Health in Saudi Arabia

1,186 indicators covering health for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.2% 2020 unchanged 36th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 101st
Midwifery personnel 4,997 2023 up 39.5% 42nd
Number of deaths from malaria who 0 2024 66th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,332 2024 up 278.6% 33rd
Death rate from malaria 0 2024 66th
Personal remittances, paid 46.56 billion 2024 up 26.1% 2nd
Incidence of malaria 0 2024 down 100.0% 79th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 96 2024 down 2.0% 14th
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 96 2024 down 2.0% 14th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 3.52 2024 down 40.1% 54th
Death rate from poisonings 0.3 2021 down 50.0% 110th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 74 2021 up 7.2% 78th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 13.6 2021 down 14.5% 120th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 down 50.0% 99th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 0.9 2021 down 35.7% 163rd
Rotavirus number unvaccinated 15,123 2023 down 82.9% 61st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 10.8% 2020 down 21.2% 72nd
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2.67 2022 up 181.1% 109th
Personal remittances, received 338.47 million 2024 up 23.8% 60th
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 19th
Malaria cases reported 0 2024 down 100.0% 81st
Mean systolic blood pressure 122.2 2009 down 0.5% 138th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.4 2009 up 8.5% 2nd
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 35th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 11.6% 2020 down 9.4% 9th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 28 2020 up 300.0% 104th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 up 155.2% 42nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.5% 2020 19th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.1% 2020 down 51.7% 12th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 42nd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 83rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.0% 2020 129th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 7.47 2020 up 299.5% 27th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 8.70 billion 2020 up 17.2% 31st
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 98 2025 up 60.7% 1st
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 98 2025 up 22.5% 1st
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 17.64 2020 up 253.5% 7th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 4.21 billion 2020 up 82.8% 35th
Pcv3 number unvaccinated 15,123 2023 up 37.0% 81st
Gross national income per capita 50,299 2023 up 7.2% 24th
Reported number of human rabies deaths 0 2024 62nd
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 23 2024 up 109.1% 6th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 2,300 2024 down 66.2% 84th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 3.4% 2020 down 12.8% 49th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 4.4% 2020 down 6.4% 44th
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of 33.91 2024 down 32.9% 23rd
Number reported cases of cholera 5 2017 down 86.8% 62nd
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 96.6% 2024 unchanged 10th
Human Development Index 0.9 2023 up 8.8% 28th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female 1.0% 2020 down 9.1% 34th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 1.3% 2020 unchanged 37th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 11.5% 2020 6th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 11.8% 2020 7th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 2.9% 2020 down 43.1% 63rd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 4.0% 2020 down 36.5% 61st
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 8.0% 2020 68th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 13.6% 2020 59th
Children population as proportion of total population 20.41 2100 down 1.0% 8th