Public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania
Mauritania: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 1.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.48
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 2022
All-time low
0.4697
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.48 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania peaked at 1.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4697, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4697 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5451 | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8733 | +60.2% |
| 2003 | 0.772 | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7065 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8196 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6762 | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7639 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8878 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8789 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7315 | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7498 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8977 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.911 | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.48 | -13.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7393 | 0.4697 | 0.8878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.7315 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1 | 1.71 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Mauritania was 1.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4697 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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