Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Mauritius
Mauritius: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 44.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
44.3%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
129th
of 194 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2004
All-time low
35.3%
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Mauritius stood at 44.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Mauritius peaked at 54.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 44.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 35.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.2% | 50.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Mauritius?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Mauritius was 44.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Mauritius ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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