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Indice de risque de sécurité sanitaire

INFORM-style aggregation, on 0 to 10, of epidemic and AMR hazard, disease burden and undernutrition against health-system and IHR capacity, each component oriented by its own polarity.

Page GRX-IDX-HLTEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.HLT.security.health_security_riskValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

geometric

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertitude

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Structure

5 components

25 leaf indicators

Couverture

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
25
leaf indicators
5
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
9
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

Shows where an outbreak is likely, where it would land on a vulnerable population and where the system could not contain it; each sub-index stays visible.

computation
How Health security risk is computed
Graph33 nodes
Graphe
01Indicateurs
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilier
05Composite
100%
Liste
  1. Fréquence des événements épidémiques
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Average annual number of distinct infectious-disease outbreak events in the country reported by WHO or a regional public-health agency over the latest five years, counting each event once whatever its duration.
  2. Cas de choléra signalés, pour 100,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Cholera cases reported to WHO in the year per 100,000 of the mid-year population.
  3. Infections du sang dues au SARM
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections that are methicillin-resistant, among patients with a tested blood sample.
  4. Infections du sang dues à E. coli résistant aux céphalosporines de troisième génération
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, among patients with a tested blood sample.
  5. Taux de mortalité des moins de cinq ans
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    Probability, per 1,000 live births, that a child born in the year dies before reaching age five at current age-specific mortality.
  6. Taux de mortalité maternelle
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, per 100,000 live births, as modelled by the UN inter-agency group.
  7. Mortalité prématurée due aux principales maladies non transmissibles
    Indicator · IND · %
    Probability, in percent, of dying between exact ages 30 and 70 from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease.
  8. Incidence de la tuberculose
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Estimated new and relapse tuberculosis cases of all forms per 100,000 population in the year.
  9. Incidence du paludisme
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    Estimated new malaria cases per 1,000 people living in areas at risk of transmission.
  10. Incidence du VIH
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    New HIV infections in the year per 1,000 uninfected people of all ages.
  11. Retard de croissance chez les enfants de moins de cinq ans
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children under five whose height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median (modelled estimate).
  12. Émaciation chez les enfants de moins de cinq ans
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children under five whose weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median, from the latest national survey.
  13. Anémie chez les femmes en âge de procréer
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of women aged 15 to 49 with haemoglobin below the WHO threshold for their pregnancy status, adjusted for altitude and smoking.
  14. Médecins pour 1,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    Practising or professionally active medical doctors, generalists and specialists, per 1,000 population.
  15. Infirmiers et sages-femmes pour 1,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    Nursing and midwifery personnel, professional and associate, per 1,000 population.
  16. Lits d'hôpital pour 1,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*3
    Inpatient beds in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres, per 1,000 population.
  17. Indice de couverture des services de la CSU
    Indicator · IND · score
    Index from 0 to 100 of the average coverage of essential services across reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious disease, non-communicable disease and service capacity and access.
  18. Couverture vaccinale DTC3
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of surviving infants who received the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine, as estimated by WHO and UNICEF.
  19. Couverture vaccinale de la deuxième dose contre la rougeole
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children who received the second dose of measles-containing vaccine by the nationally recommended age.
  20. Naissances assistées par du personnel de santé qualifié
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of live births attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife trained to manage normal deliveries and refer complications.
  21. Dépenses courantes de santé, part du PIB
    Indicator · IND · %
    Spending on health goods and services consumed in the year, from all financing sources, as a percentage of GDP (SHA 2011).
  22. Capacité de laboratoire du RSI (SPAR C4)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Self-reported SPAR score, from 0 to 100, for national laboratory systems: specimen referral and transport, biosafety, quality and testing for priority pathogens.
  23. Capacité de surveillance du RSI (SPAR C5)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Self-reported SPAR score, from 0 to 100, for early-warning, event-based and indicator-based surveillance and event verification.
  24. Capacité de gestion des urgences sanitaires du RSI (SPAR C7)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Self-reported SPAR score, from 0 to 100, for emergency risk assessment, preparedness planning, emergency operations and logistics.
  25. Capacité de communication sur les risques du RSI (SPAR C10)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Self-reported SPAR score, from 0 to 100, for risk communication systems, community engagement and management of misinformation in emergencies.
  26. Epidemic and AMR hazard sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of outbreak event frequency, reported cholera and resistance among MRSA and E. coli bloodstream infections.
  27. Disease burden sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of under-five and maternal mortality, premature non-communicable disease mortality and the incidence of tuberculosis, malaria and HIV.
  28. Undernutrition sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 11.1%
    Composite of child stunting, child wasting and anaemia among women of reproductive age.
  29. Health-system capacity sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of doctor, nurse and bed density, UHC service coverage, routine immunisation, skilled birth attendance and health spending.
  30. IHR operational capacity sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of the SPAR laboratory, surveillance, health emergency management and risk communication capacity scores.
  31. Indice de risque de sécurité sanitaire
    Domain index · IDX · geometric
    INFORM-style aggregation, on 0 to 10, of epidemic and AMR hazard, disease burden and undernutrition against health-system and IHR capacity, each component oriented by its own polarity.
  32. Vulnérabilité humaine et des systèmes
    Pillar · PILLAR · 8 indices
    How susceptible are people, livelihoods, ecosystems and essential systems to harm when a shock arrives?
  33. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
Non exécutéEn coursTerminé
FIG 2. 25 indicators, 5 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate health security risk on your numbers
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Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Méthode

