauritius Rodrigues
Year No of Cash Coupons No of Cash Coupons
First Second Third Fourth First Second Third Fourth
2012 6,888 8,977 7,608 5,805 547 586 502 375
2013 6,705 8,645 7,301 5,566 495 573 529 407
2014 6,526 7,941 6,740 5,391 337 541 531 429
2015 5,208 6,359 5,123 4,459 347 595 521 369
2016 6,453 6,860 5,536 5,199 507 555 438 279
2017 6,348 6,848 5,273 4,942 686 555 438 279
2018 5,903 7,027 5,257 4,571 620 674 528 352
2019 5,153 6,573 5,601 4,210 771 674 600 377
2020 4,307 6,228 4,926 3,858 751 646 529 422
2021 3,986 5,874 4,412 3,036 854 790 568 396
2022 4,168 5,937 4,702 3,073 838 742 644 411
£ second coupon at age of 1 year
Statistics on Home Nursing Care Services
Number of visits
Year
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Health Region
1 Port Louis # # 20,885 24,552 25,750
2 Pamplemousses / Riviere du Rempart 9,254 10,375 11,514 12,618 16,551
3 Flacq 6,806 5,812 6,032 6,711 14,929
4 Grand Port / Savanne 11,239 10,619 11,501 11,961 13,703
5 Plaine Wilhems 4,426 4,693 4,212 3,440 3,223
Rodrigues 919 623 560 189 **
TOTAL …. …. 54,704 59,471 74,156
# data not received …. data not available ** no activity was performed in 2022
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SCREENING* OF PRIMARY & PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN# - 2022

Children reported with: Pre-primary Primary

Abdominal pain 1 0
Pallor 3 2
Pityriasis versicolor 28 2
Skin diseases 165 95
Eye defects 22 25
Hearing impairment and other ear disorders 1 1
Speech disorders 95 0
Asthma (known) 6 25
Enlarged tonsils/tonsillitis 2 0
Upper respiratory tract infections 1 8
Congenital anomalies: 0 0
Cleft palate/lip 0 0
Congenital heart disease 52 36
Undescended testis 2 5
Dyslexia 0 0
Mental & behavioural disorders 14 1
Underweight 472 159
Overweight 253 363
Other conditions 318 48
No. of children referred to specialists 239 262

* for specific diseases by doctor or nursing staff

# all children not covered

ACTIVITIES OF THE DENTAL HEALTH SERVICE 2017-2020

PREVENTIVE SERVICE*

ACTIVITY PLACE POPULATION COVERED 2017 2018 2019 2020&

Well Baby No. of children 6-9 months - - - -

DISTRIBUTION TO

Clinics in Area No. of children 10-23 months - - - -

& Community
CHILDREN
FLUORIDE

No. of children 24-35 months - - - -

Health
Pre-Primary No. of schools visited - - - -
schools No. of pupils (3-5 years) - - - -
@
TOTAL - -
@ - @
- @

No. of pre-primary schools visited 137 109 91 31

No. of pre-primary school children
6,598 3,204 2,774 786
Pre-Primary, reached
No. of primary schools visited 95 99 97 35
ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Primary, &
Secondary No. of primary school children reached 24,762 27,143 22,773 8,557
Schools No. of secondary schools visited 1 - - -
No. of secondary school children
292 - - -
reached
No. of nursing mothers reached in well-
- - - -
baby clinics
Other places No. of persons reached in
538 - - -
(community) SWC/COM/other centres
No of persons screened in mobile dental
clinics
TOTAL 32,190 30,347 25,547 9,343

Source: Dental Health Services

* drastic changes due to administrative reasons &: No activity carried out as from April 2020
@ no fluoride distribution to children
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ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
DENTAL CURATIVE SERVICES
TABLE A: ATTENDANCES AT DENTAL CLINICS 2018-2022
Number
ATTENDANCES
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Cases seen by dentists:
Children < 5 years 4,447 3,590 3,347 2,986 3,242
Children aged 5-11 years 39,944 35,047 27,925 22,071 20,719
Persons aged 12 years & above 210,834 205,053 196,412 183,624 183,700
SUBTOTAL 255,225 243,690 227,684 208,681 207,661
Cases seen by specialist:
oral surgeons 10,213 10,941 7,862 6,707 7,898
orthodontists 5,774 5,983 5,445 5,419 5,827
endodontists 4,091 4,437 4,078 4,591 6,475
#
TOTAL ATTENDANCES 275,303 265,051 245,069 225,398 227,861
# of which 154,402 seen at Primary Health Care Centres (2022)

TABLE B: DISTRIBUTION OF CASES SEEN BY TYPE OF DENTAL CARE

Number
Dental care
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
EXTRACTION AND TOOTH RESTORATION
Deciduous teeth extracted 18,372 16,477 14,504 12,041 11,006
School children
Temporary fillings inserted in : deciduous teeth 5,740 4,737 3,191 2,399 2,562
permanent teeth 1,753 1,617 1,071 704 1,044
Permanent fillings inserted : amalgam 3,045 2,372 1,182 658 724
composite 775 789 567 224 382

Permanent teeth extracted 545 522 774 365 492

Adults
Temporary fillings inserted 49,698 48,244 41,745 36,593 35,587
Permanent fillings inserted : amalgam 30,933 31,258 25,577 24,596 26,666
composite 20,389 21,535 17,988 17,989 31,091
Teeth extracted 49,118 47,617 45,437 45,864 45,787
OTHER DENTAL CARE
Treatment of paradontal disease 29,141 28,965 25,525 24,106 24,817
Surgical operations on jaws, etc. 5,080 5,256 5,039 5,128 5,301
Treatment of fracture of jaws 285 367 274 239 332
Endodontic treatment 4,074 4,295 4,070 4,355 6,494
Treatment of dental cysts 282 355 456 303 340
Treatment of temporo-mandibular joint 464 535 317 287 372
Application of pit and fissure sealants 2,866 1,491 401 328 84

TABLE C: ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

Number
Activity
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
No. of appliances delivered 691 769 756 733 642
No. of patients with cleft palate 132 107 97 61 70
No. of appliances activated 3,519 3,847 3,748 4,009 4,462
No. of appliances repaired 12 22 21 10 11
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REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
Pathological tests carried out in public laboratories – 2022
Island of Mauritius Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius
Section
SPECIMENS TESTS SPECIMENS TESTS SPECIMENS TESTS
Bacteriology 84,147 556,986 7,849 33,471 91,996 590,457
Biochemistry 5,312,131 7,773,242 242,984 354,552 5,555,115 8,127,794
Blood Transfusion 222,380 1,138,990 11,052 26,895 233,432 1,165,885
Cytology 19,369 21,814 - - 19,369 21,814
Haematology 1,266,070 4,644,571 68,095 337,440 1,334,165 4,982,011
Histopathology 14,781 132,176 - - 14,781 132,176
Parasitology 134,217 217,284 7,734 10,465 141,951 227,749
Virology 221,317 379,336 23,781 39,719 245,098 419,055
Total 7,274,412 14,864,399 361,495 802,542 7,635,907 15,666,941

Details of pathological tests carried out in Blood Transfusion Services – 2022

Island of Mauritius Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius

Tests
SPECIMENS TESTS SPECIMENS TESTS SPECIMENS TESTS
Antenatal 11,026 65,181 1,049 2,098 12,075 67,279
Antibody Screening 1,071 3,416 74 148 1,145 3,564
Antigen Typing 1,620 7,311 - - 1,620 7,311
Cord Blood 3,692 7,384 314 628 4,006 8,012
Cross-Matched Cases 37,967 113,901 1,454 4,362 39,421 118,263
Direct Coomb's test 1,485 1,485 120 120 1,605 1,605
Donor Testing 48,087 227,529 1,635 3,270 49,722 230,799
Type & Screen 47,429 189,716 1,654 6,616 49,083 196,332
Unit of Blood XM'd 59,218 177,685 2,361 7,083 61,579 184,768
Mother's Blood 1,346 2,692 179 358 1,525 3,050
Grouping 796,300 8,840 24,683 221,781 820,983
Grand Total 212,941

Selected Laboratory* Confirmed Cases of Communicable Diseases 2011-2022

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Disease
Gonorrhoea 12 23 15 44 31 56 104 181 212 113 63 50
Haemophilus influenza
- - - - 2 - - - - - - -
Type B
Hepatitis A 44 3 2 3 7 1 2 6 1 3 2 4
Hepatitis B 371 272 330 264 276 290 393 517 320 340 241 278
# #
Hepatitis C** 1,502 1,598 1,713 1,901 1,833 1,992 2,000 1,900 1,844 1,548 1,864 2,035
Leptospirosis 37 33 55 30 39 28 34 24 36 44 48 39
Meningitis
1 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Meningococcal
Rubella ... ... 10 6 5 ... 8 4 12 12 12 15
Syphilis 425 457 465 866 686 1087 1,591 2,401 2,347 2,915 3,509 3,380
Typhoid Fever 2 1 3 - 3 2 - - 1 - - 3
NB: certain figures of 2017 to 2020 have been revised in line with change in data reporting from laboratory services.

* Government services # estimate(based on trend) ... No data

** excluding blood donors

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POSITIVITY RATES OF PATHOLOGICAL TESTS CARRIED OUT IN PUBLIC LABORATORIES ON CERTAIN SELECTED PATHOGENIC CONDITIONS

Period: 2020 - 2022

2020 2021 2022

POSITIV
PATHOGENIC CONDITION POSITIVE CASES POSITIVE CASES
SPECIMENS E CASES SPECIMENS SPECIMENS
TESTED RATE TESTED RATE TESTED RATE
No. No. No.
(%) (%) (%)
A. Communicable Diseases
(I) Microbiology
1. Stools 4,500 3,782 3,382
(i) Selected parasites identified : 31 0.69 - 0.00 - 0.00

Entamoeba histolytica 1 0.02 5 0.13 1 0.03

Precystic amoebae 3 0.07 1 0.03 1 0.03

Trichuris ova 9 0.20 9 0.24 11 0.33

Ascaris ova 12 0.27 6 0.16 15 0.44
Giardia lamblia 3 0.07 2 0.05 - 0.00
Hookworm ova 1 0.02 - 0.00 1 0.03
Strongyloides larvae - 0.00 3 0.08 - 0.00
Shistosoma ova 1 0.02 10 0.26 - 0.00

(ii) Selected bacterial pathogens: 1,675 2,157 2,144

Non-typhoidal salmonella 92 5.49 98 4.54 57 2.66

Campylobacter 46 2.75 42 1.95 39 1.82

Shigella species 1 0.06 - 0.00 - 0.00

Salmonella typhi - 0.00 - 0.00 3 0.14

2. Throat Swabs 1,569 822 990

Streptococcus group A 48 3.06 38 4.62 20 2.02

3. Cerebrospinal Fluid ( selected pathogens) 603 587 544

Haemophilus influenzae type b - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00

Streptoccus pneumoniae - 0.00 1 0.17 1 0.18

Streptococcus group B 1 0.17 1 0.17 - 0.00

Cryptococcus neoformans 2 0.33 9 1.53 1 0.18

Neisseria meningitidis - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00

4. Gonorrhoea 5,929 113 1.91 4,601 63 1.37 3,504 50 1.43

5. Malaria 26,079 12 0.05 14,196 16 0.11 61,361 40 0.07
*
6. Toxoplasma antibodies 4,136 222 5.37 4,357 266 6.11 4,724 215 4.55

(II) Virology

Hepatitis A 280 3 1.07 220 2 0.91 238 4 1.68

Hepatitis B (HBs Ag) 75,111 340 0.45 80,436 241 0.30 85,868 278 0.32

Hepatitis C 69,089 1,548 2.24 77,999 1,864 2.39 86,501 2,035 2.35

Cytomegalovirus 3,888 122 3.14 4,277 126 2.95 4,486 95 2.12

Leptospirosis 964 44 4.56 1,145 48 4.19 1,042 39 3.74

Chikungunya 898 - 0.00 795 - 0.00 745 - 0.00
Dengue 12,683 229 1.81 787 1 0.13 786 10 1.27
Syphilis (VDRL) 73,375 2,915 3.97 79,344 3,509 4.42 85,724 3,380 3.94
Human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) ** 80,370 338 0.42 78,336 347 0.44 94,897 416 0.44
B. Non-Communicable Disease
Cancer-related tests
On histological examinations (tissue) 12,882 2,044 15.87 11,980 1,971 16.45 13,947 2,225 15.95
On cytological examinations (smears) 7,242 365 5.04 6,709 327 4.87 19,369 397 2.05
On haematological examinations
407 107 26.29 417 123 29.50 515 175 33.98
(Bone marrow)
NB: all figures include tests carried out by the National Blood Transfusion Service
* IgM antibodies only
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STATISTICS RELATING TO THE FIELDS OF BASIC SANITATION AND FOOD HYGIENE ( 2018-2022)

ACTIVITIES 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

BASIC SANITATION
No. of premises and other sites inspected 57,968 68,407 77,842 63,704 52,765
No. of notices issued 4,235 4,346 3,538 4,266 2,626
No. of sanitary contraventions 84 65 32 38 34
No. of cases sentenced 40 55 27 34 25
FOOD HYGIENE
No. of inspections carried out 19,035 18,249 15,070 19,162 20,117
Foodstuffs unfit for consumption seized and
destroyed (kg) 152,745 178,854 283,771 350,596 93,953
No. of contraventions 414 276 180 374 507
No. of cases sentenced 350 326 110 258 357
No of imported food containers examined 19,435 26,354 27,194 11,707 83,355
INSPECTION OF PUBLIC PLACES
Cinema halls & other entertainment places 614 229 45 113 199
Dormitories ( including Boarding Houses) 1,722 2,437 2,108 1,137 1,951
Industrial establishments 379 202 188 134 125
Schools 2,412 2,553 .... 887 988
AIRPORT
No. of planes disinsectised on arrival 238 43 8 114 31
No. of passengers put under malaria 395,712 380,785 70,221 37,737 295,907
surveillance
No. of passengers put under chikungunya 449,281 369,855 84,674 33,142 254,745
surveillance
No. of passengers put under dengue 449,281 460,324 84,674 33,142 254,745
surveillance
SEAPORT
No. of ships given pratique 3,055 3,460 2,577 2,239 3,067
No. of ships inspected for issue of deratting
exemption certificate 412 430 457 428 463
No. of deratting of ships performed 20 39 14 10 31

.... No data

REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
NUMBER OF IMPORTED CIGARETTE STICKS*

Product 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Cigarettes (No of sticks) 1,003,931,000 1,041,080,000 1,068,719,000 1,005,765,000 1,097,170,000

NUMBER OF LITRES IMPORTED OR PRODUCED ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS *

Product 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Beer 43,545,797 46,608,195 43,904,189 42,804,731 46,447,943

Wine 4,161,931 3,879,069 3,494,430 3,104,737 3,316,306

Spirits (including imported Rum, Whiskey
12,201,426 11,985,017 11,882,388 11,021,715 11,867,554
Liquor and Compounded Spirits)
Total alcoholic products (litre) 59,909,154 62,472,281 59,281,007 56,931,183 61,631,803
* Source: Mauritius Revenue Authority
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ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION@ PROGRAMME 2018- 2022

ACTIVITY
YEAR
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
SUMMARY FIGURES
Number of disabled as at end-of-year 11,263 11,000 10,598 10,611 10,260
New cases of disabled registered during year 660 652 499 526 451
Number of visits to disabled 40,824 39,700 31,077 28,189 27,617
Number of referrals of disabled 5,671 5,225 4,105 3,740 3,997
Number of appliances delivered to disabled 1,058 998 934 774 1,064
Number of visits to institutions by staff 1,346 1,244 1,002 1,019 1,058
DETAILS OF REFERRALS OF DISABLED
To social security offices 1,414 1,321 1,223 1,120 1,253
To hospitals 1,514 1,330 1,059 882 1,007
To health centres 1,764 1,706 1,254 1,085 1,309
To National Council for the Rehabilitation of the
34 30 17 19 20
Disabled Persons (NCRD)
To orthopaedic workshop 469 439 281 226 235
To day care centres 124 85 60 24 49
To specialised schools 80 62 62 25 20
To Pre-Primary Schools 15 16 10 9 7
To Primary Schools 3 4 4 1 0
To other institutions 254 232 135 198 97
DETAILS OF APPLIANCES DELIVERED TO
DISABLED
Walking aids 469 487 477 441 678
Wheelchairs 340 259 251 152 201
Adapted appliances 105 109 87 80 73
Splints/calipers 33 16 26 62 46
Hearing aids 23 12 8 11 7
Artificial limbs 22 16 12 9 3
Other appliances* 88 86 72 20 34
DETAILS OF VISITS TO INSTITUTIONS BY
STAFF
Day care centres 294 242 177 112 103
Pre-primary schools 153 115 74 8 48
Specialised institutions 98 103 76 29 90
Primary schools 52 54 34 9 27
Social security offices 649 646 590 626 745
Other institutions 100 83 43 23 35
@ see page 53 for attendances at rehabilitation service departments
* including walking sticks

CASES REFERRED ABROAD BY GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES

TREATMENT 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Eye 11 17 3 8 10
Neurosurgical 49 91 49 53 86
Cardiac 41 65 48 47 48
Other* 220 162 76 65 133
Total number of patients 321 335 176** 173** 277
*
leukaemia, orthopaedics, Cancer and Renal transplant (10 in 2018, 14 in 2019, 4 in 2020, 6 in 2021 & 5 in 2022).
** Decreases noted in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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NEW CASES OF CERTAIN NOTIFIABLE DISEASES## REPORTED TO SANITARY AUTHORITIES 2004 – 2022

**
TUBERCULOSIS
@
TETANUS

WHOOPING COUGH
HIV / AIDS MALARIA

FOOD POISONING
CHICKUNGUNYA

LEPTOSPIROSIS
DISEASE

MENINGITIS#
AMOEBIASIS

(PERTUSIS)$
DIPTHERIA
MEASLES$

TYPHOID
LEPROSY
DENGUE

NON-NEONATAL
NEO-NATORUM
INDIGENEOUS
PULMONARY

INTRODUCED
NON-MAURI-
MAURITIAN

IMPORTED
YEAR

TIAN
OTHER
NON-
MAURITIAN
MAURITIAN

2004 525 10 - - - 160 - 3 - 45 3 110 10 - - 1 118 11 1 1 -

2005 921 7 - 1381&& - 29 1 6 - 35 1 11 14 - - - 117 6 4 5 -
2006 542 13 1 11,165 - 78 - 6 - 38 - 3 4 - - - 104 7 4 4 -
&
2007 546 22 - 1 - 766 1 9 - 42 - 13 18 - - 1 97 11 - 15 1
&
2008 538 19 - - 1 129 - 3 - 27 - 12 12 - - - 102 4 2 6 -
2009 548 7 - - 252&& 718 1 7 - 23 - 15 7 5 - 1 109 4 4 5 1
& &
2010 568 12 - 5 11 156 2 28 - 52 - - 5 - - - 106 11 6 3 -
& &
2011 401 16 - 1 8 445 2 17 - 54 - - 7 - - 1 111 2 - 5 -

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& &
2012 320 7 - 1 13 264 - 16 - 30 3 - 3 - - - 122 6 2 4 -
2013 260 11 - - 19& 390 1 25 - 49 - - 2 - - - 111 11 8 5 -
& ₤
2014 322 11 - 2 64 169 3 16 - 19 1 - 1 - - - 96 23 6 1 1
₤
2015 262 7 1 - 91 82 2 30 - 32 - - 1 - - - 105 23 1 1 -
& ₤
2016 319 10 - 7 24 147 1 17 - 25 - - 1 - - - 100 18 4 2 -
2017 368 16 - 3& 13 208 - 23 - 28 - - - - - - 110 9 2 - -
2018 382 24 - 1& 6 65 2 18 - 38 4 - 1 - - - 111 12 10 4₤ -
& && ₤
2019 374 23 - 1 152 83 1 24 - 41 - - - - - - 100 16 10 2 -
&&
2020 318 20 - - 228 58 - 23 - 10 2 - 1 - - 1 73 12 18 - -
2021 327 20 - - - 148 - 25 - 15 1 - - - - - 75 11 5 - -
2022 391 25 - - 14& 108 1 18 - 40 - - 1 - - - 114 4 4 - -
## No cases of Schistosomiasis has been reported since 1998 $ Sources include hospitals and laboratories
** Forms of tuberculosis notifiable in Mauritius are : respiratory, skeletal, of
# Cerebrospinal ( Hib, Streptoccus pneumonia and neisseria)
meninges and central nervous system
* In Rodrigues, 28 in 2018, 36 in 2019, 34 in 2020, 91 cases in 2021 and 22 cases in 2022 & imported/secondary to imported cases only
@
Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus / Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome && outbreak localised mostly in Port Louis
₤
mostly imported/secondary to imported cases (as from 2014) See page 92 for data on Sexually Transmitted Infections
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DISTRIBUTION OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REPORTED TO SANITARY AUTHORITIES BY MONTH - 2022

DISEASE HIV / AIDS@ MALARIA TUBERCULOSIS *

FOOD GONORRHOEA LEPTOSPIROSIS SYPHILIS#

PULMONARY
DENGUE FILARIASIS
MAURITIAN

POISONING

OTHER
NON-MAURITIAN IMPORTED INTRODUCED

MONTH
JANUARY 26 2 3 6 1 - 4 - 31 14 - 6

FEBRUARY 26 2 1 7 - 1 - - 20 6 - 17

MARCH 34 1 8 4 - 2 1 - 27 12 - 32

APRIL 35 - 2 9 - 5 2 - 30 13 2 8

MAY 27 2 2 4 - 3 2 - 38 14 - 21

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JUNE 36 3 1 3 - 1 4 - 32 8 - 31

