Health system composite index in Laos
Laos: Health system composite index was -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Laos is -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Laos peaked at -0.5876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1994 and was at its lowest, -1.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1989.
That places Laos 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Laos, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.9923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 1970 | -0.9801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 1976 | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +94.3% |
| 1981 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.1% |
| 1982 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 1983 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.5% |
| 1984 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.2% |
| 1985 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.8% |
| 1986 | -1.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.3% |
| 1987 | -1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.4% |
| 1988 | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1989 | -1.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.3% |
| 1990 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -35.6% |
| 1991 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 1994 | -0.5876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -54.0% |
| 1995 | -0.8377 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +42.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6378 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.9% |
| 1997 | -0.7785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.1% |
| 1998 | -0.6592 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.3% |
| 1999 | -0.6796 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2000 | -1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +94.5% |
| 2001 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 2002 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.3% |
| 2003 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.9% |
| 2004 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2005 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.4% |
| 2006 | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 2007 | -1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.5% |
| 2008 | -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.6% |
| 2009 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.9% |
| 2010 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 2011 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.1% |
| 2012 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -0.8486 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.1% |
| 2014 | -0.7573 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8144 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.5% |
| 2016 | -0.8345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7538 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8021 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2019 | -0.9019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.4% |
| 2020 | -0.9932 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.1% |
| 2021 | -0.969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.4% |
| 2022 | -0.9445 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 2023 | -0.8426 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2024 | -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0246 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -94.3% | -0.9801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2000 | -94.5% | -0.6796 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.9195 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8915 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7538 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9375 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9932 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8426 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 161 East Timor -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 162 Djibouti -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Haiti -0.9365 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 165 Ethiopia -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Togo -0.9451 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 167 Liberia -0.9519 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % 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 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % 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 Laos?
- Health system composite index in Laos was -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5876 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1994.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.93 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for health system composite index?
- Laos ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.