Health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Health system composite index was 0.6776 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.6776 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.7361 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1995.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5297 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1993 | 0.5218 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4921 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5302 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5682 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6097 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6124 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5858 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5672 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.599 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6347 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6396 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6155 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6419 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6482 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6011 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6096 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6011 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6849 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6791 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6855 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6917 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7361 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7151 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6032 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6448 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6855 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6987 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6729 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7361 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 1 Kuwait 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 2 Andorra 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 4 Switzerland 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 5 Spain 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 6 Israel 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 7 South Korea 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.7957 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0882 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.2206 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia?
- Health system composite index in Europe & Central Asia was 0.6776 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7361 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1995.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for health system composite index?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.