Health system composite index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Health system composite index was 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Switzerland is 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Switzerland peaked at 1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7683 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1971.
Switzerland ranks 4th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7683 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -50.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7795 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +90.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9591 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8119 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8287 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9122 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8199 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9179 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.982 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9086 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8098 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8626 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8211 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7688 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8171 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8872 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9011 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8488 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8517 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9616 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9403 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9594 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9015 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.887 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9208 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.994 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9987 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9579 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.981 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland'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)
- Switzerland'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 Switzerland 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 | +90.6% | 0.7795 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7683 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8119 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9495 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8098 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.866 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7688 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9616 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9562 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.887 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Kuwait 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 2 Andorra 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 5 Spain 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
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % 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 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % 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 Switzerland?
- Health system composite index in Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1960.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7683 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1971.
- How does Switzerland rank for health system composite index?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.