Republic of Mauritius 2000 Housing And Population Census 
Analysis Report
Volume VI: Health & Quality of Life, Morbidity & Mortality    
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Table of Contents

Foreword
CHAPTER 1  - Health
                   1.1                    Introduction
                   1.2                    Health Policy
                   1.3                    Health delivery system
                   1.4                    Health services
                   1.5                    Health personnel
                   1.6                    Medical supplies
                   1.7                    Activities carried out in government hospitals (Island of Mauritius)
                   1.8                    Activities carried out in government hospital and health centres in
                                           Rodrigues
                   1.9                    Some achievements during the recent years
                   1.10                  Plan for the future
CHAPTER 2  - Living condition, environment and quality of life
                   2.1                    Introduction
                   2.2                    The housing situation
                   2.3                    The environment
                        2.3.1             The Environment Protection Act
                        2.3.2             Air quality
                        2.3.3             Solid waste
                        2.3.4             Waste water
                   2.4                    Preventive health
                   2.5                    Haemodialysis
                   2.6                    CT-Scan
                   2.7                    Occupational Health
                   2.8                    Community based rehabilitation programme
                   2.9                    Survey on nutrition
                   2.10                  NCD surveys
                   2.11                  Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices (HIV/AIDS)
                   2.12                  Burden of disease study
CHAPTER 3  - Morbidity
                    3.1                    Introduction    
                    3.2                    Sources of morbidity statistics in Mauritius and their limitations
                    3.3                    Morbidity patterns (Island of Mauritius)
                    3.4                    Morbidity in Rodrigues
                    3.5                    Incidence of cancer (Island of Mauritius)
                    3.6                    HIV/AIDS cases
CHAPTER 4  - Mortality
                    4.1                    Introduction
                    4.2                    Trends in mortality level 
                    4.3                    Differentials by age and sex
                    4.4                    Deaths by cause
                    4.5                    Death rates due to diseases of the circulatory system by age and sex
                    4.6                    Infant mortality
                    4.7                    Child mortality
                    4.8                    Maternal Mortality
                    4.9                    Old age mortality
                    4.10                  Life table mortality measures
                    4.11                  Life expectancy at birth by sex
                    4.12                  Life expectancy at selected ages by sex
                    4.13                  Mortality differentials by sex
                    4.14                  Mortality differentials by age
                    4.15                  Mortality differentials by region
Annex : Population Census questionnaire
Symbols and abbreviations
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  …    Not available
  ..    Not applicable
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. Consequently rounding errors may occur in some of the tables.
   
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1 - Health Institutions, Island of Mauritius - 1990 & 2000
Table 1.2 - Health Institutions, Island of Rodrigues - 1990 & 2000

Table 1.3 - Selected health manpower statistics as at end of year 1990 and 2000 Republic of Mauritius

Table 1.4 - Summary of work performed in government hospitals, 1990 and 2000 Island of Mauritius
Table 1.5 - Deliveries in government general hospitals, 1990 – 2000, Isl. of Mauritius

Table 1.6 - Deliveries by type in government general hospitals, 1990 - 2000 Island of Mauritius
Table 1.7 - Admissions in hospital/health centres, 2000 - Island of Rodrigues
Table 1.8 - Deliveries in hospital/health centres, 2000 - Island of Rodrigues
Table 1.9 - Out-patient attendances, 1990 & 2000 - Island of Rodrigues

Table 2.1 - Report on NCD Mobile Service (Caravane de Santé) Period covered: 22nd March 2001 to 30th June 2003
Table 2.2 - Immunisation coverage in the Republic of Mauritius, 1990 & 2000

Table 2.3 - New cases of occupational and work related diseases seen at occupational health clinics by sex - 2000
Table 2.4 - Activities of the CBR programme in 200
Table 2.5 - Appliances delivered under the CBR programme in 2000

Table 2.6 - Prevalence of selected diseases by sex, Island of Mauritius 1987, 1993 and 1998 (adult population aged 30 years and above)
Table 2.7 - Percentage distribution of DALYs by sex and group of diseases
Table 2.8 - Ranking of the ten most prominent diseases by sex

Table 3.1 - General hospital discharges (including deaths) by I.C.D. chapter, 1990 & 2000 - Island of Mauritius 

Table 3.2 - Principal causes of general hospital discharges (including deaths) by sex - 2000 - Island of Mauritius

Table 3.3 - Principal causes of first attendances for the treatment of common diseases and injuries at mediclinics, area health centres, community health centres and mobile dispensaries - 2000 Island of Mauritius         

Table 3.4 - Principal causes of discharges from hospital and health centres, 2000 - Island of Rodrigues

Table 3.5 - Principal causes of first attendances at community health centres for the treatment of common diseases and injuries, 2000 Island of Rodrigues
Table 3.6 - Incidence of cancer in the Island of Mauritius, 1989 -1996
Table 3.7 - Incidence of cancer in the Island of Mauritius, 1997 -1998
Table 3.8 - Statistics relating to notification of HIV/AIDS cases and death, 1987-2000
Table 3.9 - Statistics relating to HIV tests carried out during period 1987 - 2000      
Table 4.1 - Crude death rate and infant mortality rate, 1951-2000        

Table 4.2 - Death rates by age group and sex, Republic of Mauritius and Island of Rodrigues - 1990 & 2000

Table 4.3 - Cause specific death rates by sex, Republic of Mauritius and the Island of Rodrigues - 1990 & 2000    
Table 4.4 – Selected principal causes of deaths, Island of Mauritius - 1990 & 2000

Table 4.5 - Death and death rates by sex due to diseases of the circulatory system Republic of Mauritius - 1990 & 2000

Table 4.6 - Newborns treated (as in-patients) at the Neonatal Intensive  Care Unit – year 2000
Table 4.7 - Principal causes of infant deaths, Republic of Mauritius - 1990 & 2000
Table 4.8 - Child  mortality rate - 1952 - 2000
Table 4.9 - Principal causes of child deaths, Republic of Mauritius - 1990 & 2000
Table 4.10 - Maternal mortality rate, Republic of Mauritius - 1972 - 2000

Table 4.11 - Deaths by cause among deceased aged 60 years and above Republic of Mauritius, 1990 & 2000
Table 4.12 - Abridged life table by sex - Republic of Mauritius, 1999 - 2001
Table 4.13 - Abridged life table by sex - Island of Mauritius, 1999 - 2001  
Table 4.14 - Abridged life table by sex - Island of Rodrigues, 1998 - 2002
Table 4.15 - Expectation of life by sex, Republic of Mauritius, 1972 - 2000

Table 4.16 - Life expectancy by age and sex at each census and sex differences in life expectancy, Republic of Mauritius, 1972-2000

Table 4.17 - Percentage increase in expectation of life by age, Republic of Mauritius, 1972 - 2000
Table 4.18 - Adjusted death rates by region, Republic of Mauritius, 2000
LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 3.1 - HIV/AIDS cases registered among Mauritians, during period 1987 to 2000

Fig. 3.2 - HIV/AIDS cases registered among Mauritians, during period 1987 to 2000, by mode of transmission
Fig. 4.1 - Male and female death rates, Republic of Mauritius - 2000
Fig. 4.2 - Infant mortality rates, selected years - Republic of Mauritius

Fig. 4.3 - Evolution of the pattern of mortality by sex between 1990 and 2000 Republic of Mauritius

Fig. 4.4 - Difference between male and female life expectancy by age, Republic of Mauritius - census years 1972 - 2000
  
   

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