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Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores by country

Countries reporting
145
Highest
100
Canada
Lowest
15.91
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
76.86
Years covered
8
2010–2017
Data points
1,011

What the numbers show

Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 100 in Canada; the lowest is 15.91 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 76.86, and the mean is 75.18.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 485.4%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 51.5%).

Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 100 2017 up 40.8% rising
1 China 100 2017 up 14.9% rising
1 Malaysia 100 2016 up 9.9% rising
1 United States of America 100 2017 up 14.9% rising
5 Australia 99.68 2017 up 7.2% rising
6 Japan 99.57 2017 up 5.9% flat
7 Norway 99.41 2017 up 6.9% flat
7 Singapore 99.41 2017 up 2.5% flat
9 Cuba 99.3 2017 up 7.9% flat
10 Indonesia 98.93 2017 up 19.2% rising
11 Saudi Arabia 98.79 2017 up 9.8% rising
12 New Zealand 98.23 2017 up 14.2% rising
13 Russian Federation 98 2016 up 4.3% falling
14 Republic of Korea 97.9 2017 up 32.3% rising
15 Thailand 97.07 2017 up 49.3% rising
16 United Arab Emirates 96.78 2017 up 168.8% rising
17 Germany 96.54 2017 up 19.2% rising
18 Egypt 96.4 2017 up 9.5% rising
19 Brazil 96.14 2017 up 81.4% rising
20 Finland 96 2015 up 15.7% rising
21 Cyprus 95.64 2017 up 117.4% rising
22 Armenia 95.34 2017 up 27.1% rising
23 Morocco 95.28 2017 up 13.4% rising
24 India 95.28 2017 up 30.5% rising
25 Viet Nam 95.21 2017 up 30.4% rising
26 Slovakia 94.86 2017 up 48.2% rising
27 Spain 94.85 2017 up 125.8% rising
28 Netherlands 94.6 2017 up 31.4% rising
29 Mexico 94.48 2017 up 119.7% rising
30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 94.3 2017 up 105.0% rising
31 Czechia 93.82 2017 up 9.1% rising
32 Bahrain 93.04 2017 up 38.9% rising
33 Sweden 92.71 2017 up 11.7% rising
34 El Salvador 92.52 2017 up 25.0% rising
35 Barbados 91.95 2017 up 53.2% rising
36 Palau 91.48 2017 up 57.7% rising
37 Switzerland 91.28 2017 up 15.5% rising
38 Nicaragua 91.01 2017 up 28.2% rising
39 Portugal 90.82 2017 down 2.3% flat
40 South Africa 90.59 2017 up 37.3% rising
41 North Macedonia 90.14 2017 up 91.8% rising
42 Oman 90.02 2017 up 20.0% rising
43 Latvia 89.86 2017 up 38.2% rising
44 Denmark 89.59 2017 up 22.7% rising
45 France 89.41 2017 up 41.9% rising
46 Iraq 88.88 2017 up 81.4% rising
47 Guyana 88.61 2017 up 168.5% rising
48 Luxembourg 88.41 2017 up 100.9% rising
49 Colombia 88.16 2017 up 13.0% rising
50 Costa Rica 87.16 2017 up 13.2% rising
51 Seychelles 86.89 2017 up 382.7% rising
52 Mongolia 86.7 2017 up 7.0% rising
53 Micronesia, Federated States of 85.78 2017 up 168.1% rising
54 Kuwait 84.86 2017 up 34.7% rising
55 Chile 83.64 2017 down 3.9% flat
56 Jamaica 83 2016 up 159.4% rising
57 Belgium 82.9 2017 up 12.0% rising
58 Hungary 81.89 2017 up 20.4% rising
59 Philippines 81.34 2017 up 50.6% rising
60 Monaco 81.24 2017 up 37.7% rising
61 Republic of Moldova 81 2016 up 22.7% rising
62 Ecuador 80.98 2017 up 97.5% rising
63 Cambodia 80.65 2017 up 75.3% rising
64 Lebanon 80 2017 up 45.5% rising
65 Ethiopia 79.11 2017 up 97.8% rising
66 Malta 78.56 2017 up 33.2% rising
67 Kazakhstan 78 2015 — falling
68 Bahamas 77.78 2017 up 31.8% rising
69 Bangladesh 77.75 2017 up 14.3% rising
70 Paraguay 77.32 2017 down 6.8% rising
71 Slovenia 77.31 2017 up 10.4% rising
