Health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Health system composite index was -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1999.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1981 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 1982 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.3% |
| 1983 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 1984 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 1985 | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 1986 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 1987 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 1988 | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 1989 | -1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 1990 | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1991 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 1993 | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.7% |
| 1994 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 1995 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 1996 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 1997 | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 1998 | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1999 | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2000 | -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.2% |
| 2001 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.1% |
| 2003 | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2004 | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.2% |
| 2005 | -1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 2006 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2009 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.3% |
| 2010 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 2011 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.4% |
| 2012 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2013 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.2% |
| 2014 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.7% |
| 2015 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 2017 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.3% |
| 2018 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.5% |
| 2019 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2021 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2022 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.4% |
| 2023 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.5% |
| 2024 | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 36 Iran 0.8082 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 37 Greece 0.7975 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 0.7777 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 40 Austria 0.7714 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 41 Malta 0.7662 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Health system composite index in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for health system composite index?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.