Health system composite index in Malawi
Malawi: Health system composite index was -0.3109 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β² Rising
Health system composite index in Malawi, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Malawi stood at -0.3109 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Malawi peaked at -0.2142 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2002.
That places Malawi 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.7141 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3835 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8712 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6188 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7536 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6346 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9405 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7351 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 133 Honduras -0.288 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 134 Cambodia -0.2996 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 137 Naoero, Republic of -0.3567 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 138 Dominica -0.3773 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 139 Lebanon -0.382 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Malawi?
- Health system composite index in Malawi was -0.3109 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2142 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for health system composite index?
- Malawi ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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)
- Physicians per 1000 people Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1000 people 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.