Gender Statistics, Year 2021Highlights
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| In 2021, the population comprised 640,057 women compared to 626,003 men. Women outnumbered men by 14,054 as they lived on average 6.9 years longer than men.
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| Diabetes mellitus, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and hypertensive disease together accounted for 52.5% of all deaths among men against 56.0% among women.
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| Only 10.4% of working women were heads of business compared to 23.6% among men.
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| Unemployed women were generally more qualified than their male counterparts: 22.1% among women possessed tertiary qualifications compared to 19.8% men.
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| Women were largely under-represented in decision making at higher sphere of society: the number of female ministers was only 3 out of 21.
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| The proportion of women in the most senior positions in government services (Senior Chief Executive, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Director, Manager, Judge and Magistrate) was 37.8%.
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| Among victims of domestic violence, 86.7% were women and 13.3% were men.
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| Some 4,724 men were victims of homicides and assaults compared to 4,427 women whereas 588 women were victims of sexual violence and sexual exploitation compared to 42 men.
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| Women participated less than men in sports as high level athletes (68.0% men against 32.0% women).
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(x)
| According to the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) of the World Economic Forum, Mauritius was ranked 110 out of 155 countries worldwide. The GGI measures gender equality across four key areas, namely: (a) economic participation and opportunity, (b) educational attainment, (c) health and survival and (d) political empowerment.
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- Statistics Mauritius
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
19 July 2022
