Gender Statistics - Year 2018
Highlights
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(ii) |
Diabetes mellitus, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and hypertensive disease together accounted for 57.6% of all deaths among women against 53.5% among men. |
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(iii) |
More women than men are enrolled in tertiary institutions, but there are fewer women in research (PhD, MPhil and Doctor of Business Administration). |
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Working women are more likely than men to be employees and contributing family workers, but less likely to be heading a business. |
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In spite of being fewer in the labour force, women are more numerous among the unemployed. |
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Unemployed women are generally more qualified than their male counterparts. |
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Average monthly income tends to be lower for women than men – Rs 18,600 against Rs 24,400 in 2018. |
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Women are more likely than men to live in poverty. Poor households are more likely to be headed by women. |
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(ix) |
Women are largely under-represented in decision making at higher sphere of society. The number of female ministers was only 2 out of 23 and the number of female mayors was 1 out of 5 in 2018. |
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(x) |
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) has remained around 37% in 2017 and 2018. |
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(xi) |
Women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence than men. |
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Men are more likely to be victims of homicides and assaults, while women are more prone to sexual violence and sexual exploitation. |
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Men are more likely than women to participate in sports as high level athletes. |
July 2019
Statistics Mauritius
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
