Mauritania vs Uganda: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required
Mauritania
69.1%
in 2022
Uganda
68.4%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 69.1% against 68.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uganda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 134 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 90.0% | 17.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 73.7% | 19.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 69.1% | 6.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Mauritania, at 69.1% against 68.4% in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.