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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Mauritius

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Mauritius in 2023 — 45.24%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.24 pp.

2023 45.24% +1.23 pp vs 2022
World rank 152of 192
Period maximum 61.84%2008
Period minimum 40.42%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Mauritius, 2000–2023405060702000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 44%2001: 43.82%2002: 44.87%2003: 45.32%2004: 43.42%2005: 49.59%2006: 52.91%2007: 55.81%2008: 61.84%2009: 58.37%2010: 52.32%2011: 53.07%2012: 51.61%2013: 53.18%2014: 50.18%2015: 49.58%2016: 48.16%2017: 47.4%2018: 46.92%2019: 47.13%2020: 43.58%2021: 40.42%2022: 44.01%2023: 45.24%
Change over the period: +1.24 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 45.24%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.38%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 45.24 +1.23 pp
2022 44.01 +3.6 pp
2021 40.42 −3.17 pp
2020 43.58 −3.54 pp
2019 47.13 +0.21 pp
2018 46.92 −0.48 pp
2017 47.4 −0.76 pp
2016 48.16 −1.42 pp
2015 49.58 −0.6 pp
2014 50.18 −3 pp
2013 53.18 +1.57 pp
2012 51.61 −1.46 pp
2011 53.07 +0.75 pp
2010 52.32 −6.06 pp
2009 58.37 −3.47 pp
2008 61.84 +6.03 pp
2007 55.81 +2.9 pp
2006 52.91 +3.32 pp
2005 49.59 +6.17 pp
2004 43.42 −1.9 pp
2003 45.32 +0.45 pp
2002 44.87 +1.05 pp
2001 43.82 −0.18 pp
2000 44 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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About the indicator

Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.

Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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