JULY 21 4 2 6 - 2 5 - 28 8 2 1

AUGUST 33 5 1 4 1 1 4 - 32 6 - 11

SEPTEMBER 33 1 3 3 4 3 7 - 45 11 - 117

OCTOBER 33 2 51 6 3 - 2 - 32 11 - 59

NOVEMBER 53 2 28 15 2 - 5 - 21 3 - 19

DECEMBER 34 1 6 7 3 - 4 - 34 12 - 52

TOTAL 391 25 108 74 14 18 40 - 370 118 4 374

28
@ Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus / Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome # excluding Rodrigues
* Forms of tuberculosis notifiable in Mauritius are : respiratory, skeletal, of meninges and central nervous system
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DISTRIBUTION OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REPORTED TO SANITARY AUTHORITIES BY DISTRICT - 2022

TUBERCULOSIS
DENGUE MALARIA
PULMONARY
DISEASE

NON MAURITIAN
@
HIV / AIDS FOOD
GONORRHOEA LEPTOSPIROSIS SYPHILIS

MAURITIAN
(MAURITIAN) POISONING
LOCALLY
IMPORTED IMPORTED INTRODUCED
TRANSMITTED

DISTRICT

PORT LOUIS 92 49 11 - - 1 5 - 75 36 2

PAMPLEMOUSSES 55 1 6 - - 3 6 - 61 11 -

RIVIERE DU REMPART 18 22 4 - 1 2 9 - 27 8 -

FLACQ 36 2 6 - 2 4 - - 31 9 -

68
GRAND PORT 23 - 5 - 2 2 2 - 23 7 -

SAVANNE 10 1 4 - - 1 - - 15 2 -

PLAINES WILHEMS 101 11 26 - 7 4 14 - 54 27 2

MOKA 10 - 4 - - 1 - - 7 5 -

BLACK RIVER 32 - 8 - 2 - 4 - 37 8 -

RODRIGUES 14 22 * - - - - - - 40 1 -

TOTAL 391 108 74 - 14 18 40 - 370 114 4

@ Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus / Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome * mostly fish poisoning

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DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REPORTED TO SANITARY AUTHORITIES

BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX - 2022

HIV / AIDS@ PULMONARY

DISEASE FOOD POISONING GONORRHOEA#
MALARIA SYPHILIS # TUBERCULOSIS
MAURITIAN/NON-
& MAURITIAN
MAURITIAN (IMPORTED/INTRODUCED)
SEX

AGE-GROUP (YEARS) MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

Less than 1 0 6 6 12 22 - - - 1 10 10 - -

10 - 19 20 8 9 6 11 1 2 - 2 25 2 2

69
20 - 29 43 60 11 7 33 2 14 3 37 126 16 5

30 - 39 41 51 11 4 16 - 5 2 40 36 17 3

40 - 49 35 45 7 4 9 - 6 1 24 20 23 4

50 - 59 10 39 3 1 2 - - 2 17 5 18 1

60 & over 12 15 4 7 - - 4 - 12 6 17 10

TOTAL 167 224 57 51 71 3 31 9 142 228 93 25

@ Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus / Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome # excluding Rodrigues

See page 89 for additional statistics on Sexually Transmitted Infections
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ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS (AFP) SURVEILLANCE 2015-2022
YEAR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number of AFP reported cases 6 7 8 7 7 4 5 6
Rate per 100,000 population <15 years 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.2 1.9 2.4 2.9

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AT HOSPITAL LEVEL# - 2022
DISEASE
Gastro- Upper respiratory
Conjunctivitis2 Fever
enteritis tract infection1
MONTH
January 1,546 13,555 678 1,719
February 1,741 50,816 580 4,790
March 2,788 45,119 761 5,029
April 3,422 19,052 659 2,813
May 3,347 21,805 717 2,973
June 3,412 28,101 831 3,066
July 2,987 35,069 1,234 3,597
August 2,777 25,970 1,314 2,535
September 3,251 20,465 1,132 2,132
October 3,818 19,041 1,206 2,088
November 3,731 25,408 1,527 2,806
December 3,148 17,102 1,299 2,460
Year 35,968 321,503 11,938 36,008
# General Hospitals (including Long Mountain)
1. including ENT Hospital in the compound of Victoria Hospital
2. including Moka (Eye) Hospital

ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
NEW CASES ATTENDING AREA AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES - 2022
DISEASE Upper
Gastro-
respiratory Conjunctivitis Scabies
MONTH enteritis *
tract infection
January 4,416 9,334 1,602 261
February 4,860 15,942 1,572 244
March 6,270 16,117 1,641 275
April 6,246 16,472 1,580 263
May 6,628 31,669 1,601 260
June 6,802 41,883 1,864 250
July 5,846 48,421 2,254 184
August 5,705 35,919 2,327 137
September 6,109 33,275 2,110 205
October 6,614 30,974 2,220 156
November 7,232 33,667 2,048 211
December 5,702 23,039 1,777 243
Year 72,430 336,712 22,596 2,689
* Source: Health Records Division
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STATISTICS RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF HIV / AIDS CASES AND DEATHS 1987 – 2022

NEW CASES OF HIV / AIDS NOTIFIED DEATHS REGISTERED

AMONG HIV / AIDS CASES of which
MAURITIAN NON-MAURITIAN TOTAL ( MAURITIAN) HIV as
PERIOD underlying
cause of
FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
SEXES

SEXES

SEXES

SEXES
BOTH

BOTH

BOTH

BOTH
MALE

MALE

MALE

MALE
**
death

1987-1999 113 58 171 49 10 59 162 68 230 38 13 51 …

2000 32 18 50 3 4 7 35 22 57 10 3 13 …
2001 34 21 55 12 2 14 46 23 69 5 3 8 …
2002 59 39 98 3 1 4 62 40 102 9 4 13 …
2003 167 58 225 12 3 15 179 61 240 11 8 19 …
2004 464 61 525 8 2 10 472 63 535 16 6 22 …
2005 815 106 921 5 2 7 820 108 928 38 6 44 21
2006 455 87 542 9 4 13 464 91 555 35 9 44 31
2007 452 94 546 16 6 22 468 100 568 56 13 69 65
2008 402 136 538 12 7 19 414 143 557 55 7 62 52
2009 436 112 548 6 1 7 442 113 555 43 5 48 47
2010 433 135 568 8 4 12 441 139 580 89 15 104 93
2011 298 103 401 10 6 16 308 109 417 95 16 111 108
2012 215 105 320 6 1 7 221 106 327 106 10 116 105
2013 151 109 260 7 4 11 158 113 271 99 15 114 102
2014 190 132 322 7 4 11 197 136 333 100 15 115 103
2015 155 107 262 4 3 7 159 110 269 99 9 108 87
2016 190 129 319 7 3 10 197 132 329 119 30 149 124
2017 224 144 368 11 5 16 235 149 384 107 24 131 124
2018 218 164 382 14 10 24 232 174 406 111 15 126 123
2019 220 154 374 11 12 23 231 166 397 141 28 169 147
2020 201 117 318 13 7 20 214 124 338 108 35 143 141
2021 186 141 327 15 5 20 201 146 347 … … … …
2022 224 167 391 15 10 25 239 177 416 … … … …
TOTAL 6,334 2,497 8,831 263 116 379 6,597 2,613 9,210

** ICD-10 … DATA NOT AVAILABLE

STATISTICS RELATING TO HIV TESTS CARRIED OUT AT VIROLOGY LAB 2022

Number of
CATEGORY
tests

Blood donors - Island of Mauritius 48,520

Blood donors - Island of Rodrigues 1,907
Immigrant workers /Expariates 3,672
Renal Dialysis Patients 4,215
Cardiac Surgery and Other Hospital Patients 10,917
Hospital Patients - Island of Rodrigues 1,406
Antenatal cases screened - Island of Mauritius 9,867
Antenatal cases screened - Island of Rodrigues 882
Persons of high risk groups* 2,686
Prison Inmates 8,485
Others# 2,340
TOTAL TESTS 94,897

* Commercial Sex workers, Injecting drug users and Homo/bisexual

# including persons referred to lab services for confirmation after undergone voluntary rapid tests.
NB: (a) 20 positive cases have been detected among blood donors. (Mauritius only).
(b) 98 positive cases have been detected among pregnant women in 2022 (48 new cases and
50 known cases) including 4 cases (3 new and 1 known) in Rodrigues.
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SELECTED STATISTICS ON PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS * 2007 – 2022

Live births
Number
NO. OF %
NUMBER % of %
BEDS AS Total Births @
YEAR OF PRIVATE Caesarian
AT 31ST No. Low Still- Births in whole
CLINICS Section
DEC. Birth births Island
Weight

2007 13 550 2,758 9.2 8 2,766 50.0 16.9

2008 17 582 3,033 7.9 15 3,048 50.1 19.4
2009 19 807 2,950 8.4 18 2,968 52.3 20.1
2010 17 759 3,064 10.7 6 3,070 53.3 21.3
2011 17 706 3,080 9.7 20 3,100 56.3 21.9
2012 17 705 3,051 10.5 13 3,064 53.3 22.0
2013 17 690 3,085 12.0 12 3,097 54.4 23.8
2014 17 656 3,422 12.2 24 3,446 56.6 26.8
2015 17 647 3,245 13.1 25 3,270 54.9 26.9
2016 17 653 3,570 15.0 36 3,606 57.8 28.9
2017 17 664 3,618 12.0 32 3,650 57.9 29.0
2018 19 724 3,676 11.1 44 3,720 59.3 30.1
2019 19 730 3,639 15.0 36 3,675 62.1 30.2
2020 18 # 758 4,055 14.9 40 4,095 63.1 32.3
2021 18 773 4,215 15.6 28 4,243 62.8 34.7
£
2022 20 872 4,225 15.8 36 4,261 66.5 37.6
@ registered live births and stillbirths * with in-patient medical treatment services
£
# one ceased to operate as from October 2020 two opened in 2022.
#
ADMISSIONS AND OTHER ATTENDANCES AT PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS - 2022

First Second Third Fourth Whole

Period
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Year

Number 52,820 50,336 51,387 53,424 207,967 *

* including 23,890 cases seen at Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital

# estimates based on returns received from 17 clinics/hospitals

DELIVERIES IN PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS - 2022

First Second Third Fourth Whole

TYPE OF DELIVERY Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Year
#
Normal 263 282 331 260 1,136
Caesarian 642 776 663 719 2,800
Instrumental 65 71 73 65 274
Total 970 1,129 1,067 1,044 4,210
# including 152 by ventouse performed at Wellkin Hospital (172 in 2021)
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*
DISTRIBUTION OF CASES TREATED AT PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS BY CAUSE AND SEX - YEAR 2022

CAUSE OF ATTENDANCE (including admissions) Number#

I.C.D. (W.H.O. International Classification of
CHAPTER Diseases 10th Revision) MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Infectious colitis,enteritis,gastroenteritis and diarrhoea 1,446 1,520 2,966
I
Septicaemia and other infectious and parasitic diseases 375 349 724
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer, Hodgkin's, lymphoma, leukemia
360 528 888
II
etc.)
Benign and other Neoplasms (Fibroid of uterus, carcinoma in situ,
116 282 398
brain tumor etc.)
Anemias 264 524 788
III Coagulation defects and other diseases of the blood and blood-
forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune 173 266 439
mechanism
Diabetes Mellitus and related complications (coma,
703 585 1,288
IV cataract,gangrene, renal, etc.)
Disorders of thyroid & other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic
223 307 530
diseases
Alcoholism 134 56 190
V
Depression and other mental and behavioural disorders 128 156 284
VI Epilepsy and other diseases of the nervous system 304 461 765
VII Diseases of the eye & adnexa 12,295 11,595 23,890
VIII Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 396 461 857
Hypertension and related complications (renal , heart etc.) 585 614 1,199
Myocardial, Ischaemic and other heart disease 1,437 730 2,167
IX Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases 458 320 778
Varicose veins and haemorrhoids 396 432 828
Hypotension and other diseases of the circulatory system 483 436 919
Influenza and pneumonia 650 694 1,344
Bronchitis & bronchiolitis 1,094 1,124 2,218
X Sinusitis & rhinitis 562 612 1,174
Asthma 258 279 537
Emphysema and other diseases of the respiratory system 1084 953 2,037
Gastritis & duodenal ulcer 420 363 783
Appendicitis and hernia 467 370 837
XI Pancreas and liver diseases 262 128 390
Calculus (stone) of gallbladder and bile duct 319 315 634
Gastritis and other diseases of the digestive system 2,080 1,916 3,996
Lupus erythematosus and other diseases of the skin and
588 524 1,112
XII subcutaneous tissue
Rheumatism and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system
XIII 1,280 1,146 2,426
and connective tissue
Diseases of the genital organs, including breast and menstrual
625 1,787 2,412
disorders
XIV
Renal failure 245 176 421
Cystitis and other diseases of the genitourinary system 920 881 1,801
Complications following spontaneous and other abortions 336 336
XV Deliveries and other conditions associated with pregnancy,
2,240 2,240
childbirth and the puerperium

XVI Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (newborns) 83 83 166

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal
89 63 152
XVII abnormalities
Fever , headache, pain all over, malaise and fatigue, senility,
1,926 2,323 4,249
XVIII syncope and collapse
All other symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions 736 680 1,416
Fractures and other injuries 1,155 990 2,145
XIX &XX
Adverse effects & other poisonings 139 122 261
Attendances/admissions for observations, examinations or
29,493 32,308 61,801
XXI investigations only
Sub-Total 64,751 70,035 134,786
Not classified by cause 34,933 38,248 73,181
GRAND TOTAL 99,684 108,283 207,967
* Clinic/hospital with in-patient medical treatment services
# based on returns received by diseases
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SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
PERFORMED AT PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS* - 2022

MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES

Body Site/Type of intervention
NUMBER %

1. Brain, spinal and other nervous system 66 55 121 0.5

2. Thyroid, adrenal and other endocrine system 46 113 159 0.6

3. Eye and adnexa 1,633 1,859 3,492 £ 14.1

4. Ear and mastoid process 140 182 322 1.3

5. Nose, mouth and pharynx 542 618 1,160 4.7

6. Lung, diaphragm and other respiratory system 82 103 185 0.7

7 Heart, arteries, veins and other cardiovascular system 250 246 496 2.0
Bone marrow,lymph nodes, spleen and other blood and
8. 104 77 181 0.7
blood forming organs
Stomach, duodenal, appendix, gallbladder and other
9. 2,242 1,960 4,202 17.0
digestive system (incl. proctological)
10. Kidney, ureter,bladder and other urinary system 843 408 1,251 5.1

11. Prostate,testis, penis and other male genital organs 750 750 3.0

12. Ovary, uterus, vagina and other gynaecological procedures 3,090 3,090 12.5

13. Antepartum, labour, delivery and postpartum procedures 1,794 1,794 7.3

14. Neck, spine, pelvis,limbs and other musculoskeletal system 1,180 1,009 2,189 8.9

15. Dermatological and plastic procedures(skin, soft tissue) 923 799 1,722 7.0

16. Breast 52 547 599 2.4

Diagnostic,therapeutic, client support and other non-invasive
17. 1,679 1,296 2,975 12.1
and cognitive interventions
TOTAL (classified interventions) 10,532 14,156 24,688 100.0

18 Interventions not classified by body site/type 3,115 3,988 7,103

TOTAL (interventions) 13,647 18,144 31,791

*
with in-patient medical treatment services
£
including 812 at Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital
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CERTAIN PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF GENERAL HOSPITALS DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS)
BY SEX - 2022

CAUSE MALE FEMALE TOTAL

(I.C.D - 10) No. % No. % No. %
1 Deliveries (including by caesarian etc) 6,169 8.6 6,169 4.6
2 Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin 1,395 2.2 1,861 2.6 3,256 2.4
3 Acute Upper Respiratory infections 1,496 2.3 1,420 2.0 2,916 2.2
4 Diabetes mellitus 2,835 4.4 2,493 3.5 5,328 3.9
Acute myocardial infarction and other ischaemic heart
5 3,579 5.6 1,711 2.4 5,290 3.9
diseases
6 Gastritis and duodenitis 1,386 2.2 1,312 1.8 2,698 2.0
7 Abdominal and pelvic pain 833 1.3 1,114 1.6 1,947 1.4
8 Fractures 2,399 3.7 1,636 2.3 4,035 3.0
9 Hypertensive disease 969 1.5 1,387 1.9 2,356 1.7
10 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,352 2.1 787 1.1 2,139 1.6
11 Dorsopathies 875 1.4 711 1.0 1,586 1.2
12 Cerebrovascular disease 2,462 3.8 1,775 2.5 4,237 3.1
13 Anaemias 789 1.2 2,087 2.9 2,876 2.1
14 Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol 1,940 3.0 242 0.3 2,182 1.6
15 Non-inflammatory disorders of female genital tract 1,921 2.7 1,921 1.4
16 Asthma 535 0.8 790 1.1 1,325 1.0
17 Poisonings and toxic effects of drugs and other substances 557 0.9 494 0.7 1,051 0.8
18 Malaise and fatigue 315 0.5 502 0.7 817 0.6
19 Dyspnoea and other abnormalities of breathing 309 0.5 298 0.4 607 0.4
20 Pain in throat and chest 291 0.5 147 0.2 438 0.3
21 Epilepsy 655 1.0 461 0.6 1,116 0.8
22 Fever of unknown origin 106 0.2 120 0.2 226 0.2
23 Calculus of kidney and ureter 1,072 1.7 486 0.7 1,558 1.1
24 Convulsions, elsewhere classified (excluding newborns) 864 1.3 658 0.9 1,522 1.1
25 Nausea and vomiting 123 0.2 209 0.3 332 0.2
26 Diseases of male genital organs 1,542 2.4 1,542 1.1
27 Complications following spontaneous and other abortions 794 1.1 794 0.6
28 Varicose veins of lower extremities 221 0.3 324 0.5 545 0.4
29 Disorders of breast 39 0.1 1,023 1.4 1,062 0.8
Bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic obstructive
30 478 0.7 223 0.3 701 0.5
pulmonary diseases
31 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, unspecified 794 1.2 461 0.6 1,255 0.9
32 Disorders of menstruation 862 1.2 862 0.6
33 Renal colic 465 0.7 251 0.4 716 0.5
34 Heart Failures 258 0.4 197 0.3 455 0.3
35 Benign neoplasm of uterus 663 0.9 663 0.5
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in
36 402 0.6 402 0.3
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
37 Pneumonia 291 0.5 278 0.4 569 0.4
38 Renal failures 183 0.3 142 0.2 325 0.2
39 SARS (COVID-19) 1,200 1.9 1,404 2.0 2,604 1.9
All other causes 31,558 49.2 33,545 47.0 65,103 48.0
TOTAL 64,166 100.0 71,360 100.0 135,526 100.0
Note: The above table is based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
The table on page 52 contains the total number of admissions at regional, district and specialised hospitals.
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GENERAL HOSPITALS DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS)
BY I.C.D - 10 CHAPTER AND SEX - 2022
DISCHARGES *
CAUSE ( ICD - 10 ) MALE FEMALE TOTAL
No. % No. % No. %

1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases# 3,725 5.8 4,246 6.0 7,971 5.9

2. Neoplasms 1,772 2.8 3,015 4.2 4,787 3.5

Diseases of the blood & blood-forming

3. organs and certain disorders involving 987 1.5 2,206 3.1 3,193 2.4
the immune mechanism
Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic
4. 3,940 6.1 3,801 5.3 7,741 5.7
diseases

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 2,912 4.5 1,200 1.7 4,112 3.0

6. Diseases of the nervous system 1,452 2.3 1,186 1.7 2,638 1.9

7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa 727 1.1 857 1.2 1,584 1.2

8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 70 0.1 103 0.1 173 0.1

9. Diseases of the circulatory system 9,319 14.5 7,065 9.9 16,384 12.1

10. Diseases of the respiratory system 5,813 9.1 5,739 8.0 11,552 8.5

11. Diseases of the digestive system 6,185 9.6 4,347 6.1 10,532 7.8

Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous

12. 2,180 3.4 1,446 2.0 3,626 2.7
tissue
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
13. 1,869 2.9 1,930 2.7 3,799 2.8
& connective tissue

14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 4,701 7.3 6,406 9.0 11,107 8.2

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 12,614 17.7 12,614 9.3

Certain conditions originating in the

16. 971 1.5 1,020 1.4 1,991 1.5
perinatal period
Congenital malformations, deformations
17 237 0.4 140 0.2 377 0.3
& chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18 laboratory findings, not elsewhere 6,150 9.6 6,110 8.6 12,260 9.0
classified
Injury, poisoning & certain other
19 & 20 9,060 14.1 5,804 8.1 14,864 11.0
consequences of external causes
Factors influencing health status &
21 2,096 3.3 2,125 3.0 4,221 3.1
contact with health services
TOTAL 64,166 100.0 71,360 100.0 135,526 100.0

* The above table is based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
NB: For total number of admissions, see Page 52
# including Covid_19 and post-covid infections
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GENERAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS) BY ICD-10 CHAPTER, AGE-GROUP AND SEX - 2022
NUMBER (M A L E S) NUMBER (F E M A L E S)
CAUSES (ICD 10th REVISION) Under 1-4 5 - 12 13- 19 20- 39 40- 59 60 years Under 1-4 5 - 12 13- 19 20- 39 40- 59 60 years
1 year years years years years years & over 1 year years years years years years & over

1 Certain infectious & parasitic diseases# 153 368 219 165 487 830 1,503 122 309 231 239 692 718 1,935
2 Neoplasms 1 9 20 25 163 532 1,022 2 15 35 27 341 1,437 1,158
Diseases of the blood & blood-forming
3 organs and certain disorders involving the 15 14 17 31 120 290 500 10 12 46 151 436 782 769
immune mechanism
4 Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 13 5 16 18 216 1,346 2,326 12 5 13 54 216 949 2,552
5 Mental & behavioural disorders 0 4 16 99 794 1,360 639 0 5 21 167 365 404 238
6 Diseases of the nervous system 5 20 51 83 347 517 429 5 26 57 105 270 353 370
7 Diseases of the eye & adnexa 2 3 6 6 13 148 549 0 2 3 5 19 156 672
8 Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 2 6 1 3 10 22 26 0 2 3 3 6 37 52
9 Diseases of the circulatory system 0 9 13 39 493 3,528 5,237 0 7 27 28 352 1,933 4,718
10 Diseases of the respiratory system 495 1,119 433 145 432 948 2,241 312 850 361 206 508 790 2,712
11 Diseases of the digestive system 48 82 194 180 1,151 2,289 2,241 31 47 115 309 780 1,179 1,886

