Total health spending per person in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total health spending per person was 301.7 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Mauritania is 301.7 current international $, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 160.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Mauritania peaked at 302.82 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.18 current international $, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.18 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 83.89 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 94.67 current international $ | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 101.65 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 98.1 current international $ | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 98.49 current international $ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.05 current international $ | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 97.15 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 100.47 current international $ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 101.22 current international $ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.31 current international $ | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 84.55 current international $ | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 95.41 current international $ | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 115.84 current international $ | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 134.01 current international $ | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 146.12 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 149.24 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 183.05 current international $ | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 156.56 current international $ | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 173.45 current international $ | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 172.31 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 220.64 current international $ | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 302.82 current international $ | +37.2% |
| 2023 | 301.7 current international $ | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.89 current international $ | 80.18 current international $ | 101.65 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.45 current international $ | 84.55 current international $ | 183.05 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.36 current international $ | 172.31 current international $ | 302.82 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 142 India 346.25 current international $ compare
- 143 Nepal 332.16 current international $ compare
- 144 Afghanistan 329.82 current international $ compare
- 146 Myanmar 283.19 current international $ compare
- 147 Kenya 274.47 current international $ compare
- 148 Nigeria 260.14 current international $ compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Mauritania?
- Total health spending per person in Mauritania was 301.7 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 302.82 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.18 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for total health spending per person?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.