Mauritania - Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) in Mauritania was 26.06 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 29.01 in 2008 and 17.79 in 2000.

Definition: Health expenditure through out-of-pocket payments per capita in USD. Out of pocket payments are spending on health directly out of pocket by households in each country.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 17.79
2001 17.80
2002 17.92
2003 19.80
2004 21.65
2005 22.19
2006 23.20
2007 25.49
2008 29.01
2009 27.12
2010 26.60
2011 27.15
2012 26.65
2013 27.25
2014 27.64
2015 26.73
2016 25.57
2017 25.54
2018 26.34
2019 26.06

Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems