Health system composite index in East Timor
East Timor: Health system composite index was -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in East Timor stood at -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in East Timor peaked at -0.8708 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2005.
That places East Timor 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Health system composite index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1.17 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2003 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.4% |
| 2004 | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.2% |
| 2005 | -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.2% |
| 2006 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.1% |
| 2007 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 2008 | -0.9802 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 2009 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.3% |
| 2010 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.2% |
| 2011 | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.5% |
| 2012 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.9% |
| 2013 | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 2014 | -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.6% |
| 2015 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.5% |
| 2016 | -0.923 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.0% |
| 2017 | -0.8976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8708 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2021 | -0.8874 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -0.9419 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.1% |
| 2023 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2024 | -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0246 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9802 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8708 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9342 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8789 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 158 Kiribati -0.7545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 159 Burkina Faso -0.8022 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 160 South Africa -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 162 Djibouti -0.9329 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Haiti -0.9365 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 164 Laos -0.9385 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Health system composite index in East Timor was -0.9219 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8708 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2018.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for health system composite index?
- East Timor ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.