Health expenditure, private in Mauritania
Mauritania: Health expenditure, private was 39.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Mauritania, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2011, health expenditure, private in Mauritania stood at 39.4%.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Mauritania peaked at 51.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.9% | — |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +15.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 32.3% | 51.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 33.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.0% | 39.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 health expenditure, private in Mauritania?
- Health expenditure, private in Mauritania was 39.4% 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, private recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for health expenditure, private?
- Mauritania ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).