Mauritania: Health spending per capita

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 Mauritania

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 92.11
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 48.76
 Min - Max 23.00 - 92.11
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 92.11 U.S. dollars, an increase from 91.54 U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1447.12 U.S. dollars, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 2000 to 2023 is 48.76 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 23 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 92.11 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mauritania: Health spending per capita
 2023 92.11
 2022 91.54
 2021 73.63
 2020 53.90
 2019 54.63
 2018 49.68
 2017 55.22
 2016 49.90




Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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 Health spending per capita 92.11 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 4.34 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 68.71 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 70.73 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 66.70 2024 years
 Birth rate 34.03 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 5.41 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 4.63 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 0.10 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 65.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 5.20 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 8.70 2023 percent
 Suicides rate 2.71 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 86 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 86 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 93 2024 percent
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