Health in Arab World

234 indicators covering health for Arab World.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 35-39, male 20.03 million 2025 up 32.1%
Population ages 40-44, female 15.01 million 2025 up 37.5%
Population ages 40-44, male 17.22 million 2025 up 36.9%
Population ages 45-49, female 12.56 million 2025 up 36.3%
Population ages 45-49, male 14.01 million 2025 up 34.4%
Population ages 50-54, female 10.37 million 2025 up 35.3%
Population ages 50-54, male 11.34 million 2025 up 35.4%
Population ages 55-59, female 8.65 million 2025 up 43.0%
Population ages 55-59, male 9.04 million 2025 up 41.0%
Population ages 60-64, female 6.98 million 2025 up 48.7%
Population ages 60-64, male 6.90 million 2025 up 46.0%
Population ages 65-69, female 5.20 million 2025 up 56.9%
Population ages 65-69, male 4.85 million 2025 up 55.9%
Population ages 70-74, female 3.68 million 2025 up 62.9%
Population ages 70-74, male 3.20 million 2025 up 63.8%
Population ages 75-79, female 2.22 million 2025 up 43.5%
Population ages 75-79, male 1.78 million 2025 up 45.5%
Population ages 80 and above, female 1.79 million 2025 up 31.9%
Population ages 80 and above, male 1.18 million 2025 up 25.3%
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 6.8% 2024 down 21.1%
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 7.8% 2024 down 21.1%
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 7.3% 2024 down 21.2%
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 19.5% 2024 down 10.2%
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 21.4% 2024 down 10.0%
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 20.5% 2024 down 10.1%
Hospital beds 1.21 per 1,000 people 2021 down 13.5%
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 95.3% 2024 up 1.1%
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 93.4% 2024 up 2.6%
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.3% 2024 down 71.9%
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 82.4% 2024 up 11.2%
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 76.6% 2024 up 13.6%
People using at least basic drinking water services 90.3% 2024 up 5.1%
People practicing open defecation, rural 6.9% 2024 down 54.9%
People using at least basic sanitation services 86.9% 2024 up 6.8%
People practicing open defecation 3.0% 2024 down 58.9%
Current health expenditure 5.2% 2023 up 24.0%
Current health expenditure per capita 363.46 current US$ 2023 up 19.7%
Out-of-pocket expenditure 26.3% 2023 down 14.3%
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 95.61 current US$ 2023 up 2.3%
Domestic general government health expenditure 63.7% 2023 up 7.9%
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 513.05 current international $ 2023 up 32.3%
Domestic private health expenditure 35.0% 2023 down 13.0%
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 127.09 current US$ 2023 up 3.9%
Immunization, Hib3 77.1% 2024 down 9.7%
Number of infant deaths 300,269 2024 down 12.2%
Number of under-five deaths 378,544 2024 down 11.0%
Number of neonatal deaths 182,764 2024 down 10.8%
Adolescent fertility rate 43.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 18.6%
Sex ratio at birth 1.05 male births per female births 2024 up 0.1%
External health expenditure 1.5% 2023 up 85.1%
External health expenditure per capita 5.41 current US$ 2023 up 124.7%
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 19.19 current international $ 2023 up 266.2%
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 31.5% 2023 up 7.3%
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 31.2% 2023 up 7.4%
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 36.8% 2023 up 10.0%
Stillbirth rate 14.31 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 5.4%
Prevalence of undernourishment 12.1% 2023 up 39.3%
Immunization, measles second dose 72.6% 2024 up 0.7%
Antiretroviral therapy coverage 48.5% 2024 up 114.4%
Prevalence of hypertension, female 38.5% 2019 down 3.9%