Japan vs Upper middle income: Health system composite index
Health system composite index over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1454 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9796 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7736 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health system composite index, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean against 0.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health system composite index between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 0.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for health system composite index?
- Japan ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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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About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.