Health system composite index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Health system composite index was 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Health system composite index in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.9% on the previous year and up 320.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.5514 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1985.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Health system composite index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0209 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 0.0271 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.3% |
| 1970 | -0.0801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -395.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -102.3% |
| 1980 | -0.0082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -546.0% |
| 1981 | -0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2660.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.8% |
| 1984 | -0.5318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +92.4% |
| 1985 | -0.5514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0244 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -104.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2281 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +834.2% |
| 1988 | 0.282 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2895 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -202.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -137.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1971 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -281.1% |
| 1992 | -0.1421 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -115.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1045 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -585.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0341 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -67.4% |
| 1996 | -0.0289 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -206.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -218.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +778.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0411 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -87.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -825.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3955 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0912 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -123.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -153.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.075 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +121.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -79.2% |
| 2010 | 0.176 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1027.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.171 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.189 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2313 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2457 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2906 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2795 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2999 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2973 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +109.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3919 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +102.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1594 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4427 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2660.8% | -0.0082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2252 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2010 | +1027.4% | 0.0156 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.176 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1987 | +834.2% | 0.0244 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2281 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2002 | +825.0% | -0.0506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.367 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1999 | -778.0% | -0.0363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.024 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0209 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0271 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.0391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0801 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0018 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.1498 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.282 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0701 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3186 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1089 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0912 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3955 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2163 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1637 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2906 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4816 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2973 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8113 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 36 Iran 0.8082 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 37 Greece 0.7975 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 0.7777 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 40 Austria 0.7714 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 41 Malta 0.7662 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Health system composite index in Sri Lanka was 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7951 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5514 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1985.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for health system composite index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 — 48 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.