Health system composite index in Estonia
Estonia: Health system composite index was 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Estonia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Estonia peaked at 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 87th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Estonia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1985 | 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9663 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8774 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6607 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5804 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4925 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6756 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6536 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5494 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5909 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7151 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6407 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.603 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6292 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6849 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6586 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6717 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7292 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7293 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6278 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6092 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5519 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6477 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5444 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4725 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 40% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 47% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.6754 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6794 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.603 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7293 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4812 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6477 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 84 Tajikistan 0.3417 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3397 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 86 India 0.3266 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 0.3012 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 89 Mongolia 0.301 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 90 Egypt 0.2956 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Estonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.8 % 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 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.34 % 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 Estonia?
- Health system composite index in Estonia was 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3142 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for health system composite index?
- Estonia ranks 87th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.