Health system composite index in Italy
Italy: Health system composite index was 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Italy stood at 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Italy peaked at 2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3064 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1995.
Italy ranks 13th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Italy, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | 1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -49.4% |
| 1981 | 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 0.884 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8176 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7868 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6937 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6614 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.766 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8063 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6651 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6161 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -50.3% |
| 1996 | 0.513 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +67.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4811 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3902 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6169 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +157.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6659 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7748 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7107 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7528 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7608 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7746 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6846 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6594 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6077 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7314 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7203 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7711 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7343 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.1 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)
- Italy's 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +157.5% | 0.6169 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1996 | +67.4% | 0.3064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.513 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8459 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6614 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5734 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8063 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7941 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5871 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7746 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8853 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7203 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 10 Portugal 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 11 Singapore 1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 12 Japan 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 14 Cyprus 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 15 Iceland 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 16 Norway 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % 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 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % 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 Italy?
- Health system composite index in Italy was 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3064 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for health system composite index?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.