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
INFORM 0–10 rescaling
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
expert
Aggregation
geometric
Scale
0 to 10
Incertitude
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
INFORM Risk methodology (geometric dimensions); IHR (2005) monitoring framework; JRC COIN 10-step guide; OECD/JRC Handbook (2008)
Très faible0,0 à < 2,0
Faible2,0 à < 3,5
Moyen3,5 à < 5,0
Élevé5,0 à < 6,5
Très élevé6.5 à 10.0
04Composantes

5 components, 25 indicators

Epidemic and AMR hazard sub-index w 1

Composite of outbreak event frequency, reported cholera and resistance among MRSA and E. coli bloodstream infections.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Fréquence des événements épidémiquesIND.HLT.epidemic.outbreak_event_frequency1Class Bwho-disease-outbreak-news, who-weekly-bulletin-afro, africa-cdc-epidemic-intelligence40.0%
Cas de choléra signalés, pour 100,000 habitantsIND.HLT.epidemic.cholera_cases.p100k/10*5Class Bwho-gho, who-cholera-annual-report20.0%
Infections du sang dues au SARMIND.HLT.amr.mrsa_bloodstream%Class Bwho-glass, who-gho20.0%
Infections du sang dues à E. coli résistant aux céphalosporines de troisième générationIND.HLT.amr.ecoli_3gc_bloodstream%Class Bwho-glass, who-gho20.0%

Disease burden sub-index w 1

Composite of under-five and maternal mortality, premature non-communicable disease mortality and the incidence of tuberculosis, malaria and HIV.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Taux de mortalité des moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.burden.under5_mortality/10*3Class Cun-igme, wb-wdi, who-gho16.7%
Taux de mortalité maternelleIND.HLT.burden.maternal_mortality/10*5Class Cun-mmeig, wb-wdi, who-gho16.7%
Mortalité prématurée due aux principales maladies non transmissiblesIND.HLT.burden.ncd_premature_mortality%Class Cwho-ghe, wb-wdi16.7%
Incidence de la tuberculoseIND.HLT.burden.tb_incidence/10*5Class Cwho-global-tb-programme, wb-wdi16.7%
Incidence du paludismeIND.HLT.burden.malaria_incidence/10*3Class Cwho-world-malaria-report, wb-wdi16.7%
Incidence du VIHIND.HLT.burden.hiv_incidence/10*3Class Cunaids, wb-wdi, who-gho16.7%

Undernutrition sub-index w 0.5

Composite of child stunting, child wasting and anaemia among women of reproductive age.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Retard de croissance chez les enfants de moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.nutrition.stunting%Class Cunicef-who-wb-jme, wb-wdi, who-gho33.3%
Émaciation chez les enfants de moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.nutrition.wasting%Class Bunicef-who-wb-jme, wb-wdi, smart-surveys33.3%
Anémie chez les femmes en âge de procréerIND.HLT.nutrition.anaemia_women%Class Cwho-gho, wb-wdi33.3%

