Kiribati vs South Africa: Health system composite index

Kiribati
-0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
South Africa
-0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Kiribati rank
158th
South Africa rank
160th

Health system composite index over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Africa
-1.5-1-0.500.51196019922024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa, a difference of 0.1331 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.

Kiribati ranks 158th and South Africa ranks 160th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -0.8639 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1846 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
1990s -0.4787 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.1859 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.2928 standard deviations from the yearly mean South Africa
2000s -0.4166 standard deviations from the yearly mean -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.6427 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kiribati
2010s -0.4567 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.7867 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kiribati
2020s -0.6114 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.6556 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.0441 standard deviations from the yearly mean Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health system composite index, Kiribati or South Africa?
Kiribati, at -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in health system composite index between Kiribati and South Africa?
0.1331 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for health system composite index?
Kiribati ranks 158th and South Africa ranks 160th 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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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.