Health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Health system composite index was -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea stood at -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -0.3856 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2011.
That places Equatorial Guinea 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.7162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +124.2% |
| 1985 | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.0% |
| 1986 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 1987 | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.6% |
| 1988 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.9% |
| 1989 | -2.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +83.4% |
| 1990 | -0.4977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -76.3% |
| 1991 | -0.3856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.5% |
| 1992 | -0.4628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5934 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5908 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.7758 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.3% |
| 1996 | -0.8012 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 1999 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +140.6% |
| 2000 | -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2001 | -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 2002 | -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 2003 | -1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.7% |
| 2004 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.3% |
| 2005 | -1.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.6% |
| 2006 | -2.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2007 | -2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 2008 | -2.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -2.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2010 | -2.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 2011 | -2.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2012 | -2.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 2013 | -2.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 2014 | -2.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 2015 | -2.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 2016 | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2017 | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.6% |
| 2018 | -2.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.5% |
| 2019 | -2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2020 | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.3% |
| 2021 | -1.72 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.7% |
| 2022 | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.2% |
| 2023 | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1594 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -140.6% | -0.6127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1970 | -124.2% | -0.7162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1989 | -83.4% | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1990 | +76.3% | -2.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4977 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 1990s | -0.6825 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.86 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.77 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 183 Angola -1.86 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 184 Somalia -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 185 Guinea -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 187 Yemen -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 189 Sudan -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Health system composite index in Equatorial Guinea was -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3856 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1991.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for health system composite index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.