Health system composite index in Belgium
Belgium: Health system composite index was 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Belgium stood at 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Belgium peaked at 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4818 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1987.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 1.63 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5839 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6683 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +103.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -44.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8157 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9751 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4818 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8843 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +83.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5167 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7666 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6634 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6566 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9948 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +51.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7434 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7427 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5777 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7136 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6797 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6418 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7558 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7828 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8096 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8549 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8836 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8895 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8378 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8362 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8525 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9303 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.956 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9068 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +103.6% | 0.6683 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1988 | +83.6% | 0.4818 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8843 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.63 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9052 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5839 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9815 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4818 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7437 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5167 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7584 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6418 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8836 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9799 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9068 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Sweden 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 20 France 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Monaco 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 23 Oman 0.9814 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 24 Slovenia 0.9794 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 25 Finland 0.9458 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Belgium?
- Health system composite index in Belgium was 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4818 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for health system composite index?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.