Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Health system composite index

Kenya
-0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Kenya rank
151st
Zimbabwe rank
149th

Health system composite index over time

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
-2-1.5-1-0.500.5196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Kenya, a difference of 0.0191 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kenya ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s -0.598 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.224 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.374 standard deviations from the yearly mean Zimbabwe
1970s -0.5762 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2336 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3426 standard deviations from the yearly mean Zimbabwe
1980s -0.2746 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0776 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3522 standard deviations from the yearly mean Zimbabwe
1990s -0.4323 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.5499 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1176 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kenya
2000s -0.8013 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.7313 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kenya
2010s -0.5949 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.8442 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2492 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kenya
2020s -0.6835 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7442 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0607 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.6182 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
0.0191 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for health system composite index?
Kenya ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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
Last refreshed

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.