72 Saint Lucia 77 2016 up 165.5% rising
73 Lithuania 76.86 2017 up 8.3% rising
74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 76.39 2017 up 118.2% rising
75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.23 2017 up 19.1% rising
76 Romania 76.2 2017 up 13.7% rising
77 Sri Lanka 75.75 2017 up 26.2% rising
78 Panama 75.7 2017 up 16.5% rising
79 Qatar 75.56 2017 up 9.5% rising
80 Algeria 75.29 2017 up 47.6% rising
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75 2016 up 47.1% rising
81 Samoa 75 2015 — rising
83 Eswatini 74.64 2017 up 62.3% rising
84 Sudan 74 2017 up 85.0% rising
85 Poland 73.75 2017 up 11.7% rising
86 Ghana 73.71 2017 up 29.3% rising
87 Georgia 73.61 2017 down 20.9% falling
88 Bhutan 73.39 2017 up 153.1% rising
89 Timor-Leste 73 2017 up 97.3% rising
90 Jordan 72.29 2017 down 13.9% falling
91 Iceland 72.2 2017 up 18.4% rising
92 Trinidad and Tobago 71.64 2017 up 30.3% rising
93 Antigua and Barbuda 70.79 2017 up 7.3% rising
94 Mauritius 70.73 2017 — rising
95 Croatia 70.57 2017 down 25.7% falling
96 Argentina 70.22 2017 up 4.8% rising
97 Honduras 70.07 2017 up 52.3% rising
98 Estonia 70.02 2017 up 7.7% rising
99 Sierra Leone 69.56 2017 up 266.1% rising
100 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.15 2017 up 35.6% rising
101 Mozambique 68.9 2017 up 146.1% rising
102 Austria 68.22 2017 down 20.7% falling
103 Brunei Darussalam 67.16 2017 up 31.7% rising
104 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 66.82 2017 up 13.3% rising
105 Grenada 66 2016 up 15.8% rising
106 Peru 65.84 2017 up 6.2% flat
107 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.21 2017 up 63.0% rising
108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65 2016 — rising
109 Togo 64.4 2017 up 485.4% rising
110 Syrian Arab Republic 64.04 2017 up 42.3% rising
111 Zambia 63.72 2017 down 3.5% falling
112 Libya 63.57 2017 up 17.7% rising
113 Maldives 62.54 2017 down 2.3% rising
114 Myanmar 62.19 2017 down 14.8% falling
115 Lesotho 62.04 2017 up 47.7% rising
116 Dominica 61.66 2017 up 43.4% rising
117 Haiti 61.47 2017 up 104.9% rising
118 Kenya 60 2017 down 1.6% falling
118 Kiribati 60 2014 — rising
120 Uganda 58.4 2017 up 62.2% rising
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.99 2017 up 52.6% rising
122 Tunisia 57.42 2017 down 8.9% falling
123 Cameroon 57.36 2017 up 24.7% flat
124 Marshall Islands 56.96 2017 down 22.0% falling
125 Solomon Islands 56.92 2017 up 77.9% rising
126 Belize 56 2015 up 75.0% rising
127 Montenegro 55.8 2017 down 0.4% flat
128 Guatemala 55 2016 down 11.3% flat
129 Dominican Republic 54.9 2017 up 5.6% rising
130 Pakistan 51.04 2017 up 112.7% rising
131 Nigeria 50 2017 up 31.6% rising
132 Eritrea 49.28 2017 up 12.0% rising
133 Chad 45 2017 up 60.7% rising
134 Cook Islands 43.15 2017 down 51.5% falling
135 Afghanistan 41.78 2017 down 7.1% rising
136 Vanuatu 34.69 2017 up 333.6% volatile
137 Mauritania 31.59 2017 up 17.0% rising
138 Benin 30.31 2017 down 46.8% falling
139 Congo 30 2017 up 100.0% falling
140 Andorra 29.04 2017 down 19.3% falling
141 Gambia 27.17 2017 down 45.7% falling
142 Central African Republic 26.88 2017 down 4.0% rising
143 Burundi 24.9 2017 up 66.0% rising
144 Nepal 22.42 2017 down 50.2% rising
145 Sao Tome and Principe 15.91 2017 down 33.7% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
148 places, 1,011 data points, 2010–2017
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