Health expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Health expenditure was 227.27 million current US$ in 2011. β² Rising
Health expenditure in Mauritania, 1995β2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, health expenditure in Mauritania stood at 227.27 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 267.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 227.27 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.95 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.80 million current US$ | 54.95 million current US$ | 83.72 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 109.23 million current US$ | 61.92 million current US$ | 162.69 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.17 million current US$ | 225.07 million current US$ | 227.27 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Mauritania?
- Health expenditure in Mauritania was 227.27 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 227.27 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.95 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for health expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).