Health system composite index in Gabon
Gabon: Health system composite index was -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Gabon peaked at 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970 and was at its lowest, -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 177th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.1844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -232.9% |
| 1981 | -0.4329 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -276.6% |
| 1983 | -0.6653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.7% |
| 1985 | -0.4939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -100.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +43042.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +573.2% |
| 1989 | -0.268 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2246 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.2% |
| 1991 | -0.6098 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +171.5% |
| 1992 | -0.4194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.6952 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +65.8% |
| 1994 | -0.8522 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.6% |
| 1995 | -0.8877 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.2% |
| 1996 | -0.8514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8622 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 1998 | -0.8598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.9168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.6% |
| 2000 | -0.9387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.4% |
| 2001 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.3% |
| 2002 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.8% |
| 2003 | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.2% |
| 2004 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2005 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.7% |
| 2006 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.6% |
| 2007 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 2008 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.9% |
| 2009 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.3% |
| 2010 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8088 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.4% |
| 2012 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.8% |
| 2013 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +27.9% |
| 2015 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.2% |
| 2016 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.9% |
| 2017 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 2018 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.2% |
| 2019 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2020 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.9% |
| 2021 | -0.9348 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.8% |
| 2022 | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.1% |
| 2023 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.6% |
| 2024 | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -1.44 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)
- Gabon's -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -43042.0% | -0.0001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0647 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1988 | -573.2% | -0.0647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4357 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1981 | -276.6% | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4329 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1970 | +232.9% | -0.1844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1991 | -171.5% | -0.2246 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6098 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1844 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.3372 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1990s | -0.7179 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2246 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8088 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9348 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 174 Vanuatu -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 176 Cameroon -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 178 Mali -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 180 Mozambique -1.48 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Health system composite index in Gabon was -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2452 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1970.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for health system composite index?
- Gabon ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.