Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP was 139.87 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 139.87 current international $ for domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 126.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp in Mauritania peaked at 139.87 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.41 current international $, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.54 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 67.84 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 69.33 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 72.76 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 72.44 current international $ | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.59 current international $ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 67.43 current international $ | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 67.29 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.66 current international $ | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 67.31 current international $ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.26 current international $ | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 54.41 current international $ | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 58.03 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 61.76 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 71.82 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 77.07 current international $ | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 89.66 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 105.28 current international $ | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 103.56 current international $ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 106.16 current international $ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 107.57 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 112.72 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 133.71 current international $ | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 139.87 current international $ | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.52 current international $ | 65.54 current international $ | 72.76 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5 current international $ | 54.41 current international $ | 106.16 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.47 current international $ | 107.57 current international $ | 139.87 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Comoros 150.54 current international $ compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 147.52 current international $ compare
- 140 Brunei Darussalam 141.54 current international $ compare
- 142 Togo 127.95 current international $ compare
- 143 Angola 119.98 current international $ compare
- 144 Yemen 118.98 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)
- 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 domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp in Mauritania?
- Domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp in Mauritania was 139.87 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 139.87 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.41 current international $ in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.5%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.