Health-system capacity sub-index w 1

Composite of doctor, nurse and bed density, UHC service coverage, routine immunisation, skilled birth attendance and health spending.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Médecins pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.physician_density/10*3Class Bwho-nhwa, wb-wdi11.1%
Infirmiers et sages-femmes pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.nurse_midwife_density/10*3Class Bwho-nhwa, wb-wdi11.1%
Lits d'hôpital pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.hospital_beds/10*3Class Bwho-gho, wb-wdi, oecd-health11.1%
Indice de couverture des services de la CSUIND.HLT.system.uhc_service_coverage{score}Class Cwho-gho, wb-wdi22.2%
Couverture vaccinale DTC3IND.HLT.system.dtp3_coverage%Class Cwho-unicef-wuenic, wb-wdi11.1%
Couverture vaccinale de la deuxième dose contre la rougeoleIND.HLT.system.mcv2_coverage%Class Cwho-unicef-wuenic, wb-hnp-stats11.1%
Naissances assistées par du personnel de santé qualifiéIND.HLT.system.skilled_birth_attendance%Class Bunicef-who-joint-database, wb-wdi11.1%
Dépenses courantes de santé, part du PIBIND.HLT.system.health_expenditure.gdp%Class Bwho-ghed, wb-wdi11.1%

IHR operational capacity sub-index w 1

Composite of the SPAR laboratory, surveillance, health emergency management and risk communication capacity scores.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Capacité de laboratoire du RSI (SPAR C4)IND.HLT.security.spar_laboratory{score}Class Bwho-spar, who-jee25.0%
Capacité de surveillance du RSI (SPAR C5)IND.HLT.security.spar_surveillance{score}Class Bwho-spar, who-jee25.0%
Capacité de gestion des urgences sanitaires du RSI (SPAR C7)IND.HLT.security.spar_emergency_management{score}Class Bwho-spar, who-jee25.0%
Capacité de communication sur les risques du RSI (SPAR C10)IND.HLT.security.spar_risk_communication{score}Class Bwho-spar, who-jee25.0%
05Domaine

Santé

Disease burden, health-system capacity and health-security preparedness.

Sub-domainIndicateurs
Disease burden and mortality8
Health system capacity11
Health security (IHR)5
Epidemic and outbreak2
Antimicrobial resistance2
Nutrition3

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): WHO GHO; IHR JEE 3rd ed.; IHR SPAR 2nd ed.; SDG 3.

