Health system composite index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Health system composite index was -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Ethiopia stood at -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Ethiopia peaked at -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 165th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 1970 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 1975 | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.2% |
| 1980 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 1981 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.5% |
| 1982 | -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.3% |
| 1983 | -2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.7% |
| 1984 | -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.7% |
| 1985 | -2.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.1% |
| 1986 | -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.7% |
| 1987 | -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.1% |
| 1988 | -1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 1989 | -2.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.7% |
| 1990 | -1.75 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.8% |
| 1991 | -2.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +40.5% |
| 1992 | -2.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1993 | -2.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.8% |
| 1994 | -1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.0% |
| 1995 | -2.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +41.0% |
| 1996 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.6% |
| 1997 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 1998 | -1.78 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.3% |
| 1999 | -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.1% |
| 2000 | -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 2001 | -2.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2002 | -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.1% |
| 2003 | -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.9% |
| 2004 | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.5% |
| 2005 | -1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 2006 | -1.94 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2007 | -1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 2008 | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.8% |
| 2009 | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 2010 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2011 | -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2012 | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.9% |
| 2013 | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 2014 | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.4% |
| 2015 | -1.72 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 2016 | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.7% |
| 2017 | -1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2018 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2019 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 2020 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.7% |
| 2021 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.5% |
| 2022 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2023 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.3% |
| 2024 | -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 162 Djibouti -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Haiti -0.9365 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 164 Laos -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Togo -0.9451 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 167 Liberia -0.9519 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 168 Lesotho -0.9804 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Ethiopia?
- Health system composite index in Ethiopia was -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for health system composite index?
- Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.