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12 Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 7 29 44 133 567 823 577 9 36 45 122 283 456 495
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &
13 3 12 27 50 382 858 537 5 12 31 64 306 679 833
connective tissue
14 Diseases of the genitourinary system 9 114 142 171 778 1,646 1,841 1 21 57 445 1,727 2,588 1,567
15 Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 0 0 0 1,613 10,580 421 0
Certain conditions originating in the
16 971 1,020
perinatal period*
17 Congenital malformations, deformations & 95 54 39 10 22 13 4 58 18 25 13 12 14 0
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18 laboratory findings, not elsewhere 117 320 295 286 964 1,784 2,384 98 294 317 597 1,209 1,429 2,166
classified
19 & Injury, poisoning & certain other
71 284 472 562 2,547 3,027 2,097 60 251 263 502 1,044 1,202 2,482
20 consequences of external causes
Factors influencing health status &
21 609 49 54 47 245 528 564 722 39 40 107 356 423 438
contact with health services
Total 2,616 2,501 2,059 2,053 9,731 20,489 24,717 2,467 1,951 1,690 4,757 19,502 15,950 25,043

* INCLUDING NEWBORNS ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION

Note: The above table is based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
#
including Covid_19 and post-covid infections
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*
CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
CERTAIN PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF GENERAL HOSPITALS DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS) - 2022

NUMBER OF DISCHARGES
CAUSE ( I.C.D - 10 ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %
1. Acute Upper Respiratory infections 193 130 323 6.4

2. Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis 275 168 443 8.7

Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition and disorders related to
3. 306 370 676 13.3
short gestation and low birthweight
Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications
4. 105 140 245 4.8
of pregnancy, labour and delivery
5. Diarrhoea and gastro-enteritis of presumed infectious origin 99 90 189 3.7
6. Nausea and vomiting , including newborns 35 44 79 1.6
7. Septicaemia and infections specific to the perinatal period 189 166 355 7.0
8. Fever of unknown origin 14 14 28 0.6
9. Diseases of the Digestive System 48 31 79 1.6
10. Abdominal and pelvic pain 13 12 25 0.5
11. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphysia 35 29 64 1.3
12. Convulsions, including newborns 31 13 44 0.9
13. Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 4 4 8 0.2
14. Cough 5 5 10 0.2
15. Congenital deformities of feet 14 16 30 0.6
16. Pneumonia, including newborns 15 8 23 0.5
17. Diseases of the Genito-urinary System 9 1 10 0.2
18. Diseases of the Nervous System 5 5 10 0.2
19. Congenital malformations of the circulatory system 15 10 25 0.5
20. Dyspnoea and other abnormalities of breathing 5 6 11 0.2
21. Respiratory distress of newborn 22 11 33 0.6
22. Neonatal aspiration syndromes 6 5 11 0.2
23. Anaemias, including newborns 12 9 21 0.4
24. Cleft lip and cleft palate 5 6 11 0.2
25. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3 5 8 0.2
26. Fractures 8 6 14 0.3
27. Asthma 4 1 5 0.1
All other causes 1141 1162 2,303 45.3
TOTAL 2,616 2,467 5,083 100.0
Note: Healthy babies born in hospitals and not requiring special care are excluded from the above figures.
* includes babies admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units ( see page 96 )
Based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
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NEOPLASMS
GENERAL HOSPITALS DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS) BY TYPE AND SEX - 2022

NUMBER OF DISCHARGES *
TYPE OF NEOPLASM (I.C.D - 10)
MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 85 49 134

Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus 33 23 56
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 101 56 157
Malignant neoplasm of colon 149 145 294
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus and anal
105 47 152
canal
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 20 14 34
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 39 30 69
Other malignant neoplasm of digestive organs 11 9 20
Malignant neoplasm of larynx 32 1 33
Malignant neoplasm of trachea,bronchus and lung 127 75 202
Other malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 9 3 12
Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage 7 8 15
Malignant neoplasm of skin, including melanoma 7 14 21
Malignant neoplasm of mesothelial and soft tissue 41 27 68
Malignant neoplasm of breast 8 637 645
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri 185 185
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of the uterus 195 195
Other Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 177 177
Malignant neoplasm of prostrate 189 189
Other malignant neoplasm of male genital organs 45 45
Malignant neoplasm of bladder 119 30 149
Other malignant neoplasm of urinary tract 49 29 78
Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa 0 2 2
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, including brain 25 20 45
Malignant neoplasm of other , ill-defined, secondary, unspecified and
58 93 151
multiple sites
Hodgkin's disease 25 9 34
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 37 34 71
Leukaemia 50 64 114
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related
31 25 56
tissue
Carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri 1 1
Benign neoplasm of skin 16 13 29
Benign neoplasm of breast 0 14 14
Leiomyoma of uterus 657 657
Benign neoplasm of ovary 2 2
Benign neoplasm of urinary organs 4 2 6
Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system 2 4 6
Other in situ and benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain and
348 321 669
unknown behaviour
TOTAL 1,772 3,015 4,787
* excluding in-patients treated at the National Cancer Centre (2,272 admissions).
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GENERAL HOSPITALS DISCHARGES (INCLUDING DEATHS) DUE TO DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX - 2022
MALES FEMALES TOTAL
CAUSES Under 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+
ALL AGES
(I.C.D. 10) 30 years years years years years 30 years years years years years 30 years years years years years
Acute rheumatic fever 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

Chronic rheumatic heart disease 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 5 0 9

Hypertensive diseases 24 133 324 365 123 30 167 354 543 293 54 300 678 908 416 2,356

Acute Myocardial Infarction 10 173 672 682 174 3 32 159 341 204 13 205 831 1,023 378 2,450

Other Ischaemic Heart diseases 15 130 705 793 225 6 55 225 442 244 21 185 930 1,235 469 2,840

Pulmonary embolism 2 6 13 20 7 0 4 13 18 20 2 10 26 38 27 103

Conduction disorders and

13 50 206 458 264 13 42 157 357 436 26 92 363 815 700 1,996

80
cardiac arrhythmias

Heart failure 1 15 67 114 61 0 4 26 92 75 1 19 93 206 136 455

Other heart diseases 12 35 75 85 28 10 12 45 59 37 22 47 120 144 65 398

Cerebrovascular diseases
14 184 739 1,128 397 13 118 388 709 547 27 302 1,127 1,837 944 4,237
(strokes)
Diseases of arteries,arterioles
3 6 21 55 17 5 9 11 27 24 8 15 32 82 41 178
and capillaries
Phlebitis,
thrombophlebitis,venous 5 22 54 55 23 4 28 40 59 30 9 50 94 114 53 320
embolism and thrombosis
Varicose veins of lower 11 35 88 72 15 6 55 157 90 16 17 90 245 162 31 545
extremities
Haemorrhiods 17 56 56 25 3 18 27 31 14 2 35 83 87 39 5 249

Other Diseases of circulatory

39 19 29 39 7 51 10 15 22 14 90 29 44 61 21 245
system
TOTAL
168 865 3,049 3,893 1,344 160 563 1,624 2,776 1,942 328 1,428 4,673 6,669 3,286 16,384
(Circulatory system)
Note: The above table is based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
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INJURY AND POISONING
DISCHARGES FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL (including deaths)
BY EXTERNAL CAUSE AND SEX - 2022

DISCHARGES
CAUSE (I.C.D.- 10 ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No.
Transport Accidents 1372 373 1,745
Falls 3793 3079 6,872
Contact with sharp glass, knife and non-powered
hand tool 174 42 216
Foreign body entering into or through eye or natural
orifice 58 69 127
Exposure to other Inanimate Mechanical Forces 389 68 457
Exposure to Animate Mechanical Forces 90 57 147
Accidental Drowning and Submersion 11 1 12
Exposure to Electric Current 19 11 30
Exposure to Smoke, Fire and Flames 27 13 40
Contact With Heat and Hot Substances 35 28 63
Contact With Venomous Animals and Plants 73 25 98
Accidental Poisoning by & Exposure to Noxious
563
Substances 304 259
Other & Unspecified accidents 562 271 833
Intentional Self-Poisoning by drugs 69 99 168
Intentional Self-Poisoning by Pesticides 38 19 57
Other Intentional Self-Harm 193 88 281
Assault 899 572 1,471
Poisoning of Undetermined Intent 141 69 210

Complications Of Medical and Surgical Care# 812 661 1,473

Sequelae of external causes 1 0 1
TOTAL 9,060 5,804 14,864
Note: The above table is based on data received on in-patients from the regional and district hospitals
# including 62 cases of adverse reaction due to vaccine
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CERTAIN PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF FIRST ATTENDANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMMON DISEASES
AND INJURIES AT THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, MEDICLINICS, AREA HEALTH & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES - 2022
(See also distribution of first attendances by I.C.D. Chapter on page 81)

FIRST ATTENDANCES*
CAUSE (I.C.D. 10) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE No. %
1 Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) 166,001 170,711 336,712 18.3
2 Cough, pain in throat, chest pain, wheezing, hiccough, sneezing 74,384 73,898 148,282 8.1
Superficial injury, open wound, spain/strain, fractures, burns and other
3 58,415 43,367 101,782 5.5
injuries
4 Fever / pain all over 40,140 41,095 81,235 4.4
5 Spondylosis, neck pain, low back pain, backache 40,421 37,947 78,368 4.3
6 Gastritis and duodenitis 38,306 39,516 77,822 4.2
7 Abdominal and epigastric pain 37,247 39,195 76,442 4.2
8 Gastroenteritis and diarrhoea of presumed infectious origin 36,628 35,802 72,430 3.9
Dermatitis, eczema , itching, ingrowing nail, acne, vitiligo and other
9 34,691 34,629 69,320 3.8
diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
10 Headache, dizziness, giddiness 29,754 34,237 63,991 3.5
11 Sinusitis, rhinitis, nasal polyp, blocked nose 31,206 32,076 63,282 3.4
12 Rheumatism, muscular pain, myalgia, pain in limb 29,334 29,801 59,135 3.2
Malaise, fatigue , weakness, blackout, fainting and other symptoms and
13 25,586 30,598 56,184 3.1
signs
14 Diabetes Mellitus 26,641 27,279 53,920 2.9
15 Influenza 24,720 26,211 50,931 2.8
16 Hypertension 24,295 23,883 48,178 2.6
17 Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma 22,746 22,984 45,730 2.5
18 Nausea and vomiting 18,045 22,447 40,492 2.2
19 Indigestion, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, anal / rectal abscess 18,903 17,099 36,002 2.0
20 Gout , arthritis, pain in joint 18,035 17,143 35,178 1.9
Otitis, wax in ear, earache and other diseases of the ear and mastoid
21 15,637 15,145 30,782 1.7
process
22 Skin abscess , boil, cellulitis, cyst, septic leg (non-diabetic) 13,847 12,001 25,848 1.4
23 Conjunctivitis 11,262 11,334 22,596 1.2
24 Localised swelling, mass, lump of skin, rash 9,765 11,830 21,595 1.2
25 Cystitis, urinary tract infection 6,045 11,963 18,008 1.0
26 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (excluding conjunctivitis) 8,598 8,282 16,880 0.9
27 Swelling gum, gingivitis, dental caries, stomatitis, disease of lip 7,595 7,032 14,627 0.8
28 Migraine and other diseases of the nervous system 5,097 6,734 11,831 0.6
29 Varicose veins of lower extremities, haemorrhoids, oesophageal varices 5,232 6,280 11,512 0.6
30 Vaginitis, bleeding PV, leukorrhoea, menstrual disorders 9,630 9,630 0.5
31 Helminthiasis (worms). 4,239 4,233 8,472 0.5
32 Haematuria, painful micturation, retention of urine 3,532 3,929 7,461 0.4
33 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 3,348 3,546 6,894 0.4
34 Anemias 1,346 4,614 5,960 0.3
35 Toxic effects of noxious foodstuff and other poisoning 2,165 2,324 4,489 0.2
36 Alcoholism 2,957 797 3,754 0.2
37 Scabies. 1,316 1,373 2,689 0.1
All other causes 9,935 11,313 21,248 1.2
TOTAL 907,414 932,278 1,839,692 100.0
* based on the Monthly Return of Sick Treated received
Refer to page 56 for statistics on total attendances by health centre
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FIRST ATTENDANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMMON DISEASES AND INJURIES
AT THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, MEDICLINICS, AREA HEALTH CENTRES AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES BY I.C.D. CHAPTER - 2022

FIRST ATTENDANCES *
CHAPTER
(I.C.D. 10) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %
1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases 42,666 42,311 84,977 4.6

2. Neoplasms 125 703 828 0.05

Diseases of the blood & blood-forming organs
3. and certain disorders involving the immune 1,717 4,870 6,587 0.4
mechanism
4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 27,304 27,994 55,298 3.0

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 5,277 2,896 8,173 0.4

6. Diseases of the nervous system 5,097 6,734 11,831 0.6

7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa 19,860 19,616 39,476 2.1

8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 15,637 15,145 30,782 1.7

9. Diseases of the circulatory system 31,613 32,730 64,343 3.5

10. Diseases of the respiratory system 246,127 253,403 499,530 27.2

11. Diseases of the digestive system 65,201 63,922 129,123 7.0

12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 48,538 46,630 95,168 5.2
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &
13. 91,138 88,437 179,575 9.8
connective tissue
14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 7,240 22,963 30,203 1.6

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium$ 236 236 0.01

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal
16. 11 23 34 0.002
period
Congenital malformations, deformations &
17 830 745 1,575 0.1
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18 238,453 257,229 495,682 26.9
laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences
19 60,580 45,691 106,271 5.8
of external causes
TOTAL 907,414 932,278 1,839,692 100.0
* based on the Monthly Return of Sick Treated received
$
see page 45 for statistics on Maternal and Child Health Care
Refer to page 56 for statistics on total attendances by health centre
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CASES # TREATED AS IN-PATIENTS AT S. BHARATI (EYE) HOSPITAL - 2022

NUMBER OF CASES * NUMBER OPERATED UPON

CAUSE
(I.C.D. 10) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE TOTAL
No %
Chalazion 4 5 9 0.1 3 5 8

Other disorders of eyelid 22 21 43 0.6 13 18 31

Disorders of lacrimal system 12 22 34 0.5 5 10 15

Disorders of orbit 8 11 19 0.3 2 0 2

Disorders of conjunctiva 18 8 26 0.4 5 3 8

Keratitis 88 63 151 2.0 6 7 13

Other disorders of sclera and cornea 59 38 97 1.3 23 14 37

Iridocyclitis 32 21 53 0.7 5 1 6

Other disorders of iris and ciliary body 8 3 11 0.1 5 3 8

Cataract 2,287 2,933 5,220 70.3 2,237 2,891 5,128

Other disorders of lens 40 11 51 0.7 30 11 41

Disorders of choroid 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0

Disorders of retina 192 137 329 4.4 151 117 268

Glaucoma 188 127 315 4.2 49 41 90

Disorders of vitreous body and globe 140 71 211 2.8 97 58 155

Disorders of optic nerve and visual
31 29 60 0.8 2 2 4
pathways
Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular
44 40 84 1.1 36 38 74
movement, accomodation and refraction
Visual disturbances and blindness 8 14 22 0.3 1 2 3

Ocular pain 4 1 5 0.1 0 1 1

Other diseases of eye and adnexa 39 36 75 1.0 22 15 37

Cancer and other neoplasms 4 2 6 0.1 3 2 5

Congenital diseases of eye 3 3 6 0.1 2 3 5

Burn and corrosion 13 6 19 0.3 0 0 0

Injuries and other consequences of external 378 158 536 7.2 128 43 171
causes
Surgical follow up care, examination and
14 20 34 0.5 10 15 25
other non-morbid factors

Other diseases 5 0 5 0.1 1 0 1

TOTAL 3,642 3,781 7,423 100 2,836 3,300 6,136

* including number operated upon
# based on data received (see page 52 for total admissions and operations)
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*
DISEASE DEATHS DISCHARGES (INC. DEATHS)
TOTAL
(I.C.D. 10) MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE
No. %
Pulmonary tuberculosis 9 1 10 99 21 120 43.5
Pulmonary fibrosis - - - - 3 3 1.1
Other Respiratory tuberculosis - - - 1 - 1 0.4
Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints - - - - - - 0.0
Other tuberculosis - - - 1 - 1 0.4
Miliary tuberculosis - - - - - - 0.0
Cancer of bronchus & lung - - - 7 2 9 3.3
Cancer of other respiratory and Intrathoracic organs - - - - - - 0.0
Pneumonia - - - 2 1 3 1.1
Acute bronchitis - - - - - - 0.0
Chronic Bronchitis - - - - - - 0.0
Bronchitis not elsewhere specified - - - - 3 3 1.1
Emphysema - - - - - - 0.0
Asthma - - - 4 21 25 9.1
Bronchiectasis - - - 8 9 17 6.2
Alveolitis - - - - - - 0.0
Abscess of lung and mediastinum - - - 5 1 6 2.2
Emphyema - - - 1 - 1 0.4
Pleurisy without mention of tuberculosis - - - 4 0 4 1.4
HIV with pulmonary tuberculosis - - - - 0 - 0.0
HIV with pneumonia - - - - - - 0.0
HIV with other respiratory infections - - - - - - 0.0
HIV with other infections or diseases - - - - - - 0.0
Other diseases of the respiratory system 1 1 2 52 27 79 28.6
Other diseases - - - - 4 4 1.4
TOTAL 10 2 12 184 92 276 100.0
* diseases distribution based on database received from Records Office (see page 50 for total admissions)

NEW CASES SEEN AT OUT-PATIENT SPECIALIST CLINICS IN CHEST DISEASES – 2022

TOTAL
DISEASE MALE FEMALE
No. %
Pulmonary tuberculosis 13 5 18 2.4
Pulmonary fibrosis 4 3 7 0.9
Other respiratory tuberculosis 1 - 1 0.1
Tuberculosis of bones and joints - - - 0.0
Other tuberculosis 1 1 2 0.3
Miliary tuberculosis - - - 0.0
Cancer of lung & bronchus 2 3 5 0.7
Cancer of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs - 1 1 0.1
Pneumonias 7 9 16 2.1
Acute bronchitis - - 0 0.0
Chronic bronchitis 4 - 4 0.5
Bronchitis not otherwise specified 19 18 37 4.9
Emphysema - - - 0.0
Asthma 71 92 163 21.6
Bronchiectasis - 1 1 0.1
Abscess of lung and mediastinum 16 10 26 3.4
Empyema - - - 0.0
Pleurisy, without mention of tuberculosis 2 2 4 0.5
HIV with pulmonary tuberculosis 2 1 3 0.4
HIV with pneumonia - - - 0.0
HIV with other respiratory infections 0 0 0 0.0
HIV with infections or diseases 0 - 0 0.0
Other diseases of the respiratory system 122 78 200 26.5
Other/ Illdefined diseases 18 19 37 4.9
Patients on Chemoprophylaxis 116 114 230 30.5
Total cases diagnosed (First attendances) 398 357 755 100.0
SUBSEQUENT ATTENDANCES 4,063 4,314 8,377
TOTAL 4,461 4,671 9,132
Note: Cases whose condition necessitated immediate admission have been excluded from the above figures
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CAUSE MALE FEMALE TOTAL

(I.C.D. 10) No. % No. % No. %
Dementia 18 1.0 13 1.2 31 1.1
Epileptic Psychosis NOS 23 1.3 12 1.1 35 1.2
Unspecified mental disorders due to brain
damage and dysfunction and to physical 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
disease
Mental and behavioural disorders due to
56 3.0 8 0.8 64 2.2
use of alcohol*
Mental and behavioural disorders due to
118 6.4 16 1.5 134 4.6
use of opioids/cannabinoids
Mental and behavioural disorders due to
0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
use and use of volatile solvents
Mental and behavioural disorders due to
multiple drug use and use of other 408 22.2 19 1.8 427 14.8
psychoactive substances
Schizophrenia 450 24.5 344 32.9 794 27.5
Delusional disorder 0 0.0 4 0.4 4 0.1
Acute psychotic episode 99 5.4 61 5.8 160 5.5
Schizoaffective psychosis NOS 38 2.1 52 5.0 90 3.1
Psychosis unspecified 80 4.3 44 4.2 124 4.3
Hypomania 0 0.0 3 0.3 3 0.1
Bipolar affective disorder 124 6.7 117 11.2 241 8.3
Depressive episode 160 8.7 186 17.8 346 12.0
Persistent mood disorders 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Anxiety disorders 12 0.7 11 1.1 23 0.8
Obsessive compulsive disorder 2 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1
Dissociative (conversion) disorders 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.0
Puerperal psychosis NOS 0 0.0 2 0.2 2 0.1
Mental retardation 48 2.6 34 3.2 82 2.8
Conduct disorders 48 2.6 38 3.6 86 3.0
Parkinsonism 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Alzheimer 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Degenerative disease of nervous system,
0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
unspecified
Grand mal seizures, unspecified (with or
0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
without petit mal)
Epilepsy, unspecified 17 0.9 5 0.5 22 0.8
Sleep disorders 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.0
Other mental & behavioural causes 91 4.9 57 5.4 148 5.1
Other causes 46 2.5 21 2.0 67 2.3
TOTAL 1840 100.0 1047 100.0 2,887 100.0

* Admissions for Mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol have significantly decreased because these patients were
referred to other hospitals.
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QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION OF NEW CASES DIAGNOSED AT OUT-PATIENT
SPECIALIST CLINICS IN DERMATOLOGY - 2022

