Health system composite index in Ghana
Ghana: Health system composite index was -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Ghana peaked at -0.2074 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1984.
Ghana ranks 142nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.7678 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.7513 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 1970 | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.4% |
| 1975 | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.8537 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 1981 | -0.7765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.0% |
| 1982 | -0.8537 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 1983 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.3% |
| 1984 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.7% |
| 1985 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 1986 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 1987 | -0.9711 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.5% |
| 1988 | -0.6666 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.4% |
| 1989 | -0.7624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.4% |
| 1990 | -0.8463 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.0% |
| 1991 | -0.7625 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.9% |
| 1992 | -0.7203 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 1993 | -0.7057 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 1994 | -0.7091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.864 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.5% |
| 1997 | -0.6202 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.2% |
| 1998 | -0.474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.6% |
| 1999 | -0.4102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.4% |
| 2001 | -0.5648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +172.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.9% |
| 2003 | -0.5587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -34.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.8% |
| 2005 | -0.5359 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.9% |
| 2006 | -0.5108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 2007 | -0.5758 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7422 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.9% |
| 2009 | -0.5574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.9% |
| 2010 | -0.6948 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7532 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.4% |
| 2012 | -0.8183 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.6% |
| 2013 | -0.796 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7217 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 2015 | -0.8044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.5% |
| 2016 | -0.7039 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.5% |
| 2017 | -0.5577 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2019 | -0.6236 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4927 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.7% |
| 2022 | -0.4484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.0% |
| 2024 | -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -172.4% | -0.2074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5648 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7596 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7678 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7513 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6666 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6817 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.864 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7067 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8183 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5577 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 139 Lebanon -0.382 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 140 Marshall Islands -0.3835 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 141 Pakistan -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 143 Zambia -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 144 Suriname -0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 145 Philippines -0.4749 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Health system composite index in Ghana was -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2074 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for health system composite index?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.