Health in Saudi Arabia

1,186 indicators covering health for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Height-for-age <-2 SD 10.85 2020 down 20.8% 71st
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 3.5 2020 down 38.6% 69th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 3 1986 31st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 702 2024 down 67.9% 22nd
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 48.00 million 2024 up 21.1% 5th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 0 2024 down 100.0% 50th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 2 2012 unchanged 90th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 7,041 2024 up 227.2% 56th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.3 2012 down 25.0% 132nd
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 11.61 2020 down 9.3% 9th
Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 0 2024 60th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 654,693 2024 down 41.5% 38th
Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 0 2024 54th
Nursing personnel 75.9% 2023 up 0.1% 65th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 75.9% 2023 up 0.1% 63rd
Refugees, by country of origin 2,380 2025 up 246.9% 15th
Refugees, by country of asylum 448 2025 up 267.2% 15th
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of syphilis 0.0% 2022 85th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 23rd
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of 99 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum 160 2025 up 247.8% 15th
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates 11.14 2024 down 10.1% 8th
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected 295.15 2024 down 13.6% 8th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates 8.45 2024 down 17.9% 11th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers 223.74 2024 down 21.1% 6th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 98 2025 unchanged 3rd
Refugees under 18 years old, by country of origin 570 2025 up 128.0% 15th
Compliance with international health regulations 97 2016 up 7.8% 15th
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses 6,460 2023 55th
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 39th
Number of imported malaria cases 6,850 2024 up 170.0% 1st
Stillbirth rate 4.03 2023 down 23.1% 18th
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 72 2023 up 7.5% 8th
Coverage of essential health services 83 2023 up 1.2% 4th
Stillbirths 2,211 2023 down 24.1% 9th
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 3,769 2023 51st
Maternal mortality ratio 7.36 2023 down 15.2% 18th
Maternal deaths 40.2 2023 down 16.1% 12th
Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 32 2020 8th
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 160,961 2023 up 22.3% 31st
Number of imported cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 7 2024 up 250.0% 5th
2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 4.4 2020 down 20.0% 32nd
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 52.3% 2023 up 2.8% 20th
Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 49.5% 2023 up 49.5% 13th
Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 819 2023 down 19.9% 34th