Health system composite index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Health system composite index was 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Uruguay, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, health system composite index in Uruguay stood at 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
That represents a change of up 88.6% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Uruguay peaked at 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1406 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.861 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7697 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7486 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8025 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -76.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +401.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5505 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -45.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6911 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9721 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +40.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4299 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -52.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7747 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +80.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9774 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6724 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8351 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6471 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7649 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8947 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7712 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7462 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1687 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -77.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.173 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4893 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +182.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3758 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +153.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3688 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3762 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3776 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5475 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.449 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5727 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +88.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 97% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1689 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 4.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +401.3% | 0.1897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9509 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2008 | +182.9% | 0.173 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4893 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8154 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7697 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.861 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.749 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1897 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4299 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4944 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8947 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5418 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4056 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 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
- 43 New Zealand 0.7351 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 44 Netherlands 0.7319 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 45 Armenia 0.7297 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 Uruguay?
- Health system composite index in Uruguay was 0.7648 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1965.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1406 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for health system composite index?
- Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.