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH TOTAL

DISEASE
QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER
Number %
ACNE 134 140 169 150 592 6.0
Pemphigus 5 10 14 10 38 0.4
BULLOUS
Pemphigoid 0 1 5 3 9 0.1
DERMATOSIS
D. Herpetiformis 4 1 0 0 5 0.0
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE TEGUMENT 5 21 44 22 93 0.9
CORNS AND CALLOSITIES 76 98 85 102 361 3.7
Lupus Erythematosus 8 4 7 1 20 0.2
DISEASES OF
CONNECTIVE TISSUE Scleroderma 0 2 38 1
41 0.4
DISEASES OF NAIL AND HAIR 1 3 17 17 38 0.4
Vitiligo 122 164 159 171 616 6.3
DISORDERS OF
Melanosis of face 37 52 46 48 183 1.9
PIGMENTATION
Other 34 42 57 48 180 1.8
DRUG INDUCED DERMATOSIS 9 12 52 11 84 0.9
Atopic dermatitis 25 26 23 16 90 0.9
Contact dermatitis: 61 167 157 147 533 5.4
ECZEMA industrial origin 8 2 19 20 49 0.5
other origin 126 157 182 190 654 6.7
Stasis eczema 39 61 61 79 239 2.4
LICHEN PLANUS 23 37 24 11 96 1.0
Malignant 2 2 14 2 20 0.2
NEOPLASM OF SKIN
Benign 12 27 52 19 109 1.1
PHOTODERMATITIS 73 103 82 121 380 3.9
PSORIASIS AND SIMILAR DISORDERS 128 262 199 250 839 8.5
ROSACEA 27 17 67 19 129 1.3
SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS 89 146 144 147 525 5.3
Fungal 292 399 276 353 1320 13.4
SKIN Parasitic 70 99 99 74 342 3.5
INFECTIONS Pyococcal 68 65 49 63 245 2.5
Viral 148 185 141 143 617 6.3
ULCER OF LOWER LIMBS 18 21 61 21 120 1.2
URTICARIA 69 101 79 71 320 3.3
ALL OTHER DISEASES 192 242 194 306 934 9.5
TOTAL 1,902 2,670 2,617 2,635 9,824 100.0
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NEW CASES DIAGNOSED AT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS SPECIALISED IN ENT IN 2022

TOTAL
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
DISEASE
QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER
NUMBER %

Acute non-suppurative otitis media 46 75 62 80 263 3.8

Acute suppurative otitis media 28 52 30 48 157 2.3
Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media 69 72 95 112 347 5.0
Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media 36 29 24 16 104 1.5
Unspecified chronic suppurative otitis media 20 23 41 19 103 1.5
Otitis externa 38 49 41 114 243 3.5
E Impacted cerumen 46 58 50 77 231 3.3
A
R Tinnitus 117 155 166 160 598 8.7
Conductive deafness 38 55 27 61 181 2.6
Sensorineural deafness 71 135 166 213 585 8.5
Eustachian tube disorders 18 49 24 24 114 1.7
Foreign body in ear 15 17 18 21 72 1.0
Ear injury 10 40 41 40 132 1.9

All other diseases and conditions of ear 8 26 18 24 75 1.1

Acute nasopharyngitis 8 32 15 24 78 1.1

Sinusitis (acute) (chronic) 74 75 136 96 381 5.5
Allergic rhinitis 176 296 281 271 1,025 14.8

N Epistaxis 59 46 98 67 269 3.9

O
Nasal polyps 38 69 80 64 251 3.6
S
E Deflected nasal septum 18 20 33 53 124 1.8
Foreign body in nose 15 20 9 8 52 0.8
Fracture of nasal bone 46 78 95 85 303 4.4

All other diseases and conditions of nose 5 17 15 13 50 0.7

Acute tonsillitis 43 69 68 67 247 3.6

Chronic tonsillitis 89 81 145 162 477 6.9
T Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids 18 17 21 13 69 1.0
H
R Pharyngitis (acute) (chronic) (granular) 23 40 44 51 158 2.3
O
Laryngitis (acute) (chronic) 15 32 12 16 75 1.1
A
T Tongue tie 5 9 0 11 24 0.4
Foreign body in throat 10 3 0 11 24 0.3
All other diseases and conditions of throat 13 12 18 13 55 0.8
Other diseases and conditions (including neoplasm) 3 6 12 16 36 0.5

TOTAL 1,218 1,755 1,881 2,049 6,903 100.0

# based on monthly returns received from E.N.T centre and other hospitals
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Total
Causes (ICD-10) Male Female
No. %
Cancer and other neoplasm 33 20 53 2.5
Otitis externa and other disorders of external ears 38 26 64 3.1
Suppurative and unspecified otitis media 11 9 20 1.0
Hearing loss 7 9 16 0.8
Otalgia and effusion of ear 26 21 47 2.3
Other diseases of the ear and mastoid 25 25 50 2.4
Acute pharyngitis 54 63 117 5.6
Acute tonsilitis 193 316 509 24.4
Sinusitis 21 21 42 2.0
Nasal polyp and other disorders of nose and nasal
56 32 88 4.2
sinuses
Peritonsilar abscess 41 15 56 2.7
Other diseases of the respiratory system 34 18 52 2.5
Epistaxis (Haemorrhage from nose) 68 41 109 5.2
Dysphagia (Difficulty from swallowing) 25 31 56 2.7
Localised swelling mass and lump of skin and
71 54 125 6.0
subcutaneous tissue mainly of head and neck
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands & jaws 54 52 106 5.1
Delayed Speech 0 0 0 0.0
Voices disturbances 20 2 22 1.1
Headache including facial pains 2 2 0.1
Foreign body in ear 13 10 23 1.1
Foreign body in nostril, pharynx and other respiratory
63 82 145 7.0
tract
Foreign body in alimentary tract 7 4 11 0.5
Fracture of skull and facial bones 52 8 60 2.9
Injury and other consequences of external causes 89 37 126 6.0
Other causes 98 87 185 8.9
TOTAL 1,101 983 2,084 100.0

OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON IN-PATIENTS AT E.N.T. HOSPITAL# - 2022

Total
Operations / Procedures Male Female
No. %
Application, insertion or removal procedures on
5 3 8 0.9
external ear/NOSE
Other procedures on ear and mastoid processes 88 77 165 19.4
Examination and other procedures on nose 35 21 56 6.6
Application, insertion or removal procedures on nasal 0 0 0 0.0
sinuses
Other procedures on nasal sinuses 11 12 23 2.7
Oral surgery 8 4 12 1.4
Excision and other procedures on mouth 25 13 38 4.5
Excision on tonsils and adenoids 102 161 263 30.9
Procedures on pharynx 0 6 6 0.7
Procedures on larynx 57 17 74 8.7
Procedures on other respiratory system 21 5 26 3.1
Examination and other procedures on oesophagus 32 46 78 9.2
Reduction of fracture of facial bone 8 3 11 1.3
Dermatological and plastic procedures 24 14 38 4.5
Diagnostic and therapeutic intervention 1 0 1 0.1
Other procedures 30 21 51 6.0
TOTAL 447 403 850 100.0
# based on data obtained from the Health records Department (See page 52 for total admissions and
operations)
 CASES TREATED AS IN-PATIENTS AT THE CARDIAC CENTRES# - 2022
Cases treated
Causes (ICD -10)
Male Female Total %
Rheumatic fever with heart involvement 0 0 0 0.0
Mitral stenosis 0 0 0 0.0
Other rheumatic mitral valve diseases 16 29 45 1.1
Other chronic rheumatic heart diseases 0 0 0 0.0
Double valve diseases 4 3 7 0.2
Angina pectoris 1,206 794 2,000 48.6
Acute Myocardial infarction 360 131 491 11.9
Chronic ischaemic heart diseases 836 263 1,099 26.7
Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders 0 0 0 0.0
Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders 39 41 80 1.9

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Pulmonary valve disorders 0 0 0 0.0
Left ventricular and other heart failure 12 3 15 0.4
Cardiac septal defect 0 0 0 0.0
Other heart diseases 4 3 7 0.2
Cerebrovascular diseases 0 0 0 0.0
Peripheral vascular disease 170 94 264 6.4
Artetiovenous fistula acquired 1 1 2 0.0
Other diseases of the circulatory system 1 2 3 0.1
Congenital malformations of the heart and other circulatory
33 36 69 1.7
system
Other causes 23 9 32 0.8
Total 2,705 1,409 4,114 100.0

NB:a total of 1,091 Cardiac Surgeries have been performed (including 974 Open Heart Surgeries) .
# based on data received from Pamplemousses cardiac centres(see page 52 for total admissions and operations)
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CASES TREATED AT NEW CANCER CENTRE BY TYPE AND SEX - 2021, 2022

2021 2022
TYPE OF NEOPLASM (I.C.D - 10)
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 37 8 45 27 28 55

Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus 6 2 8 11 9 20
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 13 12 25 42 29 71
Malignant neoplasm of colon 28 49 77 131 89 220
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction, rectum,
31 12 43 65 60 125
anus and anal canal
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 9 8 17 13 10 23
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 24 4 28 17 18 35
Other malignant neoplasm of digestive organs 0 6 6 7 16 23
Malignant neoplasm of larynx 8 0 8 8 7 15
Malignant neoplasm of trachea,bronchus and lung 43 34 77 106 105 211
Other malignant neoplasm of respiratory and
0 0 0 4 8 12
intrathoracic organs
Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage 5 0 5 2 5 7
Malignant neoplasm of skin, including melanoma 0 1 1 22 17 39
Malignant neoplasm of mesothelial and soft tissue 7 16 23 8 11 19
Malignant neoplasm of breast 1 157 158 0 342 342
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri 36 36 45 45
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of
28 28 31 31
the uterus
Other Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 50 50 109 109
Malignant neoplasm of prostrate 27 27 62 62
Other malignant neoplasm of male genital organs 25 25 23 23
Malignant neoplasm of bladder 2 2 4 8 6 14
Other malignant neoplasm of urinary tract 6 1 7 11 13 24
Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa 0 1 1 0 0 0
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system,
7 0 7 0 2 2
including brain
Malignant neoplasm of other , ill-defined, secondary,
45 38 83 52 52 104
unspecified and multiple sites
Hodgkin's disease 7 0 7 24 5 29
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 13 13 26 11 11 22
Leukaemia 11 25 36 45 26 71
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
1 1 2 17 10 27
haematopoietic and related tissue
Other in situ and benign neoplasms and neoplasms of
23 21 44 41 22 63
uncertain and unknown behaviour
TOTAL 379 525 904 757 1,086 1,843
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REPORTED CASES OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION DIAGNOSED AT SKIN DISEASE CLINICS OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS- 2022
Under 20 years 20 -29 years 30 - 39 years 40 - 49 years 50 years & over ALL AGES
CAUSE
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
Gonococcal infections 11 1 33 2 16 - 9 - 2 - 71 3 74
Venereal warts 3 3 14 11 13 5 4 3 7 2 41 24 65
Syphilis 12 35 37 126 40 36 24 20 29 11 142 228 370
Herpes simplex 1 1 - 6 4 1 1 - - 2 6 10 16
Other and unspecified - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
TOTAL 27 40 84 145 73 42 38 23 38 15 260 265 525

ATTENDANCE AT THE NATIONAL DAY CARE CENTRES* FOR THE IMMUNO-SUPPRESSED - 2022
HIV/AIDS cases seen for treatment (first attendances) MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Under 10 years 5 3 8
10-19 years 8 11 19
20-29 years 34 36 70
30-39 years 51 44 95

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40-49 years 53 28 81
50-59 years 23 9 32
60 years & over 29 17 46
A. Total first attendances 203 148 351
B. Subsequent attendances of HIV/AIDS cases for
10,540 4,958 15,498
treatment/follow-up
Total attendances for treatment 10,743 5,106 15,849
Attendances of patients on ARV treatment (included above) 6,455 3,656 10,111
C. PMTCT 3 74 77
D. Post -HIV Exposure Prophylaxis 152 120 272
E. Voluntary counselling 745 410 1,155
F. Police Case 10 0 10
G. Visa purpose 28 0 28
H. Screening (expatriates) 1,076 176 1,252
I. Other (premarital, medical purpose@, etc) 0 0 0
Total attendances 12,757 5,886 18,643
* at Volcy Pougnet Centre, Victoria, SSRN, JNH, Flacq, Yves Cantin, Mahebourg and Souillac Hospitals @ mostly cases referred by private doctors
NB: As at the end of 2022, there were 4,384 patients on ARV in Mauritius, including 204 in prisons
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Cases of occupational and work related diseases diagnosed during screening sessions
at Government Occupational Health Clinics 2022

Condition Male Female Total

Diseases caused by chemical

4 2 6
agents

Diseases caused by physical

- - 0
agents

Biological agents - - 0

Occupational respiratory diseases 5 3 8

Occupational skin diseases 18 11 29

Occupational musculo-skeletal
35 11 46
disorders

Occupational cancer - - -

Others - - 0

Total (cases diagnosed) 62 27 89

Attendances at screening sessions:

First attendances 2,171 911 3,082

Subsequent attendances 5,371 2,883 8,254

TOTAL ATTENDANCES 7,542 3,794 11,336

Pre employment medical fitness examinations

Number of persons examined 2,820 3,591 6,411

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@
CAUSES OF ATTENDANCES* AT GOVERNMENT AYURVEDIC (OUT-PATIENT) CLINICS – 2022

CAUSES
TOTAL %
TYPE OF DISEASE AYURVEDIC TERMS
Diseases of skeletal/osseous
1 Asthi Vaha Srotas 12,570 17.1
system
Diseases related to blood and
2 Rasa Vaha Srotas 850 1.2
plasma
Symptoms involving head and
3 Urdhwa Jatrugataroga 6,110 8.3
neck
Gastritis and other diseases of
4 Annavaha Srotas 8,342 11.3
digestive system
5 Diabetes mellitus Madhumeha rogas 10,760 14.6
6 Diseases of adipose system Medho Vaha Srotas 5,473 7.4
7 Diseases of haemopoitic system Rakta Vaha Srotas 10,473 14.2

9 Diseases of respiratory system Pranavaha Srotas 1,969 2.7

10 Mental disorder Mano Vaha Srotas 3,302 4.5
11 Diseases of muscular System Mamsagata Vaha Srotas 2,980 4.1
12 Hypertensive diseases Uccha Raktachapa Dab 5,345 7.3
Paralysis tremors, neuritis and
13 other diseases of the nervous Vata Vikara 2,106 2.9
system
14 Urinary Disorder Mutra vaha Srotas 1,484 2.0
Common gynaecological
15 Artava Srotas 574 0.8
disorders
16 Diseases of reproductive system Sukra Vaha Srotas 341 0.5

17 Common pediatric diseases Balaroga 150 0.2

18 Diseases of body fluids system Udhakavahas Srotas 710 1.0
TOTAL 73,539 100.0
@ A patient with 2 distinct diseases are counted twice etc.
* New and follow-up cases
NUMBER OF ATTENDANCES

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

BELVEDERE MEDI CLINIC 2,248 3,274 5,522
L'ESCALIER MEDI CLINIC 2,500 4,994 7,494
SSRN HOSPITAL 2,793 3,947 6,740
VICTORIA HOSPITAL 3,178 6,359 9,537
LA SOURCE FLACQ 2,005 4,197 6,202
PLAINE VERTE 1,923 2,744 4,667
TOTAL 14,647 25,515 40,162
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NEW CASES OF CANCER REGISTERED *– 2021

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

SITE OF TUMOUR (ICD -10)
Number % Number % Number %
Hypopharynx, oropharynx and nasopharynx 5 0.4 2 0.1 7 0.2
Tongue 10 0.8 13 0.8 23 0.8
Salivary glands 2 0.2 5 0.3 7 0.2
Mouth 20 1.7 11 0.7 31 1.1
Other & ill-defined sites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 9 0.8 4 0.2 13 0.5
TOTAL LIP, ORAL CAVITY AND PHARYNX 46 3.9 35 2.1 81 2.8
Stomach 46 3.9 48 2.9 94 3.3
Oesphagus 32 2.7 13 0.8 45 1.6
Colon 117 9.9 115 6.8 232 8.1
Rectum 44 3.7 27 1.6 71 2.5
Gall bladder 5 0.4 12 0.7 17 0.6
Liver 34 2.9 15 0.9 49 1.7
Pancreas 42 3.5 33 2.0 75 2.6
Other & ill-defined sites of digestive organs 10 0.8 9 0.5 19 0.7
TOTAL DIGESTIVE ORGANS 330 27.8 272 16.2 602 21.0
Trachea, bronchus and lung 110 9.3 56 3.3 166 5.8
Larynx 32 2.7 4 0.2 36 1.3
Other & ill-defined sites of respiratory system 6 0.5 6 0.4 12 0.4
TOTAL RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 148 12.5 66 3.9 214 7.5
BONES 7 0.6 4 0.2 11 0.4
Hodgkin disease 14 1.2 8 0.5 22 0.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 34 2.9 28 1.7 62 2.2
Leukaemias 30 2.5 34 2.0 64 2.2
Multiple Myelomas 24 2.0 24 1.4 48 1.7
Other 20 1.7 14 0.8 34 1.2
TOTAL HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES 122 10.3 108 6.4 230 8.0
SKIN(including melanoma) 47 4.0 55 3.3 102 3.6
CONNECTIVE & SOFT TISSUES 5 0.4 8 0.5 13 0.5
BREAST 9 0.8 591 35.2 600 20.9
Cervix uteri 93 5.5 93 3.2
Ovary 113 6.7 113 3.9
Corpus uteri 128 7.6 128 4.5
Uterus (unspecified) 6 0.4 6 0.2
Vagina and vulva 10 0.6 10 0.3
Other & ill-defined sites of female genital organs 1 0.1 5 0.2
TOTAL FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS 351 20.9 351 12.2
Prostate gland 222 18.7 0.0 222 7.7
Testis 22 1.9 0.0 22 0.8
Other and ill-defined sites of male genital organs 5 0.4 0.0 5 0.2
TOTAL MALE GENITAL ORGANS 249 21.0 0.0 249 8.7
Bladder 56 4.7 16 1.0 72 2.5
Kidney 27 2.3 19 1.1 46 1.6
Other urinary tract 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.1
TOTAL URINARY TRACT 84 7.1 36 2.1 120 4.2
Brain, meninges and other sites of Central Nervous System 28 2.4 17 1.0 45 1.6
Eye and adnexa 3 0.3 0 0.0 3 0.1
TOTAL EYE & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 31 2.6 17 1.0 48 1.7
Thyroid gland 15 1.3 36 2.1 51 1.8
Other endocrine glands 1 0.1 8 0.5 9 0.3
TOTAL ENDOCRINE GLANDS 16 1.4 44 2.6 60 2.1
ALL OTHER SITES 91 7.7 94 5.6 185 6.5
GRAND TOTAL (ALL SITES) 1,185 100.0 1,681 100.0 2,866 100.0
* Source - Mauritius National Cancer Registry
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CASES TREATED AS IN-PATIENTS AT THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS * - 2022
(The figures given below are included in all tables pertaining to discharges from government general hospitals )
@ @
NUMBER OF CASES OF WHOM PASSED AWAY
CAUSE (ICD-10 Classifications)
MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Disorders related to length of gestation
106 78 184 19 10 29
and fetal growth.
Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders
47 28 75 27 17 44
specific to the perinatal period.
Infections specific to the perinatal
44 29 73 14 7 21
period.
Birth trauma 0 1 1 0 0 0
Fetus and newborn affected by maternal
factors and by complications of 6 8 14 0 0 0
pregnancy, labour and delivery.
Haemorrhagic and haematological
16 7 23 4 2 6
disorders of fetus and newborn.
Transitory endocrine and metabolic
4 8 12 0 0 -
disorders specific to fetus and newborn
Digestive system disorders of fetus ond
6 5 11 1 0 1
newborn
Other disorders originating in the
6 4 10 1 1 2
perinatal period.
Congenital malformation of the nervous
0 1 1 0 1 1
system
Congenital malformations of the
3 7 10 1 4 5
circulatory system.
Congenital malformations of digestive
1 0 1 0 0 0
system.
Congenital malformation and
deformities of the musculoskeletal 2 0 2 0 0 0
system
Other congenital malformations 5 1 6 4 1 5
Diseases of respiratory system. 1 0 1 0 0 0
On observation 20 24 44 0 0 0
Other diseases 16 6 22 1 2 3

TOTAL 283 207 490 72 45 117

* 5 Regional Hospitals
@
based on data obtained from the Health Records Division
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MALE FEMALE TOTAL

AGE AT DEATH No. % No. % No. %
Under 1 day 11 10.3 7 12.1 18 10.9
1 day 7 6.5 4 6.9 11 6.7
2 days 2 1.9 7 12.1 9 5.5
3 days 7 6.5 0 0.0 7 4.2
4 days 7 6.5 2 3.4 9 5.5
5 days 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
6 days 0 0.0 2 3.4 2 1.2
Sub-total 0 - 6 days 34 31.8 22 37.9 56 33.9

7 - 13 days 10 9.3 9 15.5 19 11.5

14 - 20 days 13 12.1 2 3.4 15 9.1
21 - 27 days 9 8.4 3 5.2 12 7.3
Sub-total 0 - 27 days 66 61.7 36 62.1 102 61.8

28 - 59 days 17 15.9 10 17.2 27 16.4

2 months 6 5.6 3 5.2 9 5.5
3 months 5 4.7 1 1.7 6 3.6
4 months 3 2.8 3 5.2 6 3.6
5 months 4 3.7 1 1.7 5 3.0
Sub-total under 6 months 101 94.4 54 93.1 155 93.9

