Health system composite index in Belgium
Belgium: Health system composite index was 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Health system composite index in Belgium, 1960β2024
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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (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)
- Physicians per 1000 people Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1000 people 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.