Health system composite index in Sudan
Sudan: Health system composite index was -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 219.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Sudan peaked at -0.5305 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Sudan 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.6807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.6298 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 1970 | -0.7038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 1980 | -0.9422 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.5% |
| 1981 | -0.9873 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 1982 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 1983 | -1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.8% |
| 1984 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.4% |
| 1985 | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.9% |
| 1986 | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.8% |
| 1987 | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 1988 | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.4% |
| 1989 | -0.786 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.9% |
| 1990 | -0.9516 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.1% |
| 1991 | -0.9324 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 1992 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.2% |
| 1993 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.9% |
| 1994 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.2% |
| 1995 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1996 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.5% |
| 1997 | -0.9813 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.1% |
| 1998 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.0% |
| 1999 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2000 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2001 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.3% |
| 2002 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.4% |
| 2003 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.4% |
| 2004 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 2006 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.0% |
| 2007 | -0.9048 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8834 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.4% |
| 2009 | -0.7291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5305 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.2% |
| 2011 | -0.607 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.4% |
| 2012 | -0.7024 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6878 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 2014 | -0.6245 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.2% |
| 2015 | -0.7633 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.2% |
| 2016 | -0.6542 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 2017 | -0.7054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5758 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 2020 | -0.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 2021 | -0.7257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.6% |
| 2022 | -0.6135 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.5% |
| 2023 | -1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +195.6% |
| 2024 | -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -195.6% | -0.6135 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.81 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6553 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6298 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.7128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.786 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9324 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6483 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7633 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5305 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6135 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 186 Equatorial Guinea -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 187 Yemen -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 190 Montenegro -2.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 191 Chad -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 192 Papua New Guinea -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Sudan?
- Health system composite index in Sudan was -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5305 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2010.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for health system composite index?
- Sudan ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 219.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.