Health system composite index in Uganda
Uganda: Health system composite index was -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Uganda is -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Uganda peaked at -0.1022 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1998.
That places Uganda 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.7073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.7074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.7136 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 1975 | -0.829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.2% |
| 1981 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.7% |
| 1982 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.0% |
| 1983 | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.3% |
| 1984 | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.2% |
| 1985 | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.9% |
| 1986 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.4% |
| 1987 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.6% |
| 1988 | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1989 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 1990 | -1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.5% |
| 1991 | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.3% |
| 1992 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 1993 | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 1994 | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.5% |
| 1995 | -1.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 1996 | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 1997 | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 1999 | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 2000 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.6% |
| 2001 | -1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 2002 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2003 | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.4% |
| 2004 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.8% |
| 2005 | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 2006 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.5% |
| 2007 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.7% |
| 2009 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.8% |
| 2010 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.7% |
| 2011 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 2012 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2013 | -0.7539 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6033 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9626 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +59.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.5% |
| 2017 | -0.8007 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4833 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -39.6% |
| 2019 | -0.4168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.8% |
| 2020 | -0.5424 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1022 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -81.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4508 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +341.0% |
| 2023 | -0.1816 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -59.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -341.0% | -0.1022 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4508 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.7713 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7136 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8049 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4168 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2967 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5424 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1022 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 123 Saint Lucia -0.1527 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 124 Indonesia -0.1907 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 125 Palestine -0.1913 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -0.2161 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 128 Moldova -0.2249 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 129 Fiji -0.2432 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Health system composite index in Uganda was -0.2065 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1022 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1998.
- How does Uganda rank for health system composite index?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.