Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mauritius is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mauritius peaked at 11.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 92nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -6.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 8.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.4%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mauritius?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mauritius was 8.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Mauritius ranks 92nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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