Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mauritius
Mauritius: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 53.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
53.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
41st
of 194 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2008
All-time low
45.6%
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mauritius stood at 53.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mauritius peaked at 63.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2004.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +2.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 53.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 53.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 45.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 47.9% | 53.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mauritius?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Mauritius was 53.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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