Health system composite index in Iceland
Iceland: Health system composite index was 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Iceland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Iceland peaked at 1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6132 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2013.
That places Iceland 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Iceland, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.2% |
| 1970 | 1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6997 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -62.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +100.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9813 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9431 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9362 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +48.3% |
| 1981 | 1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.1% |
| 1985 | 1.52 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.75 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.0% |
| 1991 | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9949 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9708 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8403 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7791 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7043 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6269 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6132 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7206 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.689 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7008 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.641 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7816 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9726 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +100.2% | 0.7301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6997 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.75 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6759 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6132 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7791 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9959 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7816 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 12 Japan 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 13 Italy 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 14 Cyprus 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 16 Norway 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 17 Bahrain 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 18 Maldives 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % 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 Iceland?
- Health system composite index in Iceland was 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6132 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for health system composite index?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.