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HEALTH PROFILE: Saudi Arabia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Saudi Arabia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    Age 5
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    Age 10
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    Age 15
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    Age 20
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    Age 25
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    Age 30
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    Age 40
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    Age 45
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    Age 50
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    Age 55
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    Age 60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    Age 65
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    Age 70
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    Age 75
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    200.97
    29
    2. Stroke
    95.93
    76
    3. Kidney Disease
    50.63
    11
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.13
    34
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.87
    82
    6. Liver Disease
    26.88
    69
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.52
    41
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.15
    108
    9. Falls
    18.92
    3
    10. Lung Disease
    17.85
    118
    11. Other Injuries
    11.16
    53
    12. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.23
    82
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.16
    64
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    5.96
    25
    17. Asthma
    5.94
    80
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    55
    19. Suicide
    5.43
    133
    20. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    21. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    22. Hypertension
    4.28
    160
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    24. Skin Disease
    3.68
    23
    25. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.55
    98
    29. Fires
    2.54
    65
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    31. Tuberculosis
    2.44
    101
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.33
    140
    34. Drownings
    2.28
    101
    35. Violence
    2.14
    130
    36. Epilepsy
    2.13
    57
    37. Drug Use
    2.02
    44
    38. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    128
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    119
    45. Meningitis
    0.94
    83
    46. Encephalitis
    0.83
    38
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    132
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    78
    49. Malnutrition
    0.50
    115
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.50
    124
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,037
    29.13
    2. Stroke
    16,793
    12.53
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,317
    9.19
    4. Kidney Disease
    9,051
    6.75
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,132
    4.58
    6. Falls
    5,340
    3.99
    7. Liver Disease
    4,931
    3.68
    8. Other Injuries
    4,004
    2.99
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,890
    2.90
    10. Lung Disease
    2,842
    2.12
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,442
    1.82
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,307
    1.72
    13. Suicide
    2,046
    1.53
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,630
    1.22
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    1,447
    1.08
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,342
    1.00
    17. Asthma
    1,168
    0.87
    18. