Health system composite index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Health system composite index was -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Health system composite index in Nigeria, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Nigeria stood at -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Nigeria peaked at -0.9945 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988 and was at its lowest, -3.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2012.
Nigeria ranks 194th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9945 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1990s | -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.78 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 191 Chad -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 192 Papua New Guinea -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 193 Madagascar, Republic of -2.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 195 Benin -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 196 Central African Republic -2.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 726 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Nigeria?
- Health system composite index in Nigeria was -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9945 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1988.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for health system composite index?
- Nigeria ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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CSV Β· JSON β 47 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.