6 months 1 0.9 1 1.7 2 1.2

7 months 2 1.9 1 1.7 3 1.8
8 months 0 0.0 1 1.7 1 0.6
9 months 0 0.0 1 1.7 1 0.6
10 months 3 2.8 0 0.0 3 1.8
11 months 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL UNDER ONE YEAR 107 100.0 58 100.0 165 100.0
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BREAKDOWN OF INFANT DEATHS BY CAUSES AND SEX - 2022

Early Neo-Natal Deaths Late Neo-Natal Deaths Neo-Natal Deaths Post Neonatal Deaths
CAUSE
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
(I.C.D. 10 ) MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE
No. % No. % No. % No. %

Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Meningitis - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1.6

Acute Bronchitis and Acute Bronchiolitis - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 6.3

Asthma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Pneumonia (including congenital) - - - - 2 - 2 4.3 2 - 2 2 - 1 1 1.6

Congenital anomalies 8 5 13 23.2 3 3 6 13.0 11 8 19 18.6 12 6 18 28.6

Slow foetal growth, foetal malnutrition and disorders

16 10 26 46.4 11 5 16 34.8 27 15 42 41.2 4 4 8 12.7
related to short gestation and low birth weight

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Birth Asphyxia 4 1 5 8.9 1 1 2 0.0 5 2 7 6.9 - - - -

Septicaemia and infections specific to the perinatal

1 2 3 5.4 6 2 8 17.4 7 4 11 10.8 2 1 3 4.8
period

Neonatal haemorrhage - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 3.2

Birth trauma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Disseminated intravascular coagulation in newborn - - - - 1 - 1 2.2 1 - 1 1.0 3 - 3 4.8

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - - - - - 1 1 2.2 - 1 1 1.0 6 2 8 12.7

Ingestion of food causing suffocation - - - - 2 1 3 6.5 2 1 3 2.9 2 - 2 3.2

Pulmonary Haemorrahage 1 - 1 1.8 4 - 4 8.7 5 - 5 4.9 1 - 1 1.6

Respiratory Distress of Newborn 2 2 4 7.1 - - - - 2 2 4 3.9 1 - 1 1.6

All other causes 2 2 4 7.1 2 1 3 6.5 4 3 7 6.9 8 3 11 17.5

TOTAL 34 22 56 100.0 32 14 46 100.0 66 36 102 100.0 41 22 63 100.0

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NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE
TOTAL
(I.C.D. 10 ) MALE FEMALE
No. %
Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin - - - 0.0
Meningitis - 1 1 0.6
Acute Bronchitis and Acute Bronchiolitis 1 3 4 2.4
Asthma - - - 0.0
Pneumonia (including congenital) 2 1 3 1.8
Congenital anomalies 23 14 37 22.4
Slow foetal growth, foetal malnutrition and disorders related
31 19 50 30.3
to short gestation and low birth weight *
Birth Asphyxia 5 2 7 4.2
Septicaemia and infections specific to the perinatal period 9 5 14 8.5
Neonatal haemorrhage 1 1 2 1.2
Birth Trauma - - - 0.0
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in newborn 4 - 4 2.4
Ingestion of food causing suffocation 4 1 5 3.0
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 6 3 9 5.5
Respiratory Distress of Newborn 3 2 5 3.0
Pulmonary Haemorrhage 6 - 6 3.6
Consequences of external causes 2 1 3 1.8
All other causes 10 5 15 9.1
TOTAL 107 58 165 100.0
* Including Respiratory distress of Newborn
SELECTED CAUSES OF DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 0-4 YEARS - 2022

NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE
TOTAL
(I.C.D. 10 ) MALE FEMALE
No. %
Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin 2 - 2 1.0
Meningitis - 1 1 0.5
Acute Bronchitis and Acute Bronchiolitis 1 5 6 3.1
Asthma - - - 0.0
Pneumonia 2 3 5 2.6
Congenital anomalies 25 16 41 21.5
Slow foetal growth, foetal malnutrition and disorders related
31 19 50 26.2
to short gestation and low birth weight
Birth Asphyxia 5 2 7 3.7
Septicaemia and infections specific to the perinatal period 11 5 16 8.4
Neonatal haemorrhage 1 1 2 1.0
Birth Trauma - - - 0.0
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in newborn 4 - 4 2.1
Ingestion of food causing suffocation 4 1 5 2.6
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 6 3 9 4.7
Respiratory Distress of Newborn 3 2 5 2.6
Pulmonary Haemorrhage 6 - 6 3.1
Consequences of external causes 6 4 10 5.2
Burns - - - 0.0
All other causes 15 7 22 11.5
TOTAL 122 69 191 100.0
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DEATHS (ALL AGES) BY CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES AND SEX - 2020 - 2022

2020 2021 2022

CAUSE ( ICD - 10 ) MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Certain infectious & parasitic diseases
1. (Including Covid-19 and Post Covid-19 214 3.6 97 2.0 311 2.9 609 8.5 481 8.3 1,090 8.4 377 5.4 226 4.0 603 4.8
infection*)
2. Neoplasms 649 10.8 729 15.4 1,378 12.8 662 9.2 714 12.3 1,376 10.6 707 10.2 749 13.2 1,456 11.6
Diseases of the blood & blood-forming
3. organs and certain disorders involving the 37 0.6 41 0.9 78 0.7 35 0.5 45 0.8 80 0.6 34 0.5 59 1.0 93 0.7
immune mechanism

4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 1,236 20.5 1,114 23.5 2,350 21.8 1,410 19.6 1,242 21.4 2,652 20.4 1,483 21.4 1,312 23.2 2,795 22.2

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 114 1.9 14 0.3 128 1.2 106 1.5 16 0.3 122 0.9 122 1.8 12 0.2 134 1.1
6. Diseases of the nervous system 73 1.2 54 1.1 127 1.2 113 1.6 55 0.9 168 1.3 102 1.5 82 1.4 184 1.5
7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9. Diseases of the circulatory system 1,930 32.0 1,587 33.4 3,517 32.7 2,425 33.7 2,052 35.4 4,477 34.5 2,352 34.0 2,025 35.8 4,377 34.8

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10. Diseases of the respiratory system 662 11.0 528 11.1 1,190 11.1 687 9.6 508 8.8 1,195 9.2 584 8.4 467 8.3 1,051 8.4
11. Diseases of the digestive system 350 5.8 134 2.8 484 4.5 331 4.6 161 2.8 492 3.8 351 5.1 188 3.3 539 4.3

12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 30 0.5 40 0.8 70 0.7 44 0.6 54 0.9 98 0.8 49 0.7 58 1.0 107 0.9

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &

13. 12 0.2 21 0.4 33 0.3 8 0.1 21 0.4 29 0.2 9 0.1 15 0.3 24 0.2
connective tissue
14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 142 2.4 105 2.2 247 2.3 219 3.0 186 3.2 405 3.1 188 2.7 158 2.8 346 2.8

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 0.0 8 0.2 8 0.1 0.0 7 0.1 7 0.1 0.0 4 0.1 4 0.0

Certain conditions originating in the

16. 77 1.3 49 1.0 126 1.2 62 0.9 48 0.8 110 0.8 71 1.0 35 0.6 106 0.8
perinatal period
Congenital malformations, deformations &
17. 33 0.5 18 0.4 51 0.5 18 0.3 21 0.4 39 0.3 28 0.4 19 0.3 47 0.4
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18. laboratory findings, not elsewhere 73 1.2 105 2.2 178 1.7 90 1.3 100 1.7 190 1.5 86 1.2 141 2.5 227 1.8
classified
19
Injury, poisoning & certain other
& 390 6.5 102 2.1 492 4.6 370 5.1 90 1.6 460 3.5 379 5.5 109 1.9 488 3.9
consequences of external causes
20
TOTAL 6,022 100 4,746 100.0 10,768 100.0 7,189 100 5,801 100.0 12,990 100.0 6,922 100 5,659 100.0 12,581 100.0
* 10 deaths due to Covid-19 occurred in 2020 and 785 in 2021. In 2022, 248 deaths was registered due to Covid-19.
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DEATHS BY CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND BY AGE-GROUP - 2022
MALES FEMALES BOTH SEXES

CHAPTER
(I.C.D.10)

60 years & over

60 years & over

60 years & over

Under 1 year

Under 1 year

Under 1 year
5 - 12 years

5 - 12 years

5 - 12 years
13- 19 years

20- 39 years

40- 59 years

13- 19 years

20- 39 years

40- 59 years

13- 19 years

20- 39 years

40- 59 years
1 - 4 years

1 - 4 years

1 - 4 years

TOTAL
1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases 1 4 0 1 44 106 221 0 0 1 1 17 36 171 1 4 1 2 61 142 392 603
2. Neoplasms 0 2 2 2 12 158 531 0 0 4 2 27 205 511 0 2 6 4 39 363 1,042 1,456
Diseases of the blood & blood-forming organs and
3. 0 1 0 0 3 7 23 0 1 1 3 1 11 42 0 2 1 3 4 18 65 93
certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 0 1 0 0 14 304 1,164 0 1 0 1 13 180 1,117 0 2 0 1 27 484 2,281 2,795
5. Mental & behavioural disorders 0 0 0 1 28 52 41 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 1 30 55 48 134
6. Diseases of the nervous system 0 1 2 3 22 18 56 1 0 0 2 10 11 58 1 1 2 5 32 29 114 184
7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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9. Diseases of the circulatory system 0 0 1 3 77 502 1,769 0 0 0 2 26 233 1,764 0 0 1 5 103 735 3,533 4,377
10. Diseases of the respiratory system 3 0 1 2 32 101 445 4 4 2 3 17 40 397 7 4 3 5 49 141 842 1,051
11. Diseases of the digestive system 0 0 0 0 24 134 193 0 0 0 0 6 51 131 0 0 0 0 30 185 324 539
12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 0 0 0 0 3 12 34 0 0 0 0 0 7 51 0 0 0 0 3 19 85 107
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system & connective
13. 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 5 18 24
tissue
14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 0 0 0 1 4 35 148 0 0 0 1 5 23 129 0 0 0 2 9 58 277 346

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4

16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 106

Congenital malformations, deformations &
17. 23 2 0 1 1 1 0 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 4 1 2 1 2 0 47
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical & laboratory
18. 6 0 0 0 8 11 61 3 0 0 0 1 2 135 9 0 0 0 9 13 196 227
findings, not elsewhere classified
19. Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences of 3 4 1 18 130 138 85 1 3 1 9 22 27 46 4 7 2 27 152 165 131 488
external causes
TOTAL 107 15 7 32 403 1,581 4,777 58 11 10 25 150 834 4,571 165 26 17 57 553 2,415 9,348 12,581
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SELECTED PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH (ALL AGES) – 2022
(See page 81 for deaths by ICD-10 chapters)

CAUSE MALE FEMALE TOTAL

(I.C.D - 10) No. % No. % No. %
Acute myocardial infarction and other ischaemic
1015 14.7 738 13.0 1,753 13.9
heart diseases
Heart Failures 173 2.5 124 2.2 297 2.4
Cardiac Arrest 180 2.6 189 3.3 369 2.9
Pulmonary heart diseases 16 0.2 23 0.4 39 0.3
Other heart diseases 87 1.3 91 1.6 178 1.4
Cerebrovascular disease 549 7.9 439 7.8 988 7.9
Hypertensive disease 304 4.4 393 6.9 697 5.5
Diabetes mellitus 1457 21.0 1280 22.6 2,737 21.8
Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung 103 1.5 57 1.0 160 1.3
Malignant neoplasm of breast 1 0.0 193 3.4 194 1.5
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 54 0.8 21 0.4 75 0.6
Malignant neoplasm of uterus (inc. cervix uteri) 0.0 80 1.4 80 0.6
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile
38 0.5 20 0.4 58 0.5
duct
Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 38 0.5 21 0.4 59 0.5

Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 45 0.7 31 0.5 76 0.6

Malignant neoplam of prostate 98 1.4 0.0 98 0.8
Pneumonia 156 2.3 123 2.2 279 2.2
Asthma 34 0.5 35 0.6 69 0.5
Pulmonary oedema 24 0.3 15 0.3 39 0.3
Bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic
63 0.9 25 0.4 88 0.7
obstructive pulmonary diseases

Covid-19 138 2.0 110 1.9 248 2.0

Land Transport Accidents 95 1.4 19 0.3 114 0.9
Suicide 83 1.2 23 0.4 106 0.8
Homicides 27 0.4 7 0.1 34 0.3
Accidental drowning and submersion 38 0.5 7 0.1 45 0.4
Accidents caused by fire and flames 11 0.2 6 0.1 17 0.1
Diseases of liver (inc. alcoholic cirrhosis) 172 2.5 74 1.3 246 2.0
Renal failures 49 0.7 23 0.4 72 0.6
Senility 36 0.5 108 1.9 144 1.1
Septicaemia unspecified 55 0.8 34 0.6 89 0.7
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage unspecified 73 1.1 57 1.0 130 1.0
All other causes 1710 24.7 1293 22.8 3,003 23.9
TOTAL 6,922 100.0 5,659 100.0 12,581 100.0
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SELECTED PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX - 2022
MALES FEMALES BOTH SEXES
CAUSES Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+
(I.C.D. 10) 15 years years years years years years 15 years years years years years years 15 years years years years years years TOTAL
Acute myocardial infarction and other
0 3 63 199 442 308 0 1 13 60 223 441 - 4 76 259 665 749 1,753
ischaemic heart diseases
Heart Failures 0 5 17 40 48 63 0 1 7 13 30 73 - 6 24 53 78 136 297
Cardiac Arrest 0 1 5 23 66 85 0 0 3 7 30 149 - 1 8 30 96 234 369
Pulmonary heart diseases 0 0 3 2 6 5 0 1 1 9 8 4 - 1 4 11 14 9 39
Other heart diseases 0 6 12 21 22 26 0 1 2 11 23 54 - 7 14 32 45 80 178
Cerebrovascular disease 1 1 29 88 241 189 0 1 13 65 130 230 1 2 42 153 371 419 988
Hypertensive disease 0 1 12 43 128 120 0 1 6 41 88 257 - 2 18 84 216 377 697
Diabetes mellitus 0 1 31 282 701 442 0 1 21 169 477 612 - 2 52 451 1,178 1,054 2,737
Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and
1 0 3 21 52 26 0 1 2 17 18 19 1 1 5 38 70 45 160
lung
Malignant neoplasm of breast 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 55 71 51 - - 16 55 71 52 194
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 0 0 3 9 26 16 0 0 2 3 6 10 - - 5 12 32 26 75
Malignant neoplasm of uterus (inc. cervix
0 0 8 19 33 20 - - 8 19 33 20 80
uteri)
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic
0 0 2 10 18 8 0 0 0 1 7 12 - - 2 11 25 20 58
bile duct

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Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and 0 1 1 11 19 6 0 0 1 7 9 4 - 1 2 18 28 10 59
pharynx
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 0 0 1 10 24 10 0 0 0 9 16 6 - - 1 19 40 16 76
Malignant neoplasm of prostate 0 0 1 5 40 52 - - 1 5 40 52 98
Pneumonia 2 5 9 21 52 67 4 3 4 5 21 86 6 8 13 26 73 153 279
Asthma 0 4 5 11 6 8 0 1 2 3 5 24 - 5 7 14 11 32 69
Pulmonary oedema 0 6 9 2 4 3 1 2 5 2 2 3 1 8 14 4 6 6 39
Bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic
0 0 1 5 16 41 0 0 0 0 9 16 - - 1 5 25 57 88
obstructive pulmonary diseases
Land Transport Accidents 2 22 26 21 17 7 0 4 2 5 5 3 2 26 28 26 22 10 114
Suicide 0 33 26 18 4 2 1 9 6 5 2 0 1 42 32 23 6 2 106
Homicides 0 0 9 11 7 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 - 3 11 12 7 1 34
Accidental drowning and submersion 3 7 13 6 5 4 0 0 1 0 4 2 3 7 14 6 9 6 45
Accidents caused by fire and flames 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 - 2 3 6 4 2 17
Diseases of liver (inc. alcoholic cirrhosis) 0 1 26 65 70 10 0 0 9 28 24 13 - 1 35 93 94 23 246
Renal failures 0 1 5 6 18 19 0 0 1 2 13 7 - 1 6 8 31 26 72
Senility 0 0 0 0 3 33 0 0 0 0 6 102 - - - - 9 135 144
Septicaemia unspecified 2 1 10 8 22 12 0 0 0 4 11 19 2 1 10 12 33 31 89
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage unspecified 0 0 3 13 35 22 0 0 0 7 14 36 - - 3 20 49 58 130
All other causes 122 79 171 378 592 506 78 38 88 171 400 628 200 117 259 549 992 1,134 3,251
TOTAL 133 180 498 1,334 2,686 2,091 84 68 216 720 1,687 2,884 217 248 714 2,054 4,373 4,975 12,581
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CHAPTER-SPECIFIC DEATH RATES
PER 10,000 MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION - 2022

MAURITIUS RODRIGUES REPUBLIC

CHAPTER
(I.C.D. 10) No. of Death No. of Death No. of Death
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases* 603 5.0 5 1.1 608 4.8
2. Neoplasms 1,456 12.0 43 9.6 1,499 11.9
Diseases of the blood & blood-forming
3. organs and certain disorders involving 93 0.8 2 0.4 95 0.8
the immune mechanism
Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic
4. 2,795 23.0 81 18.1 2,876 22.8
diseases
5. Mental & behavioural disorders 134 1.1 2 0.4 136 1.1
6. Diseases of the nervous system 184 1.5 6 1.3 190 1.5
7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa - - - - 0 0.0
8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process - - - - 0 0.0
9. Diseases of the circulatory system 4,377 35.9 148 33.1 4,525 35.8
10. Diseases of the respiratory system 1,051 8.6 27 6.0 1,078 8.5
11. Diseases of the digestive system 539 4.4 9 2.0 548 4.3
Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous
12. 107 0.9 5 1.1 112 0.9
tissue
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
13. 24 0.2 - - 24 0.2
& connective tissue
14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 346 2.8 7 1.6 353 2.8
15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 4 0.0 1 0.2 5 0.0
Certain conditions originating in the
16. 106 0.9 5 1.1 111 0.9
perinatal period
Congenital malformations, deformations
17. 47 0.4 1 0.2 48 0.4
& chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18. laboratory findings, not elsewhere 227 1.9 3 0.7 230 1.8
classified
Injury, poisoning & certain other
19. 488 4.0 12 2.7 500 4.0
consequences of external causes

TOTAL 12,581 103.3 357 79.9 12,938 102.5

* Including Covid-19 and Post Covid-19 infections
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DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX, AND AGE-SPECIFIC DEATH RATES
PER 1,000 MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION - 2022

DEATHS DEATH RATES

AGE-GROUP MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES BOTH

(years) Cumulative MALE FEMALE SEXES
Number Number Number Percentage Percentage

Under 1 107 58 165 1.3 1.3 18.9 10.3 14.6

1- 4 15 11 26 0.2 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.5

5- 9 5 8 13 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2
10 - 14 6 7 13 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2
15 - 19 28 20 48 0.4 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.5
20 - 24 65 23 88 0.7 2.8 1.4 0.5 1.0
25 - 29 87 25 112 0.9 3.7 1.9 0.5 1.2

30 - 34 109 42 151 1.2 4.9 2.4 1.0 1.7

35 - 39 142 60 202 1.6 6.5 3.5 1.5 2.5

40 - 44 247 114 361 2.9 9.4 5.1 2.4 3.8

45 - 49 305 148 453 3.6 13.0 7.4 3.7 5.5

50 - 54 409 232 641 5.1 18.1 10.3 5.9 8.1
55 - 59 620 340 960 7.6 25.7 14.3 7.6 10.9

60 - 64 832 428 1260 10.0 35.7 22.5 10.6 16.3

65 - 69 939 553 1492 11.9 47.6 32.0 16.4 23.7

70 - 74 915 706 1621 12.9 60.5 43.9 26.9 34.4

75 - 79 767 707 1474 11.7 72.2 73.7 46.9 57.8

80 - 84 602 699 1301 10.3 82.5 111.2 79.7 91.8

85 & over 722 1478 2200 17.5 100.0 201.9 199.2 200.1
ALL AGES 6,922 5,659 12,581 100.0 - 11.5 9.2 10.3
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DEATHS DUE TO DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX - 2022

MALES FEMALES BOTH SEXES

CAUSES Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ Under 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-74 75+ TOTAL
(I.C.D. 10) 15 years years years years years years 15 years years years years years years 15 years years years years years years

Acute Myocardial Infarction - 2 48 132 305 180 - 1 9 40 147 265 - 3 57 172 452 445 1,129

Other Ischaemic Heart diseases - 1 15 67 137 128 - - 4 20 76 176 - 1 19 87 213 304 624

Total (Ischaemic Heart diseases) - 3 63 199 442 308 - 1 13 60 223 441 - 4 76 259 665 749 1,753

Cardiac Arrest - 1 5 23 66 85 - - 3 7 30 149 - 1 8 30 96 234 369

Heart Failure - 5 17 40 48 63 - 1 7 13 30 73 - 6 24 53 78 136 297

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Other heart diseases - 6 15 23 28 31 - 2 3 20 31 58 - 8 18 43 59 89 217

Total (Heart diseases) * - 15 100 285 584 487 - 4 26 100 314 721 - 19 126 385 898 1,208 2,636

Hypertensive diseases - 1 12 43 128 120 - 1 6 41 88 257 - 2 18 84 216 377 697

Intracranial haemorrhage and cerebral

1 1 20 50 82 40 - - 10 38 48 49 1 1 30 88 130 89 339
infarction
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage
- - 9 38 159 149 - 1 3 27 82 181 - 1 12 65 241 330 649
or infarction

Other cerebrovascular diseases - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total (cerebrovascular diseases) 1 1 29 88 241 189 - 1 13 65 130 230 1 2 42 153 371 419 988

