Capital health expenditure in Mauritius
Mauritius: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Mauritius, 2000–2019
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 Mauritius is 0.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 176.4% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Mauritius peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 48th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +176.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 7 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % 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 Mauritius?
- Capital health expenditure in Mauritius was 0.3% in 2019, 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for capital health expenditure?
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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About this data
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.