Health system composite index in Zambia
Zambia: Health system composite index was -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. βΌ Falling
Health system composite index in Zambia, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Zambia peaked at -0.2748 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1987 and was at its lowest, -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2006.
Zambia ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.538 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3921 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.3984 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4595 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3374 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1980s | -0.5339 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2748 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.7304 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4084 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9281 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7175 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5443 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 140 Marshall Islands, Republic of the -0.3835 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 141 Pakistan -0.4059 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 142 Ghana -0.4086 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 144 Suriname -0.4608 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 145 Philippines -0.4749 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 146 Azerbaijan, Republic of -0.4763 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Zambia?
- Health system composite index in Zambia was -0.4231 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2748 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1987.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for health system composite index?
- Zambia ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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)
- Physicians per 1000 people Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1000 people 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.