External health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania
Mauritania: External health expenditure channeled through government was 69.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 69.6% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania peaked at 99.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 69.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 69.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -28.0% | 98.2% | 70.6% |
| 2011 | +27.1% | 71.0% | 90.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 80.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 71.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 69.6% | 98.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 36 Tuvalu 71.0% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 70.7% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 70.4% compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 69.3% compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 69.1% compare
- 42 Morocco 68.8% 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Mauritania was 69.6% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Mauritania ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.