Health system composite index in Norway
Norway: Health system composite index was 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Norway is 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Norway peaked at 1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5232 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1999.
Norway ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Norway, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7278 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -51.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7297 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +86.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8133 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -40.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8963 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.911 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.663 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -40.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5984 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6002 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5439 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6537 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5815 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.634 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.567 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5948 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.677 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6266 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5665 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5232 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6709 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7055 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8675 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8488 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8583 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9066 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8459 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8548 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8851 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8971 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9057 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8785 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.971 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9688 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8909 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +86.5% | 0.7297 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9696 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7278 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5439 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5232 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.677 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8699 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9842 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8909 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Italy 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 14 Cyprus 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 15 Iceland 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 17 Bahrain 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 18 Maldives 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 19 Sweden 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % 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 Norway?
- Health system composite index in Norway was 1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5232 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for health system composite index?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.