Health system composite index in Colombia
Colombia: Health system composite index was 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Health system composite index in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 1,963.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Colombia peaked at 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.6168 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1977.
That places Colombia 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Health system composite index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 0.0591 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -209.4% |
| 1970 | -0.1176 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -298.9% |
| 1977 | -0.6168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +424.5% |
| 1980 | -0.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -36.8% |
| 1981 | 0.089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -122.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +130.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3462 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0764 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -77.9% |
| 1986 | -0.009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -111.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1634 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1905.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3952 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +141.8% |
| 1989 | -0.054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -113.7% |
| 1990 | -0.1044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +93.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0525 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +154.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -59.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0555 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -201.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3244 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +484.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1068 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -132.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0169 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -115.8% |
| 1998 | -0.0777 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -560.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0764 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1205 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -257.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1654 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1787 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3013 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2625 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2804 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2674 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0487 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -114.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +59.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -167.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -39.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1034 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +262.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1088 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1755 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +61.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1457 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0521 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -64.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +160.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3783 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +178.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5131 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1594 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1689 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1905.7% | -0.009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1634 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0591 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.3672 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1176 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3952 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.021 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3244 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2366 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1205 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0616 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1755 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0521 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 57 Seychelles 0.6206 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.6133 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 59 Morocco 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 61 Czechia 0.588 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 62 Poland 0.5867 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 63 Hong Kong 0.5642 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 Colombia?
- Health system composite index in Colombia was 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6168 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1977.
- How does Colombia rank for health system composite index?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,963.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.