Other diseases of the circulatory

- 2 6 13 7 1 1 2 6 18 1 - 3 8 19 25 56
system

T O T A L (Circulatory system) 1 17 143 422 966 803 1 6 46 208 538 1,226 2 23 189 630 1,504 2,029 4,377
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DEATHS DUE TO NEOPLASMS BY TYPE AND SEX 2022

TYPE OF NEOPLASM (ICD-10) MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 38 21 59

Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus 17 12 29
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 54 21 75
Malignant neoplasm of colon 79 80 159
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus and
22 11 33
anal canal
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 38 20 58
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 45 31 76
Other malignant neoplasm of digestive organs 3 15 18
Malignant neoplasm of larynx 13 1 14
Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung 103 57 160
Other malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 5 1 6
Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage 3 1 4
Malignant neoplasm of skin, including melanoma 6 10 16
Malignant neoplasm of mesothelial and soft tissue 5 5 10
Malignant neoplasm of breast 1 193 194
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri 31 31
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of the uterus 49 49
Other Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 53 53
Malignant neoplasm of prostrate 98 98
Other malignant neoplasm of male genital organs 5 5
Malignant neoplasm of bladder 19 6 25
Other malignant neoplasm of urinary tract 24 15 39
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, including brain 27 17 44
Malignant neoplasm of other , ill-defined, secondary, unspecified
and multiple sites
43 39 82
Hodgkin's disease 3 3 6
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 8 7 15
Leukaemia 21 26 47
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and
14 19 33
related tissue
Other in situ and benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain
and unknown behaviour
13 5 18
TOTAL 707 749 1,456
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Maternal Deaths by cause and age at death (years) : 2017-2022
Year: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Age Age Age Age Age Age

No at No at No at No at No at No at
Causes death death death death death death
- - 1 33 1 40 2 31 2 32 - -
Postpartum haemorrhage
17@ 38
Antepartum or intrapartum
2 34@ 1 29 1 42@ - - - - 1 25@
haemorrhage (with
21
coagulation defect)
Disruption of obstetric wound
and other complications of - - - - 1 33@ 1 19 - - - -
puerperium
Complications following - - - - 1 41 1 39 - - - -
abortion
34
Eclampsia and other maternal 3 - - 1 26 - - 1 34 1 27@
40
hypertension
36
Amniotic fluid, pulmonary - - - - - - 2 17 - - - -
and other obstetric embolism 27

Sepsis, pyrexia and other - - 1 24@ - - 1 17@ - - 1 27

puerperal infections
Diseases of the Circulatory
System complicating 2 29@ 2 27@ - - - - - - - -
pregnancy, childbirth and 26 36
puerperium
Abdominal or ectopic 1 27 - - 2 30 - - - - 2* 40
pregnancy 32 36
Diseases of the Respiratory.
System complicating. 1 31@ - - - - - - 1 37@ - -
pregnancy, childbirth and
puerperium
Diseases of the digestive
System complicating. - - - - 1 16 - - - - - -
pregnancy, childbirth and
puerperium
Death from any obstetric
- - - - - - - - 2 36@ - -
cause occuring more than 42
41@
days
-
Infections of genitourinary 1 17 - - - - - - - - -
tract in pregnancy

Excessive vomitting in - - - - - - 1 29 - - - -
pregnancy
Anaemia complicating
pregnancy, childbirth and the - - - - - - - - 1 29 - -
puerperium
Total 10 5 8 8 7 5
@ *Including 1 death in Rodrigues Island
Caesarean Section done
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Deaths due to External Causes , by Age-group and Sex - 2022

MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES

CAUSES (ICD - 10) Under 60 Under Under
5 - 12 13- 19 20- 39 40- 59 5 - 12 13- 19 20- 39 40- 59 60 years 5 - 12 13- 19 20- 39 40- 59 60 years
5 years & 5 5 TOTAL
years years years years years years years years & over years years years years & over
years over years years

Transport Accidents - - 5 32 34 24 - - 3 3 5 8 - - 8 35 39 32 114

Falls 1 1 1 11 19 6 2 - - - 3 1 3 1 1 11 22 7 45
Accidental Drowning and
2 - 3 14 10 9 - - - 1 - 6 2 - 3 15 10 15 45
Submersion
Ingestion of food causing
obstruction of respiratory 1 - - 1 - 2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 4
tract
Exposure to Electric
- - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Current
Exposure to Smoke, Fire - - - 2 7 2 - - - - 2 4 - - - 2 9 6 17
and Flames
Other and unspecified
- - - 1 2 3 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 2 5 8
accidents

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Suicide by chemicals and - - - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 2 - 3
noxious substances
Suicide by hanging - - 7 43 22 5 - - 4 8 6 1 - - 11 51 28 6 96
Suicide by fire - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 2
Suicide by other and
- - - 2 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 3 1 1 5
unspecified means
Assault - - - 5 15 7 - - 1 4 1 1 - - 1 9 16 8 34

Accidental poisoning by
exposure to noxious 1 - 1 15 12 1 1 - 1 3 1 - 2 - 2 18 13 1 36
substances

Complications of medical
1 - - 2 11 17 1 - - 1 5 13 2 - - 3 16 30 51
and surgical care
Other and unspecified 1 - - 1 2 8 - 1 - - 3 9 1 1 - 1 5 17 25
External causes
Event of undetermined
- - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2
intent

TOTAL 7 1 18 130 138 85 4 1 9 22 27 46 11 2 27 152 165 131 488

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ISLAND OF RODRIGUES
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SELECTED HEALTH VARIABLES AND INDICATORS
ISLAND OF RODRIGUES - 2022

Variable/Indicator Number/Value Denominator

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

Estimated mid-year resident population 44,661

Population density 406 per square kilometre
Estimated mid-year resident population by sex: male 21,825 (48.9%)
female 22,836 (51.1%)
sex ratio 956 males per 1000 females
Estimated end-of-year resident population 44,783
Population density 407 per square kilometre
Estimated female mid-year resident population 15-49 years 11,549
Percentage of total female population 50.6
Percentage of total population (both sexes) 25.9
Estimated mid-year population 60 years and over 6,128
Percentage of total population 13.7
Estimated mid-year population 65years and over 4,179
Percentage of total population 9.4
Live births 873
Crude birth rate 19.5 per 1000 mid-year population
Deaths (all ages) 357
Crude death rate 8.0 per 1000 mid-year population
Stillbirths 6
Stillbirth rate 6.8 per 1000 total births
Perinatal deaths 11
Perinatal mortality rate 12.5 per 1000 total births
Infant deaths 7
Infant mortality rate 8.0 per 1000 live births
Deaths under five years 9
Under-five mortality rate 10.3 per 1000 live births
Maternal deaths 1
Maternal mortality ratio 1.1 per 1000 live births
Life expectancy at birth (years) * (2021)
Male 74.1
Female 78.6
Both Sexes 76.3

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL

Beds 220
Population : bed ratio 204 inhabitants per bed
Doctors 31
Population : doctor ratio 1,445 inhabitants per doctor
Dentists 3
Population : dentist ratio 14,928 inhabitants per dentist
Nurses (including midwives) 248
Population : nurse ratio 181 inhabitants per nurse
* provisional
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ISLAND OF RODRIGUES - 2022
(cont.)

Variable/Indicator Number/Value Denominator

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Births attended by qualified personnel 99.8
Percentage of all births reported by hospitals (856)
Children with a birthweight of less than 2.5 kg 103
Percentage of live births (hospital & health centres= 854) 12.1
Total Fertility Rate 2.7
Net Reproduction Rate 1.3
IMMUNIZATION
Children immunized against tuberculosis 683
Immunization coverage 78.9 per 100 surviving infants
Children immunized against diphtheria, Pertussis, Haemophilus-
Influenza Type B, Polio(Inactivated), tetanus and Hepatitis B 777
Immunization coverage 89.7 per 100 surviving infants
Children immunized against measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) 632
Immunization coverage 73.0 per 100 surviving infants
Pregnant women immunized against
tetanus (2nd or higher dose) 624
Immunization coverage 70.9 per 100 estimated pregnant women

NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
Cases of malaria reported -

Incidence rate - per 10,000 mid-year population

Cases of tuberculosis reported 1
Incidence rate 0.2 per 10,000 mid-year population
Cases of HIV / AIDS reported 14
Incidence rate 3.1 per 10,000 mid-year population

CAUSE OF DEATH
Deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system 148
Percentage of total deaths 41.5
Disease-specific death rate 33.1 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 81
Percentage of total deaths 22.7
Disease-specific death rate 18.1 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to neoplasms 43
Percentage of total deaths 12.0
Disease-specific death rate 9.6 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system 27
Percentage of total deaths 7.6
Disease-specific death rate 6.0 per 10,000 mid-year population
Deaths due to injury and poisoning 12
Percentage of total deaths 3.4
Disease-specific death rate 2.7 per 10,000 mid-year population
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An analysis of the health situation

POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

The estimated end-of-year resident population in Island of Rodrigues increased from 44,427
in 2021 to 44,783 in 2022 with a growth rate of 0.8% compared to a growth rate of 1.0% during
the period 2020-2021. The population density at the end of 2022 was 407 inhabitants per square
kilometer.

The proportion of population aged under 15 years decreased from 29.2 % in 2011 to 25.4% in
2022, while in the same period, the proportion of elderly population (aged 65 years and above)
increased from 7.5 % to 9.4 %. The total dependency ratio has decreased from 579.8 per 1,000
mid-year population aged 15-64 years in 2011 to 528.4 in 2021; however in 2022, the figure rose
to 533.1.

Based on the 2011 Population Census data, life expectancy at birth for the year 2021 in
Rodrigues was estimated to be 74.1 years for men and 78.6 years for women.

The number of live births registered in 2021 and 2022 was 874 and 873 respectively,
corresponding to a decrease in crude birth rate from 19.8 per 1,000 mid-year population to 19.5.
The number of live births occurred among teenagers, that is, mothers aged less than 20 years, has
decreased from 127 in 2021 to 115 in 2022.

The number of deaths increased by 25.7% during the period 2021-2022 with 357 deaths
registered in 2022 compared to 284 deaths in 2021. This resulted into an increase in Crude Death
Rate from 6.4 in 2021 to 8.0 per 1,000 mid-year population in 2022.

One maternal death was registered in 2022; the 36 years old woman died due to ectopic
pregnancy. Two previous cases of maternal deaths were reported in 2015.

The number of infant deaths, that is deaths among children aged under one year, decreased by
50% between 2021 and 2022 with 14 and 7 deaths registered respectively. This corresponded to
an infant mortality rate of 8.0 per 1,000 live births in 2022 compared to 16.0 in 2021. Similarly,
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the stillbirth rate fell from 11.3 per 1,000 total births in 2021 to 6.8 in 2022 with 10 and 6
stillbirths registered respectively as shown in the following chart.

25.0
21.8
19.8
20.0 17.0 17.4 17.6
16.0
14.6
Rate

15.0
11.7
8.5 13.1 8.0
10.0 11.5 11.3
10.2 9.8 9.8
8.6 9.1
5.0 6.8
4.3
0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Year
Infant Mortality Rate(per 1,000 livebirths)
Still Birth Rate (per 1,000 livebirths and stillbirths)

HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM

In Rodrigues, at the end of 2022, there were one hospital with 170 beds and two health centres
with in-patient facilities equipped with a total of 50 beds. This brought the total number of beds
in government institutions providing in-patient facilities to 220 as compared to 179 in 2011.
Patients in need of tertiary health care are referred to Mauritius as and when required. In 2022,
36 visits were effected by specialists employed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness in various
fields; a total of 5,663 cases were seen during these visits.

At the end of 2022, 12 Community Health Centres (CHCs), providing primary health care
services including treatment of common diseases and injuries were operational; 2 CHC’s were
closed in 2022. Maternal and child health care and family planning services were provided at 14
centres, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mont Lubin Health Centre and La Ferme Health
Centre. There were two dental clinics, namely at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and La Ferme Health
Centre. There was also a Health Office at Port Mathurin.

HEALTH PERSONNEL
At the end of 2022, there were 31 doctors in the Island of Rodrigues that is one doctor for
1,445 inhabitants compared to 2,378 inhabitants in 2011. There were 3 dentists that is one for
14,928 inhabitants at the end of 2022 while in 2011 the ratio was one for 19,023 inhabitants. A
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few of these health professionals are employees of the Ministry of Health & Wellness posted to
the island on tour service basis.
The number of qualified nurses and midwives was 248 at the end of 2022, that is one
nurse/midwife for 181 inhabitants compared to one for 236 inhabitants in 2011.

IN-PATIENT SERVICE
The total number of admissions at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the two Health Centres
(Mont Lubin and La Ferme) was 10,623 in 2022, while in 2021 it was 9,807, representing an
increase of 8.3% over the one-year period.
Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in October 2021 in Rodrigues, Covid-19 patients were
treated at Mont Lubin Health Centre. A total of 185 admissions were recorded in 2022; six
deaths occurred among these patients.

OUT-PATIENT SERVICE

The total number of attendances at the out-patient departments, that is the Accident &
Emergency and the Sorted/Unsorted Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mont Lubin and La Ferme
Health Centres was 197,212 in 2022, while in 2021 it was 150,912, representing an increase of
30.7%. On the other hand, the number of attendances for the treatment of common diseases and
injuries at Community Health Centres (CHCs) decreased by 31.1% during the same period with
54,284 and 37,400 cases treated in 2021 and 2022 respectively. These drastic changes are
explained by the closure of certain CHCs during the emergence of Covid-19 in the island in 2022.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

In 2022, a total of 856 births (including 2 stillbirths) were reported by the Maternity Section
of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mont Lubin HC and La Ferme HC. 854 live births were attended by
trained personnel, out of which 103 were low birth weight babies (less than 2500 grammes)
representing 12.1% as compared to 10.5% in 2021.

With regards to immunization, 683 babies were immunized against Tuberculosis (BCG) by
MCH staff, 777 against Diphtheria, Haemophilus influenza type B, hepatitis B and oral Polio
Vaccine (Hexavalent 3rd dose) and a total of 1,401(1st dose 769, 2nd dose 632) shots against
Measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) were performed. A total of 1,453 (1st dose 711, 2nd dose 742)
shots of Rotavirus vaccine and 2,215 (1st dose 690, 2nd dose 773 and 3rd dose 752) shots of
Pneumococcal vaccine were performed.
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DENTAL HEALTH

In 2022, the total number of attendances at the two dental clinics was 13,382 as compared to
16,259 in 2021, representing a decrease of 17.7%.

MORBIDITY

The number of discharged patients in 2022 was 9,826, out of which 688 (7.0%) were treated
for Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (excluding Normal deliveries and
Complications following abortions), 649 (6.6%) for Injuries (crushing & superficial injuries,
fractures, open wounds, dislocation, sprain and strains) and 555 (5.6%) for Delivery without mention
of complications.

In 2022, the principal diseases contributing to first attendances at the 12 Community Health
Centres were tonsilitis, laryngitis, nasopharyngitis (common cold), sore throat and URTI with 1,192
attendances (20.5%) followed by cough, pain in throat, chest pain, wheezing, hiccough and sneezing
with 612 attendances (10.5%). Fever/pain all over with 343 attendances (5.9%) stood in the third
position.

Diseases grouped by ICD chapters indicate that Diseases of respiratory system was 31.3 % of
total first attendances at Community Health Centres in 2022 compared to 26.5% in 2021. Diseases of
the musculoskeletal and connective tissue accounted for 10.1% of total attendances compared to
10.9% in 2021 followed by Infectious and parasitic diseases which also decreased from 11.3 % in
2021 to 8.1% in 2022.

In 2022, a total of 13,175 cases of Covid-19 was detected in the island; 7,601 (57.7%) of these
cases was reported in the month of February.

The number of cases treated for scabies at community health centres in Rodrigues has
followed on increasing trend from 201 in 2015 to 358 in 2021 (see chart below). In 2022, 119 cases
were registered. The drastic decrease in 2022 is mainly due to Covid-19 pandemic as well as the
closure of certain CHCs during the year.

MORTALITY
A significant increase in the number of deaths was noted in 2022 as shown in the chart below.
357 deaths were registered, corresponding to a Crude Death Rate of 8.0 per 1,000 mid-year
population compared to 284 deaths in 2021 with a CDR of `6.4.
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Based on the chart given below, it is observed that the number of deaths in 2022 was higher
than the expected yearly number of deaths.

Mortality Trend
2007 - 2022
No. of deaths
400

350

300

250

200

150

100

Year
No of deaths registered Trendline

As shown in the following chart, the highest number of deaths occurred in the months of
February and March 2022.

Monthly Deaths registered

2020-2022
No. of deaths
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec
Month

2020 2021 2022

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CAUSE OF DEATH
The distribution of deaths by the chapters of the International Classification of Diseases
(ICD-10), as shown in the pie–chart below, indicates that Heart and other diseases of the circulatory
system were responsible for 41.5 % of all deaths in 2022. Diabetes and other endocrine, nutritional &
metabolic disorders with 22.7% were in the second position followed by Cancer and other Neoplasm
with 12.0% of all deaths. A significant increase in mortality was registered in 2022 mainly due to
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and diseases of the circulatory system.

Main underlying causes of deaths by

ICD-10 chapters, 2022

Endocrine,
Diseases of the nutritional &
circulatory metabolic
system diseases
41.5% 22.7%

Neoplasms
12.0%

Diseases of the
Other Causes respiratory
16.2% system
7.6%

One maternal death has been reported in the Island of Rodrigues in 2022 due to complications
following ectopic pregnancy.
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STILLBIRTHS, PERINATAL, NEONATAL AND INFANT DEATHS 1997 - 2022
EARLY
STILLBIRTHS NEONATAL PERINATAL LATE NEONATAL NEONATAL POST-NEONATAL INFANT DEATHS
YEAR DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS

NUMBER RATE @ NUMBER RATE z NUMBER RATE @ NUMBER RATE z NUMBER RATE z NUMBER RATE z NUMBER RATE z

1997 4 5.8 4 5.9 8 11.7 2 2.9 6 8.8 7 10.3 13 19.1

1998 6 8.6 8 11.6 14 20.1 3 4.3 11 15.9 1 1.4 12 17.4
1999 7 9.0 15 19.5 22 28.4 1 1.3 16 20.8 5 6.5 21 27.3
2000 3 3.7 11 13.6 14 17.3 3 3.7 14 17.3 2 2.5 16 19.8
2001 10 12.2 13 16.0 23 28.0 2 2.5 15 18.5 4 4.9 19 23.4
2002 6 7.3 12 14.7 18 22.0 2 2.5 14 17.2 5 6.1 19 23.3
2003 15 17.9 9 10.9 24 28.6 1 1.2 10 12.1 10 12.1 20 24.2
2004 24 24.8 15 15.8 39 40.2 3 3.2 18 19.0 3 3.2 21 22.2
2005 12 13.2 4 4.5 16 17.6 1 1.1 5 5.6 6 6.7 11 12.3
2006 12 13.4 13 14.8 25 28.0 5 5.7 18 20.4 6 6.8 24 27.2
2007 15 17.5 8 9.5 23 26.8 3 3.6 11 13.0 2 2.4 13 15.4

