China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Health system composite index

China
0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
China rank
50th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
49th

Health system composite index over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.500.511.5196019922024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean in China, a difference of 0.0196 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

China ranks 50th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4279 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6849 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s -0.2986 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5015 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8001 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0199 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8791 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.8592 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s -0.0596 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3948 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4544 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s -0.0481 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3571 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4053 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.3989 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.4285 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0296 standard deviations from the yearly mean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.7434 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.5454 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1979 standard deviations from the yearly mean China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, China or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0196 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for health system composite index?
China ranks 50th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Health system composite index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Health system composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
243 places, 11,062 data points, 1960–2024
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