Health system composite index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Health system composite index was -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Health system composite index in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Eswatini is -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Eswatini peaked at 0.3489 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988 and was at its lowest, -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 157th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Health system composite index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.6325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | -0.6381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 1981 | -0.2657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1266 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.3% |
| 1983 | -0.5408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +327.1% |
| 1984 | -0.0648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -88.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0755 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2481 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -428.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0225 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -109.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3489 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1649.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1984 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -43.1% |
| 1990 | -0.2618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -231.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0685 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -73.9% |
| 1992 | 0.002 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -103.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1043 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5209.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0546 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -152.4% |
| 1995 | -0.102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -286.6% |
| 1996 | -0.7653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +650.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3965 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -48.2% |
| 1998 | -0.476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.1% |
| 1999 | -0.5799 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.8% |
| 2000 | -0.7138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.1% |
| 2001 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +42.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8625 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.2% |
| 2003 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.8% |
| 2004 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 2005 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.2% |
| 2006 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 2007 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 2008 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2009 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 2010 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9% |
| 2011 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.2% |
| 2012 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -0.8247 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.6% |
| 2014 | -0.7139 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9726 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.2% |
| 2016 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2017 | -0.9599 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.6% |
| 2018 | -0.9961 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.8% |
| 2019 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.5% |
| 2020 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 2021 | -0.9903 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.2% |
| 2022 | -0.7517 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2024 | -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -0.6992 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, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -5209.3% | 0.002 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1043 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1988 | +1649.1% | -0.0225 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3489 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1996 | -650.4% | -0.102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7653 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1986 | +428.7% | -0.0755 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2481 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1983 | -327.1% | -0.1266 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5408 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1995 | -286.6% | 0.0546 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.102 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | -0.6381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.0334 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3489 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2698 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0546 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7139 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8669 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 154 Sierra Leone -0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 155 Namibia -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 156 Burundi -0.6941 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 158 Kiribati -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 159 Burkina Faso -0.8022 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 160 South Africa -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Health system composite index in Eswatini was -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3489 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for health system composite index?
- Eswatini ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.