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2008 6 7.6 6 7.7 12 15.2 3 3.8 9 11.5 4 5.1 13 16.6
2009 5 6.9 6 8.3 11 15.2 0 0.0 6 8.3 4 5.5 10 13.9
2010 8 11.1 9 12.6 17 23.5 0 0.0 9 12.6 1 1.4 10 14.0
2011 3 4.3 10 14.3 13 18.5 1 1.0 11 15.7 1 1.4 12 17.2
2012 8 10.9 5 6.9 13 17.7 3 4.0 8 11.0 7 9.6 15 20.6
2013 3 4.3 2 2.9 5 7.1 0 0.0 2 2.9 4 5.7 6 8.5
2014 8 11.5 9 13.1 17 24.4 0 0.0 9 13.1 6 8.7 15 21.8
2015 7 10.2 4 5.9 11 16.0 2 3.0 6 8.8 2 2.9 8 11.7
2016 10 13.1 7 9.3 17 22.3 4 5.0 11 14.6 - - 11 14.6
2017 7 8.6 14 17.3 21 25.8 0 0.0 14 17.3 2 2.5 16 19.8
2018 7 9.1 6 7.9 13 16.9 1 1.3 7 9.2 6 7.9 13 17.0
2019 8 9.8 10 12.4 18 22.1 1 1.2 11 13.6 3 3.7 14 17.4
2020 9 9.8 9 9.9 18 19.6 2 2.2 11 12.1 5 5.5 16 17.6
2021 10 11.3 10 11.4 20 22.6 0 0.0 10 11.4 4 4.6 14 16.0
2022 6 6.8 5 5.7 11 12.5 1 1.1 6 6.9 1 1.1 7 8.0
@ Per 1,000 total births ( live births and stillbirths) z Per 1,000 live births
DEFINITIONS:
1. STILLBIRTH: A child born dead after the 28th week of pregnancy 5. NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths under 4 weeks
2. EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths occurring in the 1st week of life 6. POST-NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths between 4 weeks and 1 year
3. PERINATAL DEATHS: Stillbirths plus early neonatal deaths 7. INFANT DEATHS: Deaths under 1 year
4. LATE NEONATAL DEATHS: Deaths between 1 week and 4 weeks
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ESTIMATED MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX - 2022
AGE-GROUP MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES
(years) Number % Number % Number %
UNDER 1 451 2.1 468 2.0 919 2.1
1- 4 1,623 7.4 1,625 7.1 3,248 7.3
5- 9 1,780 8.2 1,748 7.7 3,528 7.9
10 - 14 1,865 8.5 1,790 7.8 3,655 8.2
15 - 19 2,090 9.6 2,113 9.3 4,203 9.4
20 - 24 1,887 8.6 1,894 8.3 3,781 8.5
25 - 29 1,486 6.8 1,609 7.0 3,095 6.9
30 - 34 1,206 5.5 1,294 5.7 2,500 5.6
35 - 39 1,308 6.0 1,405 6.2 2,713 6.1
40 - 44 1,587 7.3 1,773 7.8 3,360 7.5
45 - 49 1,384 6.3 1,461 6.4 2,845 6.4
50 - 54 1,176 5.4 1,270 5.6 2,446 5.5
55 - 59 1,118 5.1 1,122 4.9 2,240 5.0
60 - 64 945 4.3 1,004 4.4 1,949 4.4
65 - 69 764 3.5 728 3.2 1,492 3.3
70 - 74 477 2.2 533 2.3 1,010 2.3
75 - 79 315 1.4 427 1.9 742 1.7
80 - 84 209 1.0 288 1.3 497 1.1
85 & OVER 154 0.7 284 1.2 438 1.0
ALL AGES 21,825 100.0 22,836 100.0 44,661 100.0
UNDER 5 2,074 9.5 2,093 9.2 4,167 9.3
5 - 11 2,467 11.3 2,414 10.6 4,881 10.9
12 - 19 3,268 15.0 3,237 14.2 6,505 14.6
16 - 18 1,276 5.8 1,260 5.5 2,536 5.7
UNDER 15 5,719 26.2 5,631 24.7 11,350 25.4
UNDER 18 6,967 31.9 6,894 30.2 13,861 31.0
UNDER 21 8,223 37.7 8,150 35.7 16,373 36.7
15 - 49 10,948 50.2 11,549 50.6 22,497 50.4
15 - 59 13,242 60.7 13,941 61.0 27,183 60.9
15 - 64 14,187 65.0 14,945 65.4 29,132 65.2
12 & OVER 17,284 79.2 18,329 80.3 35,613 79.7
15 & OVER 16,106 73.8 17,205 75.3 33,311 74.6
16 & OVER 15,711 72.0 16,759 73.4 32,470 72.7
18 & OVER 14,858 68.1 15,942 69.8 30,800 69.0
21 & OVER 13,602 62.3 14,686 64.3 28,288 63.3
60 & OVER 2,864 13.1 3,264 14.3 6,128 13.7
65 & OVER 1,919 8.8 2,260 9.9 4,179 9.4
MEAN AGE 32.5 33.6 33.1
MEDIAN AGE 29.1 30.7 29.8
DEPENDENCY RATIO* 538.40 528.0 533.1
* [(Population under 15 + population 65 & over) / Population 15 - 64] x 1000
FERTILITY RATES 2017 - 2022
RATE 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Crude Birth Rate 18.2 18.4 18.6 20.8 19.8 19.5
General fertility Rate 70.1 71.2 71.6 79.1 77.5 74.9
Total Fertility Rate 2.42 2.48 2.5 2.8 2.73 2.67
Gross Reproduction Rate 1.21 1.23 1.2 1.43 1.36 1.36
Net Reproduction Rate 1.17 1.19 1.17 1.39 1.32 1.31
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (YEARS)
Life Expectancy at birth 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*
MALE 73.98 74.69 74.56 74.55 73.95 74.05
FEMALE 79.08 79.19 79.17 79.23 78.46 78.56
BOTH SEXES 76.54 76.97 76.85 76.88 76.19 76.29
* provisional
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SELECTED HEALTH PERSONNEL AS AT END-OF-YEAR IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

as at 31. 12. 2020 as at 31. 12. 2021 as at 31. 12. 2022*

MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL

Medical Officer (all grades) 18 10 28 20 8 28 23 8 31

Dental Surgeon 2 - 2 2 - 2 2 1 3
Senior Dental Assistant - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
Dental Assistant 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4
Nursing Administrator 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
Nursing Supervisor 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8
Charge Nurse /ward manager 29 30 59 30 30 60 34 32 66
Nursing Officer 66 67 133 61 65 126 64 73 137
Nursing Officer with Midwifery - 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 2
Principal/Senior midwife - 14 14 - 17 17 - 17 17
Midwife - 20 20 - 16 16 - 13 13
Public Health Nursing Officer 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3
Principal Health Inspector 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Senior Health Inspector 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Health Inspector 2 - 2 2 - 2 3 1 4
Principal Medical Laboratory Technologist 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Laboratory Technologist 2 4 6 1 4 5 1 3 4
Senior Medical Imaging Technologist 1 - 1 - 1 1 2 0 2
Medical Imaging Technologist 3 - 3 3 - 3 5 1 6
Radiographic Assistant/Senior R. A. - 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 2
Pharmacist 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Pharmacy Store Manager 1 - 1 1 - 1 3 - 3
Principal Pharmacy Technician 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Senior Pharmacy Technician 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 0 1
Pharmacy Technician 5 2 7 5 2 7 6 3 9
Physiotherapy Assistant 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4
Senior Health Records Officer - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
Senior Health Records Clerk - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
Higher Health Records Clerk - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3
Health Records Clerk 3 14 17 3 13 16 3 16 19
Officer in Charge - Family Planning - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
Community Health Care Officer - 6 6 - 6 6 - 8 8
Health Care Assistant 5 22 27 3 21 24 2 19 21
E.C.G. Technician - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
* there were also two social workers

SELECTED HEALTH MANPOWER STATISTICS AS AT END-OF-YEAR

as at 31. 12. 2020 as at 31. 12. 2021 as at 31. 12. 2022

POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION

NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER
PER GRADE PER GRADE PER GRADE

Doctor 28 1,571 28 1,587 31 1,445

Dentist 2 21,999 2 22,214 3 14,928
Pharmacist* 2 21,999 2 22,214 2 22,392
Nurse and Midwife 241 183 234 190 248 181
Health Inspector 4 10,999 4 11,107 6 7,464
Laboratory Technologist 7 6,285 6 7,405 5 8,957
Medical Imaging Technologist 4 10,999 4 11,107 8 5,598
Pharmacy Technician Cadre (including Store Manager) 12 3,666 12 3,702 14 3,199
Health Records Staff 22 2,000 21 2,116 24 1,866
* including one in the private sector
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SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED IN HOSPITAL/HEALTH CENTRES* - 2022

Number of Operations
Number No. of admissions Percentage Bed Number of deaths performed
Institution #
of beds Occupancy # #

Minor Major Total

Q. Elizabeth
170 10,093 50.7 139 1150 1,750 2,900
Hospital
Mont Lubin H.C$ 33 185 7.6 6 .. .. ..

La Ferme H.C 17 345 5.6 0 .. .. ..

Total 220 10,623 46.6 145 1,150 1,750 2,900

#
* with in-patient services Source: Health records Office
.. not applicable (no operations are performed at Mont Lubin H.C and La Ferme H.C)
$
Operating as Covid-19 treatment centre

WORK PERFORMED IN MATERNITY SECTIONS - 2022

Deliveries Outcome of Deliveries Low Birthweight#

%
Stillbirth
Institution Caesarian
% Live Rate *
Normal Caesarian Other @
Total Stillbirths Live births Total births Number Section
births

Q. Elizabeth
505 322 2 829 2 834 836 100 12.0 2.4 38.8
Hospital

Mont Lubin H.C. 5 - - 5 - 7 7 2 28.6 - -

La Ferme H.C. 14 - - 14 - 13 13 1 7.7 - -

Total 524 322 2 848 2 854 856 103 12.1 2.3 38.0
NB: Hospitals services reported a total of 856 births(including 2 born outside hospital)
@ forceps delivery,breech delivery etc.
# birthweight of less than 2,500 grammes
* per 1,000 total births

CASES REFERRED TO MAURITIUS BY QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Number of patients 534 632 465 309 633

of whom accompanied by:

Nursing Officer 244 291 209 61 274

Relative 491 579 438 234 586

Additional Accompany in 2022: SAMU Team (20) and doctor (18)

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OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCES – 2022

Number of out-patient attendances

INSTITUTION Accident &

Emergency/unsorted Sorted OPD# Other * TOTAL
OPD#

HOSPITAL

QUEEN ELIZABETH II 46,678 29,390 14,994 91,062

HEALTH CENTRES

MONT LUBIN 37,487 11,560 6,331 55,378

LA FERME 32,648 8,836 9,288 50,772

TOTAL 116,813 49,786 30,613 197,212

* Follow up for injections , issue of drugs, blood collection, BP check and counselling. # seen by doctor

ATTENDANCES FOR TREATMENT OF COMMON DISEASES AND INJURIES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES – 2022

CENTRE 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total

ALLEE TAMARIN* - - - - -

BAIE AUX HUITRES 295 1,422 1,224 1,054 3,995

BAIE TOPAZE 39 64 106 130 339

CASCADE JEAN-LOUIS @ @ 451 640 1,091

GRAND BAIE 75 175 198 170 618

*
MALARTIC - - - - -

MANGUES 116 363 465 171 1,115

PETIT GABRIEL 871 2,287 2,601 2,775 8,534

PORT SUD EST 241 700 991 989 2,921

RIVIERE COCOS 1,936 2,206 1,664 1,927 7,733

ROCHE BON DIEU 1,742 1,815 1,794 1,555 6,906

SOUPIRS 51 163 328 246 788

BATATRAND 83 295 262 334 974

MONTAGNE GOYAVE 307 820 625 634 2,386

TOTAL 5,756 10,310 10,709 10,625 37,400

* not operatonal in 2022 @ closed for renovation

Note: A significant decrease in attendances was noted in 2022 mostly due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL-2022

A. PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT
NUMBER
CASES SEEN
Male Female Total
New cases 256 281 537

IN-PATIENT# Follow-up 713 723 1,436

Total cases 969 1,004 1,973

First Attendances 312 372 684

OUT-PATIENT Subsequent Attendances 909 975 1,884

Total Attendances 1,221 1,347 2,568

# in wards or at the physiotherapy unit

B. RADIOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

EXAMINATIONS NUMBER

Extremities 6,600

Chest 3,826
GENERAL
Spine 1,477
PROCEDURES
Abdomen 1,006

Skull 1,824

Meal 0
PROCEDURES WITH
Swallow 2
BARIUM
Enema 0

CT-Scan 1,477

Echography 3,598

Pyelogram 0

C-Arm 5

Hysterosal pingogram 22

FNAC 1

TOTAL* 19,838
* The 19,838 examinations were carried out on 14,248 patients.

C. HAEMODIALYSIS UNIT

DETAIL NUMBER

Dialysis done on patients@ 6,301

Patients as at end of year 37

@ during 864 sessions
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STATISTICS RELATING TO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACTIVITIES - 2022
REGISTRATION OF GESTATIONAL AGE AT FIRST Number %
ATTENDANCE FOR ANTENATAL TREATMENT
3 months or less 371 47.8
Between 3 and 6 months 301 38.8
6 months and over 104 13.4
TOTAL FIRST ATTENDANCES 776 100.0

FIRST DETERMINATION OF HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL Number %

OF ANTENATAL CASES

below 9.0 27 3.5

9.0 to 9.9 63 8.2
10.0 to 10.9 168 21.7
11.0 to 11.9 292 37.8
12.0 or above 223 28.8
TOTAL 773 100.0

EXAMINATIONS CARRIED OUT AT CLINIC Number

ANTENATAL EXAMINATIONS BY MIDWIFE/NURSE
First attendances 776
Subsequent attendances 6,636
ANTENATAL EXAMINATIONS BY DOCTOR*
First attendances 776
Subsequent attendances 6,638
POSTNATAL EXAMINATIONS BY DOCTOR
First attendances 731
Subsequent attendances 1,073
CHILDREN SEEN FOR GROWTH MONITORING
Number of attendances 4,358

EXAM. OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS BY DOCTOR#

First attendances 838
Subsequent attendances 1,797
TOTAL ATTENDANCES 23,623
* of which 778 were referred to hospital
# figures are estimates based on attendances for cash gifts
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STATISTICS RELATING TO EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION - 2022

EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION

BABIES
B.C.G. 683
MMR 1st dose 769
nd
2 dose 632
st st
HEXAVALENT*: 11 dose
dose 695
nd
2 dose 745
rd
3 dose 777
Booster dose 682
stst
ROTAVIRUS 11 dose
dose 711
ndnd
22 dose
dose 742
st st
PNEUMOCOCCAL 1 1dose
dose 690
nd
2 dose 773
rd
3 dose 752
PREGNANT WOMEN
Tdap$ 624
* Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Polio (Inactivated) and Hepatitis B
* introduced in January 2018
$ Tdap (tetanus toxoid, diphtheria and pertusis) introduced progressively as from March 2020 to replace
Tetanus Toxoid

Livebirths occured among teenagers

Age -group (years) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Less than 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
14 - 15 8 7 7 9 8 6 7
16 - 17 35 35 38 42 49 41 25
18 - 19 59 70 49 77 82 80 80

Live births among mothers aged

102 112 94 128 139 127 115
<20 years

Source: Statistics Mauritius

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TABLE A: ATTENDANCES AT DENTAL CLINICS 2018 – 2022

Attendances 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Cases seen by dentists:
Children < 5 years 700 549 615 635 558
Children aged 5-11 years 3,638 2,827 2,345 2,613 2,038
Persons aged 12 years & above 13,454 11,714 11,584 12,903 10,535
SUBTOTAL 17,792 15,090 14,544 16,151 13,131
Cases seen by specialists:
Orthodontists 314 358 234 108 158
Oral Surgeons 181 172 107 - 93
TOTAL ATTENDANCES 18,287 15,620 14,885 16,259 13,382

TABLE B: CASES SEEN BY TYPE OF DENTAL CARE

Dental care
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
EXTRACTION AND TOOTH RESTORATION
Deciduous teeth extracted 2,364 1,904 1,945 1,901 1,501
Schoolchildren
Temporary fillings inserted in : deciduous teeth 77 43 52 84 92
permanent teeth 55 60 71 69 55
Permanent fillings inserted : Amalgam 286 121 36 77 55
Composite 6 9 8 10 7
Permanent teeth extracted 99 103 89 137 128
Adults
Temporary fillings inserted 1,453 1,556 1,670 2,107 1,813
Permanent fillings inserted : Amalgam 1,221 1,178 1,019 1,170 1,111
Composite 408 443 391 456 321
Teeth extracted 4,492 3,815 3,980 4,102 3,401
OTHER DENTAL CARE
Treatment of paradontal disease (scaling) 472 464 381 556 301
Treatment of dental abscess 1,465 1,070 1,039 1,236 903
Application of pit and fissure sealants 326 199 1 92 4
Endodontic treatment 204 167 195 212 152
NB: Drastic changes in certain yearly figures are mainly due to administrative reasons

TABLE C: ORTHODONTIC ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

No of impressions taken 36 41 39 15 20

No of appliances delivered 35 41 38 15 20

No of appliances repaired - - - - 1
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DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN NOTIFIABLE DISEASES REPORTED TO SANITARY AUTHORITIES 2007– 2022

FOOD POISONING*

LEPTOSPIROSIS
DISEASE

AMOEBIASIS

MENINGITIS
(IMPORTED)
HIV/AIDS @

GONORRHOEA

SYPHILIS #
MALARIA

MEASLES
LEPROSY
HEPATITIS# TUBERCULOSIS&

YEAR
B C PULMONARY OTHER

2007 9 - - ... ... ... - - - - - ... 1 -

2008 7 - 2 ... ... ... - - 1 - - ... - -

2009 5 - 13 ... ... ... - - - - - ... 3 -

2010 8 - 9 ... ... ... - - - - - ... - -

2011 9 - 26 ... 8 7 - - 1 - - ... - -

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2012 5 - 7 ... 10 3 - - - - - ... 1 -
2013 4 - 1 ... 9 6 - 1 - - - ... 1 -
2014 3 - 26 15 9 6 - - - - - 15 2 -
2015 11 - 40 17 12 8 - - - - 1 18 - -
2016 7 - 36 19 16 14 - - - - - 55 - -
2017 8 - 36 32 7 26 - - - - - 91 2 -
2018 13 - 28 71 35 14 - - - - - 148 5 -
2019 15 - 36 117 8 9 - - - - - 112 4 -
2020 10 - 34 69 2 16 - - - - - 126 - -

2021 16 - 91 35 5 12 - - - - - 116 1 -

2022 14 - 22 11 6 9 - - - - 1 156 1 -
&The following forms of tuberculosis are notifiable: respiratory, skeletal, of meninges and central nervous
# Source: Rodrigues Laboratory Services (positive samples)
system
@ Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus / Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome *mostly fish poisoning cases as from 2014
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CERTAIN PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTRES* - 2022
(The distribution of discharges by I.C.D.10 Chapter is on page 23)

DISCHARGES
CAUSE TOTAL
(ICD-10) MALE FEMALE
No. %

1 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 688 688 7.0

2 Delivery without mention of complications 555 555 5.6
Injuries (Crushing & superficial injuries, fractures, open
3 457 192 649 6.6
wounds ,dislocations, sprains & strains)
4 Diabetes mellitus 165 213 378 3.8
5 Acute upper respiratory infections 170 175 345 3.5
6 Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified, emphysema, and asthma) 86 77 163 1.7
7 Hypertensive disease 133 282 415 4.2
8 Gastritis and duodenitis 82 100 182 1.9
9 Nausea and vomiting 28 39 67 0.7
Ill-defined intestinal infections (colitis, enteritis, gastro-enteritis,
10 160 221 381 3.9
diarrhoea)
11 Epilepsy 136 68 204 2.1
12 Heart diseases # 187 151 338 3.4
13 Cellulitis and abscess 73 66 139 1.4
14 Abdominal pain 43 86 129 1.3
15 Dorsopathies including spondylopathies 61 79 140 1.4
16 Poisonings and toxic effects 48 42 90 0.9
17 Anaemias 51 172 223 2.3
18 Complications following spontaneous and other abortions 129 129 1.3
19 Fever (Pyrexia) of unknown origin 21 28 49 0.5
20 Malaise and fatigue 13 29 42 0.4
21 Diseases of eye and adnexa 82 87 169 1.7
22 Convulsions 86 0 86 0.9
23 Cerebrovascular disease 77 90 167 1.7
24 Non-dependent abuse of alcohol 28 3 31 0.3
25 Symptoms involving heart beat & cardiac murmurs 22 19 41 0.4
26 Alcohol dependence syndrome 6 0 6 0.1
27 Appendicitis 28 21 49 0.5
28 Symptoms involving urinary system 35 4 39 0.4
29 Headache 7 14 21 0.2
30 Non-inflammatory disorders of vagina 3 3 0.0
31 Dyspnoea and other abnormalities of breathing 8 10 18 0.2
32 Rheumatism, unspecified 0 0 0 0
33 Chest pain 10 5 15 0.2
34 Gout 8 0 8 0.1
All other causes 1802 2065 3,867 39.4
TOTAL 4113 5713 9,826 100.0
# excluding "Acute rheumatic fever", "Hypertensive disease" and "Diseases of pulmonary circulation"
* Queen Elizabeth Hospital and La Ferme AHC. Mont Lubin Health Centre was operating as a Covid-19 treatment centre.
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DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTRES *
BY I.C.D. (10th REVISION ) CHAPTER AND SEX – 2022
DISCHARGES
CHAPTER
(I.C.D. 10th Revision ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %

1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases 219 293 512 5.2

2. Neoplasms 166 192 358 3.6

Diseases of the blood & blood-forming organs and

3. 56 182 238 2.4
certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 182 257 439 4.5

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 340 253 593 6.0

6. Diseases of the nervous system 160 109 269 2.7

7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa 82 87 169 1.7

8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 10 11 21 0.2

9. Diseases of the circulatory system 429 557 986 10.0

10. Diseases of the respiratory system 431 415 846 8.6

11. Diseases of the digestive system 345 272 617 6.3

12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 131 152 283 2.9

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &

13. 141 168 309 3.1
connective tissue

14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 268 495 763 7.8

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 1385 1,385 14.1

16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 134 159 293 3.0

Congenital malformations, deformations &

17 54 47 101 1.0
chromosomal abnormalities

Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical & laboratory

18 384 407 791 8.1
findings, not elsewhere classified
19
Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences of
& 505 234 739 7.5
external causes
20
Factors influencing health status & contact with
21 76 38 114 1.2
health services

TOTAL 4,113 5,713 9,826 100.0

Note: The above table is based on data received on discharged patients from Hospital/ Health Centres. The table on
page 122 contains the total number of admissions at Hospital/Health Centres.
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CERTAIN PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF FIRST ATTENDANCES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES

FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMMON DISEASES AND INJURIES - 2022 *

CAUSE (I.C.D. 10TH REVISION) MALE FEMALE TOTAL

No. %
1 Tonsilitis, laryngitis, nasopharyngitis (common cold), sore throat, URTI 534 658 1,192 20.5

2 Cough, pain in throat, chest pain, wheezing, hiccough, sneezing 283 329 612 10.5

3 Fever / pain all over 157 186 343 5.9

4 Gastritis and duodenitis 155 162 317 5.4

5 Sinusitis, rhinitis, nasal polyp, blocked nose 114 148 262 4.5

6 Influenza 125 113 238 4.1

7 Gastroenteritis and diarrhoea of presumed infectious origin 114 123 237 4.1

8 Rheumatism, muscular pain, myalgia, pain in limb 107 123 230 3.9

9 Abdominal and epigastric pain 99 121 220 3.8

Dermatitis, eczema , itching, ingrowing nail, acne, vitiligo and other diseases of
10 89 127 216 3.7
the skin and subcutaneous tissue (excluding skin abscess etc - see below)
11 Headache, dizziness, giddiness 86 124 210 3.6

12 Spondylosis, neck pain, low back pain, backache 91 66 157 2.7

13 Superficial injury, open wound, spain/strain, fractures, burns and other injuries 85 51 136 2.3
14 Gout , arthritis, pain in joint 65 67 132 2.3
15 Scabies. 61 58 119 2.0

