Health spending share of GDP in Mauritania
Current health spending in Mauritania was equal to 4.3% of GDP in 2023.
Mauritania, 2023
4.3%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
145th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Mauritania over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 4.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Mauritania has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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Physicians
0.26 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
68.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
61.4 years
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UHC service coverage
40
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
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