06Indicateurs

All 31 health indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
HLT · 31
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndicateurDomaineSub-domainComposantUnitéNiveauxCrosswalks
Taux de mortalité des moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.burden.under5_mortalityHLTDisease burden and mortalityvulnerability/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.DYN.MORT SDG 3.2.1 WHO_GHO MDG_0000000007
Taux de mortalité néonataleIND.HLT.burden.neonatal_mortalityHLTDisease burden and mortalityvulnerability/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.DYN.NMRT SDG 3.2.2
Taux de mortalité maternelleIND.HLT.burden.maternal_mortalityHLTDisease burden and mortalityvulnerability/10*5COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.STA.MMRT SDG 3.1.1 WHO_GHO MDG_0000000026
Espérance de vie à la naissanceIND.HLT.burden.life_expectancyHLTDisease burden and mortalityvulnerabilityaCOUNTRYWB_WDI SP.DYN.LE00.IN WHO_GHO WHOSIS_000001
Mortalité prématurée due aux principales maladies non transmissiblesIND.HLT.burden.ncd_premature_mortalityHLTDisease burden and mortalityvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.DYN.NCOM.ZS SDG 3.4.1 WHO_GHO NCDMORT3070
Incidence de la tuberculoseIND.HLT.burden.tb_incidenceHLTDisease burden and mortalityhazard/10*5COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.TBS.INCD SDG 3.3.2 WHO_GHO MDG_0000000020
Incidence du paludismeIND.HLT.burden.malaria_incidenceHLTDisease burden and mortalityhazard/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.MLR.INCD.P3 SDG 3.3.3 WHO_GHO SDGMALARIA
Incidence du VIHIND.HLT.burden.hiv_incidenceHLTDisease burden and mortalityhazard/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.HIV.INCD.TL.P3 SDG 3.3.1 WHO_GHO SDGHIV WB_WDI SH.HIV.INCD.ZS
Médecins pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.physician_densityHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.MED.PHYS.ZS WHO_GHO HWF_0001 SDG 3.c.1
Infirmiers et sages-femmes pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.nurse_midwife_densityHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.MED.NUMW.P3 WHO_GHO HWF_0006 SDG 3.c.1
Lits d'hôpital pour 1,000 habitantsIND.HLT.system.hospital_bedsHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity/10*3COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.MED.BEDS.ZS WHO_GHO WHS6_102
Indice de couverture des services de la CSUIND.HLT.system.uhc_service_coverageHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYSDG 3.8.1 WHO_GHO UHC_INDEX_REPORTED WB_WDI SH.UHC.SRVS.CV.XD
Population confrontée à des dépenses de santé directes catastrophiquesIND.HLT.system.catastrophic_oopHLTHealth system capacityvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 3.8.2 WB_WDI SH.UHC.OOPC.10.ZS
Dépenses directes, part des dépenses courantes de santéIND.HLT.system.oop_shareHLTHealth system capacityvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS WHO_GHO GHED_OOPSCHE_SHA2011
Dépenses courantes de santé, part du PIBIND.HLT.system.health_expenditure.gdpHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Couverture vaccinale DTC3IND.HLT.system.dtp3_coverageHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity%COUNTRYWHO_GHO WHS4_100 WB_WDI SH.IMM.IDPT SDG 3.b.1
Couverture vaccinale de la deuxième dose contre la rougeoleIND.HLT.system.mcv2_coverageHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity%COUNTRYWHO_GHO MCV2 WB_WDI SH.IMM.MEA2 SDG 3.b.1
Naissances assistées par du personnel de santé qualifiéIND.HLT.system.skilled_birth_attendanceHLTHealth system capacitycoping capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.STA.BRTC.ZS SDG 3.1.2
Temps de trajet jusqu'à l'établissement de santé le plus procheIND.HLT.system.health_facility_travel_timeHLTHealth system capacityvulnerabilityminCOUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, CITY, GRID
Score des capacités fondamentales du RSI (SPAR)IND.HLT.security.spar_capacityHLTHealth security (IHR)coping capacity{score}COUNTRYSDG 3.d.1 WHO_GHO SDGIHR2021 WHO_GHO SDGIHR2018
Capacité de laboratoire du RSI (SPAR C4)IND.HLT.security.spar_laboratoryHLTHealth security (IHR)coping capacity{score}COUNTRYSPAR C4 WHO_GHO IHRSPAR2_C04 JEE D1
Capacité de surveillance du RSI (SPAR C5)IND.HLT.security.spar_surveillanceHLTHealth security (IHR)coping capacity{score}COUNTRYSPAR C5 WHO_GHO IHRSPAR2_C05 JEE D2
Capacité de gestion des urgences sanitaires du RSI (SPAR C7)IND.HLT.security.spar_emergency_managementHLTHealth security (IHR)coping capacity{score}COUNTRYSPAR C7 WHO_GHO IHRSPAR2_C07 JEE R1
Capacité de communication sur les risques du RSI (SPAR C10)IND.HLT.security.spar_risk_communicationHLTHealth security (IHR)coping capacity{score}COUNTRYSPAR C10 WHO_GHO IHRSPAR2_C10 JEE R5
Fréquence des événements épidémiquesIND.HLT.epidemic.outbreak_event_frequencyHLTEpidemic and outbreakhazard1COUNTRY, ADM1
Cas de choléra signalés, pour 100,000 habitantsIND.HLT.epidemic.cholera_cases.p100kHLTEpidemic and outbreakhazard/10*5COUNTRYWHO_GHO CHOLERA_0000000001
Infections du sang dues au SARMIND.HLT.amr.mrsa_bloodstreamHLTAntimicrobial resistancehazard%COUNTRYWHO_GHO AMR_INFECT_MRSA SDG 3.d.2
Infections du sang dues à E. coli résistant aux céphalosporines de troisième générationIND.HLT.amr.ecoli_3gc_bloodstreamHLTAntimicrobial resistancehazard%COUNTRYWHO_GHO AMR_INFECT_ECOLI SDG 3.d.2
Retard de croissance chez les enfants de moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.nutrition.stuntingHLTNutritionvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.STA.STNT.ME.ZS SDG 2.2.1 WHO_GHO NUTSTUNTINGPREV FAO_FAOSTAT 21025
Émaciation chez les enfants de moins de cinq ansIND.HLT.nutrition.wastingHLTNutritionvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1WB_WDI SH.STA.WAST.ZS SDG 2.2.2 WHO_GHO NUTRITION_WH_2 FAO_FAOSTAT 21026
Anémie chez les femmes en âge de procréerIND.HLT.nutrition.anaemia_womenHLTNutritionvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SH.ANM.ALLW.ZS WHO_GHO NUTRITION_ANAEMIA_REPRODUCTIVEAGE_PREV SDG 2.2.3 FAO_FAOSTAT 21043
07Cotation

