Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania
Mauritania: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 34.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania is 34.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania peaked at 39.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +43.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -6.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 34.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 34.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 13.9% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 27.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 33.4% | 39.6% | 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)
- 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 public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mauritania was 34.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.