Health system composite index in Guyana
Guyana: Health system composite index was 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Health system composite index in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Guyana is 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and up 895.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Guyana peaked at 0.5134 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1982 and was at its lowest, -0.5853 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1985.
Guyana ranks 96th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Health system composite index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | -0.0081 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -103.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0972 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1292.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5134 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +428.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0586 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -88.6% |
| 1984 | -0.2461 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -520.3% |
| 1985 | -0.5853 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +137.8% |
| 1986 | -0.4153 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.0% |
| 1987 | -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.3% |
| 1988 | -0.3939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -48.7% |
| 1990 | -0.4408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +118.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -83.9% |
| 1992 | -0.1423 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +100.8% |
| 1993 | -0.2702 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +89.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0617 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -122.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5593 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1006.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -101.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4609 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4619.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -148.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0601 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -72.9% |
| 2000 | -0.3637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -704.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -139.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -105.3% |
| 2004 | -0.076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +871.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -130.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0652 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -383.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1455 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -323.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0937 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -35.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -350.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1862 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -182.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0679 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -136.5% |
| 2013 | -0.066 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2014 | -0.033 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0486 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +47.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0527 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0938 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +273.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0151 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -83.9% |
| 2020 | -0.128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +746.3% |
| 2021 | -0.1534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -135.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +265.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 33% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1689 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -4619.5% | 0.0102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4609 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1975 | +1292.5% | -0.0081 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0972 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1995 | -1006.3% | 0.0617 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5593 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0445 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0081 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0972 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.1987 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5853 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5134 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5593 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0193 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0442 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1862 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 93 Ukraine 0.2801 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 94 Lithuania 0.2743 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 95 Albania 0.2742 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2552 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 98 Turkmenistan 0.2542 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 99 Georgia 0.2402 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 Guyana?
- Health system composite index in Guyana was 0.2627 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5134 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1982.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5853 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for health system composite index?
- Guyana ranks 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 895.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.