| Health Indicators |
| Demographic Indicators |
| Area 2000.000 km |
| Indicator |
Population |
| 25,373 |
Total Population (Per 1000 People) |
| 73.1 % |
Percentage of the Saudi Population of Total Population |
| 26.9 % |
Percentage of non Saudi Population of Total Population |
| 2.2 % |
Average Population Growth Rate |
| 11.56 % |
Percentage of Population Under age 5 |
| 31.97 % |
Percentage of Population Under age 15 |
| 2.81 % |
Percentage of Population Over age 65 |
| 51.7 % |
Percentage of women in the age group (15 - 49 years) of the total women population |
| 49.9 % |
Percentage of Total Saudi women Population |
| Economic Indicators |
| 14550 |
Per Capita Gross National Product (by U.S. Dollars) |
| 5.6 % |
??MOH Budget (% of Governmental Budget) |
| 271 |
MOH Expenditure per Capita (by U.S. Dollars) |
| Health Resources Indicators |
| Number |
Facilities |
| 244 |
MOH Hospitals |
| 39 |
Other Governmental Hospitals |
| 125 |
Private Sector Hospitals |
| 408 |
Total Number of Hospitals in KSA |
| 33277 |
Beds in MOH Hospitals |
| 10822 |
Beds in Other Governmental Hospitals |
| 11833 |
Beds in Private Sector Hospitals |
| 55932 |
Total Number of Beds in KSA |
| 2037 |
MOH Health Centers |
| 1944 |
Private Collected Units |
| 217 |
Private Clinics |
| 274 |
First Aid centers |
| 1097 |
First Aid Ambulances |
| Number of Private Colleges |
Number of Government Colleges |
Colleges of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
| 5 |
16 |
Colleges of Medicine |
| 7 |
8 |
Colleges of Dentistry |
| 6 |
11 |
Colleges of Pharmacy |
| 18 |
51 |
Colleges of Medical Sciences |
| Rate |
Rates per 10.000 Population |
| 21.8 |
Physicians |
| 2.9 |
Dentists |
| 5.9 |
Pharmacists |
| 43.7 |
Nurses |
| 23.5 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| 0.8 |
Primary Health Care Centers |
| 17.38 |
Beds in Governmental Hospitals |
| 4.66 |
Beds in Private Sector Hospitals |
| 22.04 |
Beds in Hospitals in KSA |
| Rate |
Rates per 10.000 Population for MOH |
| 10.2 |
Physicians |
| 1.01 |
Dentists |
| 0.65 |
Pharmacists |
| 24.9 |
Nurses |
| 12.8 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| 13.1 |
Beds |
| Health Workforce Indicators |
| Number |
MOH |
| 25832 |
Physicians |
| 2551 |
Dentists |
| 1654 |
Pharmacists |
| 63297 |
Nurses |
| 32360 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| Number |
Other Governmental Facilities |
| 12304 |
Physicians |
| 978 |
Dentists |
| 1511 |
Pharmacists |
| 24253 |
Nurses |
| 18650 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| Number |
Private Sector |
| 16767 |
Physicians in Hospitals |
| 381 |
Physicians in Private Clinics |
| 3826 |
Dentists in Hospitals |
| 55 |
Dentists in Private Clinics |
| 1225 |
Pharmacists in Hospitals |
| 10553 |
Pharmacists in Private Pharmacies |
| 23308 |
Nurses |
| 8608 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| Number |
Total Health Workforce in KSA |
| 55284 |
Physicians |
| 7410 |
Dentists |
| 14943 |
Pharmacists |
| 110858 |
Nurses |
| 59618 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| Percentage of Saudi Employees in Different Health Sectors |
| % |
MOH |
| 22.6 |
Physicians |
| 50.3 |
Nurses |
| 85.5 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| % |
Other Governmental Facilities |
| 48.8 |
Physicians |
| 11.9 |
Nurses |
| 55.8 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| % |
Private Sector |
| 4.9 |
Physicians |
| 4.8 |
Nurses |
| 14.7 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| % |
Total Health Workforce in KSA |
| 23.1 |
Physicians |
| 32.3 |
Nurses |
| 65.3 |
Allied Health Personnel |
| Health Activities Indicators |
| Number |
MOH |
| 54.6 |
Total Visits to Health Centers (by Million) |
| 11.4 |
Total Visits to Outpatients Clinics(by Million) |
| 1,655,051 |
Total Number of Inpatients in the Hospitals |
| 444,088 |
Surgeries |
| 131.2 |
Laboratory Investigations (by Million) |
| 5.3 |
Radiology Investigations (by Million)(Number of Patients) |
| Number |
Health Activities in all Health Sectors in the Kingdom |
| 131 |
Total Visits to Health Centers and Outpatients Clinics (by Million) |
| 3,042,465 |
Total Number of Inpatients in the Hospitals |
| 929,403 |
Surgeries |
| 232.5 |
Laboratory Investigations (by Million) |
| 13.7 |
Radiology Investigations (by Million) (Number of Patients) |
| 5.2 |
Average of Visits for one Person per Year |
| 12 |
Average of Inpatients/100 People per Year |
| Vital Statistics Indicators |
| Rate |
Vital Statistics |
| 23.7 |
Crude Birth Rate /1000 People |
| 3.9 |
Crude Death Rate /1000 People |
| Average of Life expectancy at Birth |
| 72.5 |
Male (By Years) |
| 74.7 |
Female (By Years) |
| 73.5 |
All (By Years) |
| 3.04 |
Total Fertility Rate |
| 17.3 |
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births |
| 20 |
Under-Five Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births |
| 14.3 |
Maternal Mortality Rate Per 100000 Live Births |
| Health Indicators |
| Indicator |
Morbidity |
| 7.45 |
Low Birth Weight % |
| Incidence Rates / 100.000 Pop. |
| 0 |
Poliomyelitis |
| 0.1 |
Whooping Cough |
| 0.32 |
Measles |
| 10.95 |
Tuberculosis (TB) |
| 0.02 |
Tetanus (All Ages) |
| 0.02 |
Tetanus (Neonatal / 1000 Live birth) |
| Mortality Indicators |
| Most frequent causes of death classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) |
| % |
Disease Groups |
| 18.35 |
Injury, Poisoning and External Causes |
| 17.39 |
Dis. Circulatory System |
| 8.51 |
Cond. Orig..Perinatal Period |
| 4.67 |
Dis. Respiratory System |
| 4.59 |
Neoplasms |
| 3.26 |
Infect & Parasitic Diseases |
| 3.24 |
Dis. Genitourinary System |
| 2.47 |
Congenital Anomalies |
| 2.28 |
Endocrine. Nutr. Metab Diseases |
| 1.92 |
Dis.Digestive System. |
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
General Directorate of Statistics
Tel: 01 4038773
Fax: 01 4027197
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