16 Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma 47 64 111 1.9

17 Malaise, fatigue , weakness, blackout, fainting and other symptoms and signs 37 74 111 1.9

18 Helminthiasis (worms). 44 55 99 1.7

19 Nausea and vomiting 28 51 79 1.4

20 Indigestion, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, anal / rectal abscess 37 41 78 1.3

21 Disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 35 37 72 1.2

22 Vaginitis, bleeding PV, leukorrhoea, menstrual disorders 70 70 1.2

23 Otitis, wax in ear, earache and other diseases of the ear and mastoid process 22 39 61 1.0

24 Anemias 30 29 59 1.0

25 Swelling gum, gingivitis,dental caries, stomatitis 27 31 58

26 Skin abscess , boil, cellulitis, cyst, septic leg (non-diabetic) 25 29 54 0.9

27 Hypertension 17 32 49 0.8

28 Localised swelling, mass, lump of skin, rash 18 21 39 0.7

29 Cystitis, urinary tract infection 12 24 36 0.6

30 Diseases of eye and adnexa (excluding conjunctivitis) 10 18 28 0.5

31 Migraine and other diseases of the nervous system 9 17 26 0.4
32 Conjunctivitis 9 15 24 0.4

33 Diabetes Mellitus 7 4 11 0.2

All other causes 60 80 140 2.4

TOTAL 2,639 3,187 5,826 100.0

* based on monthly returns received from 12 CHCs

Note: A significant decrease in Attendances was noted compared to 2021 mostly due to Covid-19 pandemic
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FIRST ATTENDANCES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES FOR THE TREATMENT
OF COMMON DISEASES AND INJURIES
BY I.C.D. CHAPTER AND SEX – 2022*

FIRST ATTENDANCES
CHAPTER
(I.C.D. 10th REVISION) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %

1. Certain infectious & parasitic diseases 224 246 470 8.1

2. Neoplasms 2 2 4 0.1

Diseases of the blood & blood-forming organs and

3. 31 30 61 1.0
certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 10 9 19 0.3

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 3 3 6 0.1

6. Diseases of the nervous system 9 17 26 0.4

7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa 19 33 52 0.9

8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process 22 39 61 1.0

9. Diseases of the circulatory system 37 73 110 1.9

10. Diseases of the respiratory system 832 989 1,821 31.3

11. Diseases of the digestive system 226 238 464 8.0

12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 114 156 270 4.6

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &

13. 298 293 591 10.1
connective tissue

14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 14 96 110 1.9

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium - 1 1 0.0

16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - - 0 0.0

Congenital malformations, deformations &

17. - 2 2 0.0
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical & laboratory
18 713 909 1,622 27.8
findings, not elsewhere classified

Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences of

19 85 51 136 2.3
external causes

TOTAL 2,639 3,187 5,826 100.0

First
* based on monthly returns received from 12 CHCs
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EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS - 2022
( Deaths under one week [ age group 0 - 6 days ] )
NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE ( I.C.D. 10 ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %
Birth Asphyxia 1 0 1 20.0
Congenital Heart Disease 0 1 1 20.0
Prematurity 2 1 3 60.0
TOTAL EARLY NEONATAL DEATHS 3 2 5 100.0

LATE NEONATAL DEATHS - 2022

( Deaths between one and four weeks [ age group 7 - 27 days ] )
NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE ( I.C.D. 10 ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No.
Prematurity 1 0 1
TOTAL LATE NEONATAL DEATHS 1 0 1

POST-NEONATAL DEATHS – 2022

( Deaths between four weeks and one year [ age group 28 - 364 days ] )

NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE ( I.C.D. 10)
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Covid-19 0 1 1
Total Post Neonatal Deaths 0 1 1

INFANT DEATHS – 2022

( Deaths under one year [ age group 0 - 364 days ] )
NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE ( I.C.D. 10 ) TOTAL
MALE FEMALE
No. %
Prematurity 3 1 4 57.1
Congenital Heart Disease 0 1 1 14.3
Birth Asphyxia 1 0 1 14.3
SARS* (Covid-19) 0 1 1 14.3
TOTAL INFANT DEATHS 4 3 7 100.0
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CHILD@ DEATHS - 2022
NUMBER OF DEATHS
CAUSE (I.C.D 10)
Male Female Total
Acute Pulmonary Oedema 0 1 1
Asphyxia by ligature strangulation 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
@
aged 1-4 years

INFANT ( UNDER ONE YEAR ) DEATHS BY SEX AND DETAILED AGE - 2022

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

AGE AT DEATH
No. % No. % No. %
Under 1 day 1 25.0 1 33.3 2 28.6
1 day 0 - 1 33.3 1 14.3
2 day 1 25.0 0 - 1 14.3
3 days 1 25.0 0 - 1 14.3
4 days 0 - 0 - 0 0.0
5 days 0 - 0 - 0 0.0
6 days 0 - 0 - 0 0.0
Sub-total 0 - 6 days 3 75.0 2 66.7 5 71.4
7 - 13 days 1 25.0 0 - 1 14.3
14 - 20 days 0 0.0 0 - 0 0.0
21 - 27 days 0 0.0 0 - 0 0.0
Sub-total 0 - 27 days 4 100.0 2 66.7 6 85.7
28 - 59 days 0 - 0 - 0 -
2 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
3 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
4 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
5 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
Sub-total under 6 months 4 100.0 2 66.7 6 85.7
6 months 0 - 1 33.3 1 14.3
7 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
8 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
9 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
10 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
11 months 0 - 0 - 0 -
TOTAL UNDER ONE YEAR 4 100.0 3 100.0 7 100.0
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SELECTED CAUSES OF DEATH (ALL AGES) – 2022

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

No. % No. % No. %
Acute myocardial infarction and other
25 13.7 23 13.2 48 13.4
ischaemic heart diseases
Heart Failures 5 2.7 10 5.7 15 4.2
Cardiac Arrest 2 1.1 1 0.6 3 0.8
Pulmonary heart disease - - 2 1.1 2 0.6
Other heart diseases 5 2.7 3 1.7 8 2.2
Cerebrovascular disease 23 12.6 15 8.6 38 10.6
Hypertensive disease 16 8.7 17 9.8 33 9.2
Diabetes mellitus 33 18.0 48 27.6 81 22.7
Malignant neoplasm of trachea,
4 2.2 - - 4 1.1
bronchus and lung
Malignant neoplasm of breast - - 7 4.0 7 2.0
Malignant neoplasm of stomach 1 0.5 - - 1 0.3
Malignant neoplasm of uterus
7 4.0 7 2.0
(inc. cervix uteri)
Malignant neoplasm of hepatocellular - 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.3
Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity
- 0.0 3 1.7 3 0.8
and pharynx
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas - 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.3
Malignant neoplasm of prostate 2 1.1 2 0.6
Pneumonia 2 1.1 - - 2 0.6
Asthma 2 1.1 - - 2 0.6
Pulmonary oedema 1 0.5 1 0.6 2 0.6
Chronic obstructive airway disease 4 2.2 1 0.6 5 1.4
Land Transport Accidents 2 1.1 - - 2 0.6
Suicide 2 1.1 - - 2 0.6
Homicide - - - - - -
Accidental drowning and submersion 1 0.5 - - 1 0.3
Diseases of liver (inc. alcoholic cirrhosis) 1 0.5 1 0.6 2 0.6
Renal failures 1 0.5 - - 1 0.3
Senility 1 0.5 2 1.1 3 0.8
Septicaemia unspecified - - 1 0.6 1 0.3
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
1 0.5 1 0.6 2 0.6
unspecified
All other causes 49 26.8 29 16.7 78 21.8
TOTAL 183 100.0 174 100.0 357 100.0
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DEATHS (ALL AGES) BY I.C.D. CHAPTER AND SEX - 2022

DEATHS
CAUSE ( ICD - 10 ) MALE FEMALE TOTAL
No. % No. % No. %
Certain infectious & parasitic diseases
1. 1 0.5 4 2.3 5 1.4
(Including covid-19 infection*)
2. Neoplasms 14 7.7 29 16.7 43 12.0
Diseases of the blood & blood-forming
3. organs and certain disorders involving the 1 0.5 1 0.6 2 0.6
immune mechanism
4. Endocrine, nutritional & metabolic diseases 33 18.0 48 27.6 81 22.7

5. Mental & behavioural disorders 2 1.1 - - 2 0.6

6. Diseases of the nervous system 5 2.7 1 0.6 6 1.7

7. Diseases of the eye & adnexa - - - - - -

8. Diseases of the ear & mastoid process - - - - - -

9. Diseases of the circulatory system 77 42.1 71 40.8 148 41.5

10. Diseases of the respiratory system 18 9.8 9 5.2 27 7.6

11. Diseases of the digestive system 7 3.8 2 1.1 9 2.5

12. Diseases of the skin & subcutaneous tissue 2 1.1 3 1.7 5 1.4
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system &
13. - - - - - -
connective tissue
14. Diseases of the genitourinary system 6 3.3 1 0.6 7 2.0

15. Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium 1 0.6 1 0.3

Certain conditions originating in the

16. 4 2.2 1 0.6 5 1.4
perinatal period

Congenital malformations, deformations &

17. 0 0.0 1 0.6 1 0.3
chromosomal abnormalities
Symptoms, signs & abnormal clinical &
18. laboratory findings, not elsewhere 1 0.5 2 1.1 3 0.8
classified
Injury, poisoning & certain other
19. 12 6.6 0 0.0 12 3.4
consequences of external causes
TOTAL 183 100.0 174 100.0 357 100.0

* 1 death registered due to Covid-19

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DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS BY AGE-GROUP AND SEX, AND AGE-SPECIFIC DEATH RATES

PER 1,000 MID-YEAR RESIDENT POPULATION - 2022

DEATHS DEATH RATES

AGE-GROUP MALE FEMALE BOTH SEXES BOTH

(years) Cumulative MALE FEMALE SEXES
Number Number Number Percentage Percentage

Under 1 4 3 7 2.0 2.0 8.9 6.4 7.6

1- 4 1 1 2 0.6 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
5- 9 1 0 1 0.3 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.3
10 - 14 1 1 2 0.6 3.4 0.5 0.6 0.5
15 - 19 4 0 4 1.1 4.5 1.9 0.0 1.0
20 - 24 4 0 4 1.1 5.6 2.1 0.0 1.1
25 - 29 1 0 1 0.3 5.9 0.7 0.0 0.3
30 - 34 2 0 2 0.6 6.4 1.7 0.0 0.8
35 - 39 5 5 10 2.8 9.2 3.8 3.6 3.7
40 - 44 7 6 13 3.6 12.9 4.4 3.4 3.9
45 - 49 8 5 13 3.6 16.5 5.8 3.4 4.6
50 - 54 11 6 17 4.8 21.3 9.4 4.7 7.0
55 - 59 13 6 19 5.3 26.6 11.6 5.3 8.5
60 - 64 14 14 28 7.8 34.5 14.8 13.9 14.4
65 - 69 15 13 28 7.8 42.3 19.6 17.9 18.8
70 - 74 17 12 29 8.1 50.4 35.6 22.5 28.7
75 - 79 30 28 58 16.2 66.7 95.2 65.6 78.2
80 - 84 16 26 42 11.8 78.4 76.6 90.3 84.5
85 & over 29 48 77 21.6 100.0 188.3 169.0 175.8
ALL AGES 183 174 357 100.0 8.4 7.6 8.0
 Selected Health Indicators for International Comparisons
Country
Reference Mauritius Seychelles South Africa United France United Singapore New
Year Kingdom States of Zealand
Indicator
America

Life Expectency at birth (year) 2019 74 73 65 81 83 79 83 82

Healthy life expectency at birth

2019 64 64 56 70 72 66 74 70
(year) (WHO estimates)
Maternal Mortality Ratio per
2020 59 64 127 10 8 21 7 7
100,000 live births
Under-five Mortality Rate per
2021 17 14 33 4 4 6 2 5
1,000 live births

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Neonatal Mortality Rate per
2021 11 9 11 3 3 3 1 3
1,000 live births
Density of medical doctors (per
2021 26.6 21.1 8.1 31.7 33.2 35.6 24.3 35.2
10,000 population)
Density of nursing and
midwifery(per 10,000 2021 38.5 92.2 50.1 91.7 122.2 124.7 61.8 114.3
population)
Universal Health Coverage
(UHC) Service Coverage Index 2021 66 75 71 88 85 86 89 85
(%)
Total Health Expenditure per 5634
# 2020 560 727 490 4769 11702 3537 4202
Capita (US dollar) (2021)
Source: World Health Statistics 2023 # Source: WHO Global Health Expenditure database
Note: Figures are latest comparable estimates published by W.H.O
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GLOSSARY

REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS For the purpose of this report, the Republic of Mauritius comprises
the main land called “Mauritius” or “Island of Mauritius” and the
“Island of Rodrigues” which is located 560 km north-east of
Mauritius.

RESIDENT The “resident population” comprises all persons residing in the

POPULATION country at a point in time.

BIRTHWEIGHT The first weight of the foetus or newborn obtained after birth. This
weight should be measured preferably within the first hour of life
before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.

BIRTHWEIGHT (LOW) A birthweight of less than 2,500 grammes (up to, and including
2,499 grammes).

CAUSES OF DEATH All diseases, morbid conditions or injuries which either resulted in
or contributed to death and the circumstances of the accident or
violence which produced any such injuries.

CHILDBEARING YEARS The period of her life during which a woman can reproduce. For
the purpose of international comparisons, this is arbitrarily
assumed to be in the age-group 15-49 years.

DEATH The irreversible cessation of all the following (i) total cerebral
function (ii) spontaneous function of the respiratory system and
spontaneous function of the circulatory system.

DEATH CERTIFICATE A legal document signed by a medical practitioner indicating the

morbid conditions which lead directly to death and to state any
antecedent conditions giving rise to this cause.

EPIDEMIC Infections, diseases occurring suddenly in numbers clearly in

excess of normal expectancy.

FECUNDITY The physiological capacity to reproduce.

FERTILITY The actual reproductive performance.

FOETAL DEATH Foetal death is death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction
from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the
duration of the pregnancy; the death is indicated by the fact that
after such separation the foetus does not breathe or show any other
evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the
umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.
(W.H.O. definition). A distinction is made between early foetal
death (abortion) and late foetal death (stillbirth), the dividing line
being the 28th week of gestation.

GESTATIONAL AGE The duration of gestation is measured from the first day of the last
menstrual period, and is usually expressed in completed weeks.
(W.H.O. definition).
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GLOSSARY

HEALTHY LIFE The average number of years a person can expect to live in full
EXPECTANCY (HALE) health, that is, not hampered by disabling illnesses or injuries.

LIFE EXPECTANCY The average number of years left to a person to live, if current
mortality trends were to continue. Life expectancy at birth is a
much used health indicator. In most societies the expectancy for
females is a few years longer than for males.

LIFE TABLES Any of various tables describing mortality and survival data for
groups of individuals at specific times or over defined intervals

LIVE BIRTH Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother
of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the
pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any
other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the
umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles,
whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is
attached; each product of such a birth is considered live born.
(W.H.O. definition).

MORBIDITY The measurement of illness in a population.

MORTALITY The frequency and characteristics of deaths in a population.

NATALITY The frequency and characteristics of births in a population.

NATURAL INCREASE The excess of live births over deaths in a population during a given
time period, usually a calendar year. In a few societies the excess
is negative, that is there is a "natural decrease".

NEONATAL INTENSIVE Provision of treatment to newborns who are in critical conditions

CARE (normally after birth) necessitating life saving care.

NUPTIALITY The frequency and characteristics of marriages in a population.

PANDEMIC A widespread epidemic of a disease distributed or occurring

widely throughout a region/country/continent or globally

PARADONTAL Disease of the soft tissue surrounding the tooth

DISEASES

POSTNATAL Examination and care of mother after delivery

EXAMINATIONS

TOTAL HEALTH Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health
EXPENDITURE PER expenditures as a ratio of total population
CAPITA
UNIVERSAL HEALTH Coverage of essential health services (defined as the average
COVERAGE (UHC) coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that
SERVICE COVERAGE include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health,
INDEX infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service
capacity and access, among the general and the most
disadvantaged population)

VITAL STATISTICS Demographic data on live births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages.
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GLOSSARY

FERTILITY RATES

AGE-SPECIFIC The number of live births to women in each of the five-year age-
FERTILITY RATE groups, 15-19, 20-24, ...,45-49, registered during a calendar year,
divided by the estimated mid-year female population in the
respective age-group, and multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000
women in the relevant age-group.

CRUDE BIRTH RATE The number of live births registered during a calendar year,
divided by the estimated mid-year population, and multiplied by
1,000; expressed per 1,000 mid-year population.

The number of live births registered during a calendar year,

GENERAL FERTILITY divided by the estimated mid-year female population aged 15-49
RATE years, and multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000 women aged
15-49 years.

GROSS REPRODUCTION The definition and modes of computation and expression of this
RATE rate are similar to those of the Total Fertility Rate, except that only
children of the female sex are taken into consideration. As more
often than not, in any given year, more boys than girls are born, the
Gross Reproduction Rate is usually slightly less than half the Total
Fertility Rate.

NET REPRODUCTION This rate is an improvement of the Gross Reproduction Rate, in

RATE that it takes into consideration the fact that some women die before
reaching the end of their childbearing years, and therefore their
contribution to reproduction would be less than that assumed in
the computation of the Gross Reproduction Rate. The Net
Reproduction Rate is therefore always less than the Gross
Reproduction Rate. A Net Reproduction Rate of 1.00 denotes
replacement level fertility, that is the women are having just
enough daughters to "replace" them in the population.

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE The average number of children that would be born alive to an
average woman during her life-time if she were to be subjected
during her childbearing years (15-49) to the age-specific fertility
rates observed in a given calendar year. Usually computed by
adding the age-specific fertility rates (in five-year age-groups, 15-
19, 20-24, ..., 45-49), multiplying by five, and dividing by 1,000;
expressed as a number, usually given correct to two places of
decimal.

MORTALITY RATES

AGE SPECIFIC DEATH The number of deaths for a specific age/age group divided by mid
RATE year population for this age/age group and multiplied by 10,000.

CAUSE SPECIFIC Number of deaths due to a specific disease/s divided by mid year
DEATH RATE population multiplied by 10,000
CRUDE DEATH RATE The number of deaths registered during a calendar year, divided by
the estimated mid-year population, and multiplied by 1,000;
expressed per 1,000 mid-year population.
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GLOSSARY

INFANT MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of one year (0-364
RATE days) registered during a calendar year, divided by the number of
live births registered during the same year, and multiplied by
1,000; expressed per 1,000 live births.

NEONATAL MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of four weeks (0-
RATE 27 days) registered during a calendar year, divided by the number
of live births registered during the same year, and multiplied by
1,000; expressed per 1,000 live births.

The number of deaths of children under the age of one week, (0-6
EARLY NEONATAL days) registered during a calendar year, divided by the number of
MORTALITY RATE live births registered during the same year, and multiplied by
1,000; expressed per 1,000 live births.

LATE NEONATAL The number of deaths of children aged between one week and four
MORTALITY RATE weeks (7-27 days) registered during a calendar year, divided by the
number of live births registered during the same year , and
multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000 live births.

POST-NEONATAL The number of deaths of children aged between four weeks and
MORTALITY RATE one year (28-364 days) registered during a calendar year, divided
by the number of live births registered during the same year, and
multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000 live births.

PERINATAL MORTALITY The sum of the number of stillbirths and the number of deaths of
RATE children under the age of one week (0-6 days) registered during a
calendar year, divided by the sum of the number of live births and
the number of stillbirths registered during the same year, and
multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000 total live births and
stillbirths. Sometimes the Perinatal Mortality Rate is expressed per
1,000 live births, in which case the divisor in the computation is
the number of live births only.

CHILD (OR EARLY The number of deaths of children aged between one year and five
CHILDHOOD) years (1-4 years) registered during a calendar year, divided by the
MORTALITY RATE estimated mid-year population aged between one year and five
years (1-4 years), and multiplied by 1,000; expressed per thousand
mid-year population aged between one year and five years (1-4
years).

UNDER FIVE The number of deaths of children aged under five years (0-4 years)
MORTALITY RATE registered during a calendar year, divided by the number of live
births registered during the same year, and multiplied by 1,000;
expressed per 1,000 live births.

MATERNAL MORTALITY The number of (female) deaths ascribed to complications of

RATIO pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium registered during a
calendar year, divided by the number of live births registered
during the same year, and multiplied by 1,000; expressed per 1,000
live births.
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GLOSSARY

INCIDENCE RATE The number of new cases of a disease registered (or notified)
during a given year, divided by the estimated mid-year population,
and multiplied by 10 raised to the power of a convenient digit,
which depends upon the frequency of the particular disease. For
example, in the Island of Mauritius, in 2002, the incidence rate of
pulmonary tuberculosis was 8.9 new cases per 100,000 mid-year
population.

MORBIDITY RATES

PREVALENCE RATE The number of persons suffering from a particular disease at a

given point in time, usually 30th June or 31st December of a given
year, divided by the estimated population at the same point in time,
and multiplied by 10 raised to the power of a convenient digit,
which depends upon the frequency of the particular disease.
Difficult to compute on a regular basis through lack of disease
registers. The prevalence rates of specific diseases are occasionally
estimated by means of population based surveys.

BED OCCUPANCY RATE The percentage of the sum of all occupied beds days divided by the
sum of all available bed days.

STILLBIRTH (OR LATE The number of stillbirths registered during a calendar year, divided
FOETAL MORTALITY) by the sum of the number of live births and the number of
RATE stillbirths registered during the same year, and multiplied by 1,000;
expressed per 1,000 total live births and stillbirths.

ABBREVIATIONS PERTAINING TO VACCINES

B.C.G Bacille Calmette-Guerin (tuberculosis)

D.P.T Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Tetanus

H.I.B Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

O.P.V Oral Polio

HEP.B Hepatitis B

M.M.R Measles, Mumps and Rubella

D.T Diphtheria and Tetanus

T.T Tetanus Toxoid

IPV Inactivated Polio

HPV Human Papillo Virus

TdaP-IPV Tetanus, diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertusis with inactivated polio

vaccine for older children and adults

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