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. It also 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 2011 Health Indicators:
| Estimated population |
28.376.355 |
2011 |
Crude birth rate/1000 pop
|
22.9 |
2011 |
Population Growth Rate
|
|
|
| Total |
3.19 |
Between 2004 & 2010 |
| Saudi |
2.21 |
| Non Saudi |
5.61 |
| Population Under 5 Years % |
11.22 |
2011 |
| Population Under 15 Years % |
31.14 |
2011 |
| Population 15-64 years% |
65.37 |
2011 |
| Population from 65 & above % |
2.86 |
2011 |
| Total fertility rate |
2.93 |
2011 |
| Life expectancy at birth |
73.8 |
2011 |
| Male |
72.8 |
2011 |
| Female |
75.1 |
2011 |
Source: CD of S&I
GDP per capita (by $)
|
20328 |
2011 |
| MOH Budget (% of Governmental Budget) |
6.9 |
2011 |
| MOH Expenditure per capita (by $) |
375 |
2011 |
*Primary Data
Health Resources Indicators
Rates per 10000 Pop
|
|
|
| Physicians |
24.4 |
2011 |
| Dentists |
3.5 |
2011 |
| Pharmacists |
5.1 |
2011 |
| Nurses |
47.4 |
2011 |
| Allied health personnel |
27.8 |
2011 |
| Hospital beds, KSA |
20.7 |
2011 |
| Health care centers |
0.74 |
2011 |
| Governmental hospital beds rate |
16 |
2011 |
| Private hospital beds rate |
4.7 |
2011 |
Health Activities Indicators
Immunization Coverage %
|
Immunization Coverage % |
| Pentavaccine |
98.0 |
2011 |
| OPV |
98.0 |
2011 |
| BCH* |
98.0 |
2011 |
| MMR* |
98.2 |
2011 |
| PCV** |
98 |
2011 |
*Measles vaccine has not been used since 2002 and it is currently given within MMR vaccine.
**Starting from 2002, the DTP has been given within Tetract-HIB, by adding the HIB. Since 2005, the DTP has been given within Pentavaccine by adding Hepatitis B.
Health Indicators
A – Morbidity Indicator
Low birth weight %
|
7.45 |
2009 |
| Incidence Rates / 100000 Pop. |
|
|
| Poliomyelitis |
0.00 |
2011 |
| Whooping Cough |
0.04 |
2011 |
| Measles |
1.28 |
2011 |
| Tetanus |
|
|
| All ages |
0.04 |
2011 |
| Neonatal / 1000 Live birth |
0.03 |
2011 |
| TB |
9.31 |
2011 |
B – Mortality Indicators
| Crude Death rate / 1000 pop. |
3.9 |
2011 |
Infants Mortality Rate / 1000 Saudi live birth
|
16.5 |
2011 |
| Under 5 Mortality Rate / 1000 live birth |
19.1 |
2011 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate / 10000 live birth |
1.4 |
2011 |
Source: CD of S&I
Population By Nationality In Health regions 1432 H (2011G )
RIYADH
|
4.456.118 |
2.639.519 |
7.095.637 |
| Makkah |
1.103.412 |
832.712 |
1.936.124 |
| Jeddah |
1.973.739 |
1.888.416 |
3.862.155 |
| Taif |
944.485 |
223.505 |
1.167.990 |
| Medinah |
1.309.860 |
548.630 |
1.858.490 |
| Qaseem |
963.209 |
305.625 |
1.268.834 |
| Eastern |
1.758.736 |
1.017.310 |
2.776.046 |
| AL-Ahsa |
903.138 |
204.759 |
1.107.897 |
| Hafr AL- Baten |
336.339 |
69.948 |
406.287 |
| Aseer |
1.351.552 |
289.080 |
1.640.632 |
| Bishah |
299.254 |
53.982 |
353.236 |
| Tabouk |
685.743 |
138.686 |
824.429 |
| Hail |
505.558 |
116.937 |
622.495 |
| Northern |
278.243 |
55.684 |
333.927 |
| Jazan |
1.146.420 |
276.766 |
1.423.186 |
| Najran |
471.500 |
109.832 |
527.332 |
| AL-Bahah |
361.890 |
67.273 |
429.163 |
| AL-jouf |
236.800 |
68.245 |
305.045 |
| Qurayyat |
125.352 |
28.421 |
153.773 |
| Qunfudah |
248.337 |
35.340 |
283.677 |
| Total |
19.405.685 |
8.970.670 |
28.376.355 |
* Source: CD of S&I
*Tathleeth & Balqarn have been moved from Asir region into Bisha region.