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2019 Health Indicators

The Health Indicators Bulletin covers a myriad of health-related demographic and economic indicators that highlight the paramount progress achieved by the Kingdom at all health levels. Also, It states accurate numbers and percentages of hospitals and other health facilities established over the past years. Moreover, it provides accurate statistics on physicians and their specialties, as well as an estimate of the population.

Following are the 2019 Health Indicators:

Health Indicators		2019
Demographic Indicators	Total Area (Km2)	2٫000٫000
	Population
	Estimated Population by (1000)	34,218
	Saudi/ Total population (%)	62.0
	Non Saudi/ Total population (%)	38.0
	Annual growth rate for total population (%)	2.4
	Children <5years (%)	8.3
	Children <15years (%)	24.5
	Population 65+ years (%)	3.2
	Low Birth Rate (%)	7.8
	Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
	Males	73.7
	Females	76.4
	Total	75.0
Vital Statistics	Crude Birth Rate/ 1000 population	14.3
	Crude Death Rate/1000 population	2.4
	Neonatal Mortality Rate/1000 live birth	3.6
	Infant Mortality Rate/1000 live birth	6.0
	Under 5 years Mortality Rate/1000 live birth	8.5
	Maternal Mortality Ratio/ 100٫000 live birth	11.9
	Total Fertility Rate	1.9
Economic Indicators	GDP per Capita (by $)	23,148
Economic Indicators	Adjusted MOH Budget (% of Governmental Budget)	8.4
Health Resources	Total Hospital in KSA	498
	MOH Hospitals	286
	CBAHI Accredited MOH Hospitals	80
	Other Governmental Hospitals	48
	CBAHI Accredited Other Governmental Hospitals	32
	Private Hospitals	164
	CBAHI Accredited private Hospitals	112
	MOH Hospital Beds	44,665
	Other Governmental Hospital Beds	13,177
	Private Hospital Beds	19,146
	Total Beds (KSA)	76,988
	PHCs (MOH)	2,261
	Cardiology Centers (MOH)	10
	Oncology Centers (MOH)	4
	Dental Centers (MOH)	40
	Diabetes Centers (MOH)	25
	Renal Dialysis Centers and Units	210
	Private Polyclinics	2,980
	Private Clinics	47
	First Aid Centers (Red Crescent)	468
	First Aid Ambulances (Red Crescent)	1,379
Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy	Governmental
	Colleges of Medicine	31
	Colleges of Dentistry	20
	Colleges of Pharmacy	22
	Private
	Colleges of Medicine	6
	Colleges of Dentistry	6
	Colleges of Pharmacy	4
Rates of Health Resources per 10٫000 population	Physicians and Dentists (KSA)	33.1
	Physicians (KSA)	27.6
	Dentists (KSA)	5.5
	Nurses including Midwives (KSA)	58.2
	Pharmacists (KSA)	9.3
	Allied Health Personnel (KSA)	36.1
	Primary Health Care Centers (MOH)	0.66
	MOH Hospital Beds	13.1
	Governmental Hospital Beds	3.8
	Private Hospital Beds	5.6
	Total Hospital Beds (KSA)	22.5
Rates of Manpower per 10,000 Population (MOH)	Physicians and Dentists	15.8
	Physicians	14.4
	Dentists	1.4
	Nurses including Midwives	31.3
	Pharmacists	1.2
	Allied Health Personnel	20.8
Health No. of Health Manpower	Ministry of Health
	Physicians and Dentists	53,982
	Physicians	49,139
	Dentists	4,843
	Nurses including Midwives	107,092
	Pharmacists	4,221
	Allied Health Personnel	71,284
	Physicians Enrolled in Scholarship Programs (Outside)	1,378
	Number of Trainees in Technical Skills' Development Centers	69,436
	Other Governmental Sector
	Physicians and Dentists	20,147
	Physicians	18,464
	Dentists	1,683
	Nurses including Midwives	44,188
	Pharmacists	2,940
	Allied Health Personnel	26,032
	Private Sector
	Physicians and Dentists	39,017
	Physicians	26,732
	Dentists	12,285
	Nurses including Midwives	47,733
	Pharmacists	24,711
	Allied Health Personnel	26,303
	Total Health Manpower in KSA
	Physicians and Dentists	113,146
	Physicians	94,335
	Dentists	18,811
	Nurses including Midwives	199,013
	Pharmacists	31,872
	Allied Health Personnel	123,619
Percentage of Saudi in Health Sectors (%)	Ministry of Health	(%)
	Physicians and Dentists	44.2
	Physicians	39.9
	Dentists	88.2
	Nurses including Midwives	59.7
	Pharmacists	93.1
	Allied Health Personnel	95.3
	Other Governmental Sector	(%)
	Physicians and Dentists	53.5
	Physicians	50.7
	Dentists	84.4
	Nurses including Midwives	31.0
	Pharmacists	79.5
	Allied Health Personnel	75.4
	Private Sector	(%)
	Physicians and Dentists	10.4
	Physicians	8.1
	Dentists	15.5
	Nurses including Midwives	4.9
	Pharmacists	6.4
	Allied Health Personnel	32.6
	Total Health Manpower (KSA)	(%)
	Physicians and Dentists	34.2
	Physicians	33.0
	Dentists	40.4
	Nurses including Midwives	40.2
	Pharmacists	24.6
	Allied Health Personnel	77.8
Health Activities in MOH	PHCCs Visits (in million)	54.3
	OPD Visits (in Million)	12.5
	ER Visits (in Million)	18.2
	Inpatients (in Million)	1.4
	Surgical Interventions (in Million)	0.53
	No. of Day Surgery	146,654
	No. of Deliveries	251,420
	Lab. Investigations (in Million)	179
	Radiology Investigations (patients in Million)	8.1
	Cases Referred by Medical Commission for Treatment Abroad	2,842
Total Health Activities in KSA	PHCCs & OPD Visits (in million)	153
	Inpatients (in Million)	3.6
	Surgical Interventions (in Million)	1.4
	Lab. Investigations (in Million)	386
	Radiology Investigations (patients in Million)	22.1
	Average No. of Visits/Person/Year	4.5
	Average No. of Admissions/100 Persons/Year	10.6
Public Health	Basic Immunization Coverage (%)
	Hexa. Vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hib, Hepatitis B, inactivated polio)	97.0
	Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)	97.5
	BCG Vaccine	98.0
	MMR Vaccine ( Measles, Mumps & Rubella)	96.5
	Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)	97.0
	Incidence Rate /100٫000 Population
	Poliomyelitis	0.00
	Whooping Cough	0.75
	Measles	2.99
	Pulmonary TB	6.62
	Neonatal Tetanus/1000 Live Birth	0.00