Health system composite index in Spain
Spain: Health system composite index was 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Spain, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Spain stood at 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.0% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Spain peaked at 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.178 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1982.
Spain ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Spain, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1980 | 0.6501 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1847 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -71.6% |
| 1982 | 0.178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +235.1% |
| 1984 | 0.522 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6499 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5821 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5809 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7749 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7928 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7456 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6893 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8773 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7808 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8387 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6116 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6093 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5678 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6874 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6938 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6619 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7233 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8149 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7838 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7753 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8152 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.795 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7747 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7306 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7818 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7906 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8137 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8392 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8397 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8028 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7602 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +235.1% | 0.178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1981 | -71.6% | 0.6501 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1847 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2024 | +54.0% | 0.7602 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1989 | +49.1% | 0.5197 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7749 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7568 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5239 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7749 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8773 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7531 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6619 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8152 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7904 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7306 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8397 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8857 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7602 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 Andorra 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 4 Switzerland 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 6 Israel 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 7 South Korea 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 Spain?
- Health system composite index in Spain was 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1982.
- How does Spain rank for health system composite index?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 · JSON — 46 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)
- 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.