Health system composite index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Health system composite index was -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Myanmar peaked at -0.0618 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.8487 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.7529 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.3% |
| 1970 | -0.7524 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 1980 | -0.9437 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.4% |
| 1981 | -0.857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.2% |
| 1985 | -0.8243 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1986 | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +76.4% |
| 1987 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 1988 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.0% |
| 1989 | -0.9483 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.5% |
| 1990 | -0.7923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.5% |
| 1991 | -0.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.1% |
| 1992 | -0.5323 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 1993 | -0.4824 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.4% |
| 1994 | -0.3462 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5003 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +44.5% |
| 1996 | -0.1544 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0986 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -36.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5603 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +806.6% |
| 2000 | -0.5775 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2001 | -0.5853 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2002 | -0.4882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6935 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +42.0% |
| 2004 | -0.655 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 2005 | -0.7553 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.3% |
| 2006 | -0.8821 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.8% |
| 2007 | -0.8231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.0% |
| 2009 | -0.6513 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6362 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6559 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2012 | -0.7599 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.9% |
| 2013 | -0.6012 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.9% |
| 2014 | -0.5141 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.5% |
| 2015 | -0.6386 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5672 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6877 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.2% |
| 2018 | -0.497 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.7% |
| 2019 | -0.6909 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +39.0% |
| 2020 | -0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -42.0% |
| 2021 | -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +326.9% |
| 2022 | -0.7363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -56.9% |
| 2023 | -0.931 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.4% |
| 2024 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -1.02 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, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -1.02 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 Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -806.6% | -0.0618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5603 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2021 | -326.9% | -0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8008 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8487 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7529 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.7524 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7524 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7524 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8243 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1990s | -0.4099 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0618 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.705 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7599 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.497 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.959 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 166 Togo -0.9451 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 167 Liberia -0.9519 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 168 Lesotho -0.9804 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 170 Bolivia -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 171 Niger -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 172 Congo -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Health system composite index in Myanmar was -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0618 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1998.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for health system composite index?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.