Health system composite index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Health system composite index was -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Bolivia peaked at 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1985.
That places Bolivia 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.5832 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.6452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.6% |
| 1970 | -0.4903 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.0% |
| 1975 | -0.5198 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 1980 | -0.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +67.4% |
| 1981 | -0.6873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.0% |
| 1982 | -0.9108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.5% |
| 1983 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.6% |
| 1984 | -0.7839 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.2% |
| 1985 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +39.2% |
| 1986 | -0.5168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.6% |
| 1987 | -0.5534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.1% |
| 1988 | -0.636 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.9% |
| 1989 | -0.7727 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.5% |
| 1990 | -0.9054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.2% |
| 1991 | -1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.4% |
| 1992 | -0.8141 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.6% |
| 1993 | -0.9051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.2% |
| 1994 | -0.6694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.0% |
| 1995 | -0.907 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.5% |
| 1996 | -0.8493 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.4% |
| 1997 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6341 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2664 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.0% |
| 2000 | -0.1577 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -40.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2641 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +67.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -111.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +460.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0364 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -121.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3919 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +977.1% |
| 2006 | -0.412 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2007 | -0.6517 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +58.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2917 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.9% |
| 2010 | -0.5621 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +92.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4203 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3429 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.0% |
| 2014 | -0.3856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2561 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.6% |
| 2016 | -0.2958 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.5% |
| 2017 | -0.5955 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +101.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.0% |
| 2019 | -0.6739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +59.3% |
| 2020 | -0.8861 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.5% |
| 2021 | -0.8255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.3% |
| 2023 | -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 2024 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1689 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -977.1% | -0.0364 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3919 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2003 | +460.2% | 0.0301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5832 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.5051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5198 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4903 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.7884 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7981 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2664 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2338 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6517 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4418 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2561 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9103 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 167 Liberia -0.9519 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 168 Lesotho -0.9804 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 169 Myanmar -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 171 Niger -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 172 Congo -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 173 Comoros -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- Health system composite index in Bolivia was -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1985.
- How does Bolivia rank for health system composite index?
- Bolivia ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.