Health system composite index in Yemen
Yemen: Health system composite index was -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Yemen is -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Yemen peaked at -0.3698 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999 and was at its lowest, -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 187th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.7% |
| 1970 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.9% |
| 1975 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 1980 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 1981 | -1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.7% |
| 1982 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.1% |
| 1983 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 1984 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 1985 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 1986 | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.6% |
| 1987 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.5% |
| 1988 | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.7% |
| 1989 | -0.9638 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.8% |
| 1990 | -0.7431 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.9% |
| 1991 | -0.8748 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.7% |
| 1992 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.0% |
| 1993 | -0.9353 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.2% |
| 1994 | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +69.5% |
| 1995 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.3% |
| 1996 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 1997 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.8% |
| 1998 | -0.8942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.9% |
| 1999 | -0.3698 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -58.6% |
| 2000 | -0.491 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.8% |
| 2001 | -0.4723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2002 | -0.7653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +62.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7511 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9% |
| 2004 | -0.6127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.4% |
| 2005 | -0.5467 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2006 | -0.9466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +73.2% |
| 2007 | -0.8414 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.1% |
| 2008 | -0.932 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.8% |
| 2009 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.8% |
| 2010 | -0.954 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 2011 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2012 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.6% |
| 2013 | -0.9924 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.4% |
| 2014 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.6% |
| 2015 | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.7% |
| 2016 | -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2017 | -1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.9% |
| 2018 | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.7% |
| 2019 | -1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.4% |
| 2020 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.7% |
| 2021 | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.3% |
| 2022 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.7% |
| 2024 | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +31.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -1.97 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)
- Yemen's -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9638 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.58 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3698 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7391 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.954 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 184 Somalia -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 185 Guinea -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 186 Equatorial Guinea -1.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 189 Sudan -1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 190 Montenegro -2.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Yemen?
- Health system composite index in Yemen was -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3698 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1999.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for health system composite index?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.