Health system composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Health system composite index was 0.1428 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Health system composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.1428 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 343.6% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2021.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1981 | 0.3041 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +38.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1354 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -50.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1681 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2188 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 0.172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0574 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -66.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0715 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -47.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +236.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +123.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3531 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3143 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3868 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4344 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5336 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5461 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5388 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4954 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5179 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4945 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5077 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.486 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4111 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4671 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4965 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3369 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3941 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4144 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -70.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +175.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0066 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -107.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +448.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0283 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0322 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -213.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1428 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +343.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1656 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0372 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3041 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.353 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5336 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3413 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4965 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1428 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
- 19 Sweden 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 20 France 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Monaco 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 22 Belgium 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Health system composite index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1428 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5643 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for health system composite index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.