Capital health expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Mauritania is 0.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.5% on the previous year and up 269.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 2.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 62nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -57.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +135.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -76.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +76.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +445.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +370.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -86.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -70.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +117.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +445.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | +370.3% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Mauritania?
- Capital health expenditure in Mauritania was 0.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for capital health expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.