Health in Saudi Arabia

1,186 indicators covering health for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of births 795.14 2100 up 6.0% 5th
Life expectancy 90.34 2100 up 1.2% 6th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 4 2022 unchanged 105th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 3,932 2011 up 18.2% 90th
Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2017 37th
Child dependency ratio 26.22 2100 up 1.2% 10th
Old age dependency ratio 25.4 2100 up 11.9% 14th
Total dependency ratio 51.62 2100 up 6.2% 15th
Generalist medical practitioners 26,098 2023 up 123.2% 23rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 25th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 98.79 2017 up 9.8% 11th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 98 2025 unchanged 9th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 98 2025 unchanged 3rd
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 99 2025 up 1.0% 1st
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 492 2012 down 17.0% 101st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 26th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 30th
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 97 2025 down 1.0% 10th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 100 2022 unchanged 4th
Total number of notified TB cases 3,336 2014 up 0.7% 92nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 591 2021 77th
Under-five mortality rate 5.96 2024 down 37.6% 18th
Infant mortality rate 4.66 2024 down 40.5% 19th
Infant deaths 2,574 2024 down 41.6% 10th
Under-five deaths 3,241 2024 down 39.1% 10th
Neonatal mortality rate 2.86 2024 down 41.1% 19th
Neonatal deaths 1,603 2024 down 42.5% 10th
Specialist medical practitioners 81,595 2023 up 19.7% 13th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 57 2012 70th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 61.0% 2011 down 20.8% 161st
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 97 2024 up 3.2% 8th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 4 2022 up 100.0% 93rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 22nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 33.85 2021 129th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 24th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 30.0% 23rd
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 40th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 82nd
Number of confirmed malaria cases 7,041 2024 up 168.7% 63rd
Total number of  malaria cases 7,041 2024 up 168.7% 63rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 40 2012 down 71.4% 71st
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 75th
Number of suspected malaria cases 654,693 2024 down 49.9% 51st
Retreatment cases: other 88 2012 down 47.9% 70th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 5,161 2024 up 97.0% 56th
Deaths 801 2024 down 21.6% 10th
Mortality rate age 5-9 0.7843 2024 down 30.7% 17th
Mortality rate age 10-19 4.71 2024 down 23.0% 10th
Mortality rate age 15-19 4.03 2024 down 20.1% 7th
Mortality rate age 15-24 8.94 2024 down 14.0% 7th
Mortality rate 1.47 2024 down 33.6% 17th
Mortality rate age 10-14 0.6853 2024 down 36.6% 18th
Mortality rate age 20-24 4.93 2024 down 8.4% 7th
Mortality rate age 5-24 10.39 2024 down 17.4% 10th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 5,161 2024 down 99.6% 88th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 8,000 2015 up 37.9% 55th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 98 2025 unchanged 3rd
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.0% 2024 92nd
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 96 2025 up 113.3% 2nd
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 98 2025 up 6.5% 1st