Health system composite index in Namibia
Namibia: Health system composite index was -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Namibia peaked at -0.3974 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2006.
That places Namibia 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5114 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1992 | -0.5502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.6% |
| 1993 | -0.4196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.7% |
| 1994 | -0.5404 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.8% |
| 1995 | -0.7174 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.7% |
| 1996 | -0.9808 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.7% |
| 1997 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.8% |
| 1998 | -0.9855 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 1999 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2000 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2001 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +40.9% |
| 2002 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.2% |
| 2003 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 2004 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 2005 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.6% |
| 2006 | -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.0% |
| 2007 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.9% |
| 2008 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.7% |
| 2010 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.5% |
| 2011 | -1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 2012 | -1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.0% |
| 2013 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.4% |
| 2014 | -0.9119 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.1% |
| 2015 | -0.8114 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.0% |
| 2016 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +41.7% |
| 2017 | -0.9467 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.7% |
| 2019 | -0.9252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 2020 | -0.5855 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -36.7% |
| 2021 | -0.6598 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 2022 | -0.5614 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.9% |
| 2023 | -0.3974 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.2% |
| 2024 | -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +73.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -0.6882 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, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7596 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8114 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3974 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 152 Micronesia (country) -0.6249 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 153 Gambia -0.6442 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 154 Sierra Leone -0.6788 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 156 Burundi -0.6941 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 157 Eswatini -0.6992 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 158 Kiribati -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Health system composite index in Namibia was -0.6882 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3974 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for health system composite index?
- Namibia ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.