Health system composite index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Health system composite index was -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Pakistan stood at -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Pakistan peaked at -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2011.
Pakistan ranks 141st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.7668 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1970 | -0.642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.3% |
| 1975 | -0.6665 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.8% |
| 1980 | -0.8897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +33.5% |
| 1981 | -0.847 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 1982 | -0.8859 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.6% |
| 1983 | -0.6595 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.6% |
| 1984 | -0.4594 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.3% |
| 1986 | -0.9547 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +93.7% |
| 1987 | -0.6421 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.7% |
| 1988 | -0.7394 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.2% |
| 1989 | -0.9974 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +34.9% |
| 1990 | -0.9136 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.4% |
| 1991 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 1992 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.9719 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.1% |
| 1994 | -0.9608 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 1995 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.9% |
| 1996 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1997 | -0.9817 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.3% |
| 1998 | -0.992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -0.9806 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2000 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.4% |
| 2001 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 2002 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.6% |
| 2003 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.9301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 2005 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.9% |
| 2006 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.8% |
| 2007 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2% |
| 2009 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 2010 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 2012 | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.1% |
| 2014 | -0.9714 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.9% |
| 2015 | -0.9087 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 2016 | -0.8863 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 2017 | -0.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7865 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.6% |
| 2019 | -0.7592 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2020 | -0.7009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.7% |
| 2021 | -0.5272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.8% |
| 2022 | -0.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.5% |
| 2023 | -0.4549 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 2024 | -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -93.7% | -0.4929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9547 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7668 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7668 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7668 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1970s | -0.6543 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6665 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.7568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9974 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4594 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9938 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9136 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9301 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9914 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7592 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7009 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 138 Dominica -0.3773 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 139 Lebanon -0.382 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 140 Marshall Islands -0.3835 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 142 Ghana -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 143 Zambia -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 144 Suriname -0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Health system composite index in Pakistan was -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for health system composite index?
- Pakistan ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.