Health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Health system composite index was -0.2285 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is -0.2285 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at -0.1892 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988 and was at its lowest, -0.6376 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2012.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.5834 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1981 | -0.6007 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5461 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.1% |
| 1983 | -0.5604 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 1984 | -0.4636 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2309 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -50.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2542 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2843 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.9% |
| 1988 | -0.1892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.5% |
| 1989 | -0.2882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +52.4% |
| 1990 | -0.3401 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.5% |
| 1993 | -0.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3989 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +38.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3434 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.9% |
| 1997 | -0.3366 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2523 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.0% |
| 2000 | -0.2685 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2001 | -0.282 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.0% |
| 2002 | -0.3108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.2% |
| 2003 | -0.3377 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3228 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.2% |
| 2006 | -0.4639 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.9% |
| 2007 | -0.5101 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.0% |
| 2008 | -0.5582 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5665 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5832 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
| 2013 | -0.5247 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4611 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.1% |
| 2015 | -0.4017 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.9% |
| 2016 | -0.3289 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3438 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3451 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.3386 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9% |
| 2020 | -0.2926 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2566 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2048 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.2% |
| 2023 | -0.214 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2024 | -0.2285 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6007 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2979 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3989 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4028 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5665 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2685 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3289 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2393 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2926 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2048 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 26 Denmark 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Germany 0.9088 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 28 Australia 0.8853 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 29 San Marino 0.8611 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 30 Canada 0.8544 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 31 Ireland 0.8449 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 32 Cuba 0.8379 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Health system composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was -0.2285 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1892 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6376 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for health system composite index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.