Health security risk index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · HLT · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Health security risk index, world
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Les valeurs sont publiées avec l'édition ; l'intervalle, la classe et la variation apparaissent ici.
Édition précédente
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Range since 2016
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Composite couplé
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Score de couplage S
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Pulse, dernière semaine
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Outlook, 12 months
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Méthode
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Tirages
1,000
Health security risk index, world, by edition

Aucune valeur publiée pour l'instant. La première édition trace ici l'historique avec sa bande d'intervalle et les bornes de classe.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Aucune évolution pour l'instant. Les changements depuis l'édition précédente seront listés ici à partir de la deuxième édition, avec les indicateurs qui les ont déterminés.
08Valeurs

Country values

FIG 5 · Health security risk index: countries (values when released)
Chargement de la carte
AndorreAntigua-et-BarbudaBahreïnBarbadeComoresCabo VerdeDominiqueMicronésie (États fédérés de)GrenadeKiribatiSaint-Kitts-et-NevisSainte-LucieLiechtensteinMonacoMaldivesÎles MarshallMalteMauriceNauruPalaosSingapourSaint-MarinSao Tomé-et-PrincipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSaint-SiègeSaint-Vincent-et-les GrenadinesSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Tuiles
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/hlt/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Clé d'observation
nis:IDX.HLT.security.health_security_risk:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
09Séries

Series that read this index

GLBGlobal SystemsThe state of interdependent global risk: the twenty domain indices aggregated to the world, the five core systems (water, energy, food, health, biodiversity) and their couplings, the global tail register and the gap between perceived and measured risk. GS-04Global HealthHealth security capacity, epidemic emergence and spread, heat and air-quality burden, health system stress and access. SR-01Global PolycrisisHow crises become entangled: common causes, domino effects and feedbacks across climate, economy, health and security. SR-12Health security and biosecurityPandemic and epidemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic spillover and biosecurity controls, at public-safe level. XT-15Biotechnology and biosecurityBiotechnology capability and governance at public-safe level: laboratory biosafety, oversight and detection capacity; no capability information is published. XT-19Neurotechnology and human augmentationNeurotechnology and augmentation: safety, privacy, equity and governance risks. XT-20Converging technologiesRisks that emerge where frontier technologies combine (AI with biotechnology, autonomy with cyber, compute with energy) and outrun single-technology governance. TH-01Nexus InterdependencyThe water, energy, food, health and biodiversity systems read together: drought to energy stress, energy disruption to health stress, biodiversity loss to food-system stress, flood to water contamination, heat to health and grid stress, cyber-physical disruption across all five. TH-04Disaster Risk Intelligence (DRI)Signals, observations, event streams, geospatial layers and scenario packs turned into structured risk intelligence for preparedness and planning.
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
WHO_GHO22
WB_WDI18
SDG17
SPAR4
JEE4
FAO_FAOSTAT3
11Dans le Nexus

Platforms, standards and ways to take part

Field and service platforms of GCRI, GRF and GRA, the Nexus Risk Standards for this domain, learning, working groups and open calls. Every link is a live page.

12Citer

Citer et réutiliser

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Health security risk index (GRX-IDX-HLT), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/health-security-risk/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000126.

See this index in every country profile

Each profile shows this index with its interval and class once released.