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Compliance with international health regulations by country

Countries reporting
129
Highest
100
Australia
Lowest
16
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
81
Years covered
7
2010–2016
Data points
803

What the numbers show

Compliance with international health regulations is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 100 in Australia; the lowest is 16 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 81, and the mean is 78.5.

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

Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 572.7%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 50.9%).

Compliance with international health regulations: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Australia 100 2016 up 7.5% rising
1 Canada 100 2016 up 40.8% rising
1 Japan 100 2016 up 6.4% flat
1 Malaysia 100 2016 up 9.9% rising
1 South Africa 100 2015 up 51.5% rising
6 China 99 2016 up 13.8% rising
6 Cuba 99 2016 up 7.6% rising
6 Indonesia 99 2016 up 19.3% rising
6 Russian Federation 99 2016 up 5.3% flat
6 Singapore 99 2016 up 2.1% flat
6 Viet Nam 99 2016 up 35.6% rising
12 India 98 2016 up 34.2% rising
12 Norway 98 2016 — flat
12 Thailand 98 2016 up 50.8% rising
15 Brazil 97 2016 up 83.0% rising
15 Mexico 97 2016 up 125.6% rising
15 Qatar 97 2014 — rising
15 Saudi Arabia 97 2016 up 7.8% rising
19 Armenia 96 2015 up 28.0% rising
19 Bahrain 96 2016 up 43.3% rising
19 Finland 96 2015 up 15.7% rising
19 New Zealand 96 2016 up 11.6% rising
19 United States of America 96 2016 up 10.3% rising
24 Spain 95 2016 up 126.2% rising
24 Morocco 95 2016 up 13.1% rising
24 Oman 95 2016 up 26.7% rising
24 Slovakia 95 2016 up 48.4% rising
28 Egypt 94 2016 up 6.8% rising
28 Netherlands 94 2016 up 30.6% rising
28 El Salvador 94 2016 up 27.0% rising
28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 94 2016 up 104.3% rising
32 Cyprus 93 2016 up 111.4% rising
32 Sweden 93 2016 up 12.0% rising
34 Brunei Darussalam 92 2015 up 80.4% rising
34 Switzerland 92 2016 up 16.5% rising
34 Palau 92 2016 up 58.6% rising
37 United Arab Emirates 91 2016 up 152.8% rising
37 Czechia 91 2015 up 5.8% flat
37 Iraq 91 2014 — rising
37 Latvia 91 2016 up 40.0% rising
41 North Macedonia 90 2016 up 91.5% rising
42 Colombia 89 2016 up 14.1% rising
42 Denmark 89 2016 up 21.9% rising
42 France 89 2016 up 41.3% rising
45 Luxembourg 88 2016 up 100.0% rising
45 Nicaragua 88 2016 up 23.9% rising
45 Seychelles 88 2016 up 388.9% rising
48 Austria 87 2016 up 1.2% flat
48 Philippines 87 2016 up 61.1% rising
50 Costa Rica 86 2016 up 11.7% rising
50 Micronesia, Federated States of 86 2016 up 168.8% rising
50 Mongolia 86 2015 up 6.2% flat
53 Guyana 85 2015 up 157.6% rising
53 Hungary 85 2016 up 25.0% rising
53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 85 2015 up 32.8% rising
53 Kuwait 85 2016 up 34.9% rising
57 Barbados 84 2016 up 40.0% rising
57 Myanmar 84 2016 up 15.1% rising
59 Honduras 83 2016 up 80.4% rising
59 Jamaica 83 2016 up 159.4% rising
61 Belgium 82 2016 up 10.8% rising
61 Georgia 82 2016 down 11.8% falling
61 Lithuania 82 2016 up 15.5% rising
64 Antigua and Barbuda 81 2016 up 22.7% rising
64 Ecuador 81 2016 up 97.6% rising
64 Republic of Moldova 81 2016 up 22.7% rising
67 Chile 79 2016 down 9.2% flat
67 Ethiopia 79 2016 up 97.5% rising
67 Sri Lanka 79 2016 up 31.7% rising
67 Monaco 79 2016 up 33.9% rising
67 Malta 79 2016 up 33.9% rising
67 Paraguay 79 2016 down 4.8% rising
73 Kazakhstan 78 2015 — falling
74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 77 2016 up 120.0% rising
74 Saint Lucia 77 2016 up 165.5% rising
74 Romania 77 2016 up 14.9% rising
77 Argentina 76 2016 up 13.4% rising
77 Bangladesh 76 2016 up 11.8% rising
77 Bhutan 76 2016 up 162.1% rising
77 Lebanon 76 2014 — rising
81 Bahamas 75 2016 up 27.1% rising
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75 2016 up 47.1% rising
81 Samoa 75 2015 — rising
84 Ghana 74 2016 up 29.8% rising
84 Poland 74 2016 up 12.1% rising
84 Slovenia 74 2016 up 5.7% rising
84 Togo 74 2015 up 572.7% volatile
88 Algeria 73 2016 up 43.1% rising
88 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 73 2016 up 23.7% rising
88 Trinidad and Tobago 73 2016 up 32.7% rising
91 Jordan 72 2016 down 14.3% falling
91 Nepal 72 2016 up 60.0% rising
93 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 71 2016 up 77.5% rising
93 Dominican Republic 71 2016 up 36.5% rising
93 Estonia 71 2016 up 9.2% rising
93 Croatia 71 2016 down 25.3% falling
93 Panama 71 2016 up 9.2% flat
93 Sudan 71 2014 — rising
99 Peru 70 2016 — rising
100 Mozambique 69 2015 up 146.4% rising
101 Tanzania, United Republic of 67 2015 — rising
102 Grenada 66 2016 up 15.8% rising
102 Timor-Leste 66 2016 up 78.4% rising
104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65 2016 — rising
105 Libya 64 2016 up 18.5% rising
105 Nigeria 64 2016 up 68.4% rising
107 Dominica 63 2016 up 46.5% rising
107 Syrian Arab Republic 63 2014 — rising
109 Burundi 62 2016 up 313.3% rising
110 Maldives 61 2016 down 4.7% rising
111 Kiribati 60 2014 — rising
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57 2016 up 50.0% rising
113 Haiti 56 2016 up 86.7% rising
113 Montenegro 56 2016 — flat
113 Eswatini 56 2015 up 21.7% rising
116 Belize 55 2015 up 71.9% rising
116 Guatemala 55 2016 down 11.3% flat
116 Cambodia 55 2016 up 19.6% rising
116 Tunisia 55 2016 down 12.7% falling
120 Cameroon 54 2016 up 17.4% rising
121 Pakistan 53 2016 up 120.8% rising
122 Eritrea 49 2016 up 11.4% rising
123 Sierra Leone 47 2016 up 147.4% rising
124 Congo 44 2016 up 193.3% rising
125 Afghanistan 42 2016 down 6.7% rising
126 Andorra 29 2016 down 19.4% falling
126 Mauritania 29 2015 up 7.4% rising
128 Benin 28 2016 down 50.9% volatile
129 Sao Tome and Principe 16 2016 down 33.3% falling

Regions and income groups

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

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About this data

Indicator
Compliance with international health regulations
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
130 places, 803 data points, 2010–2016
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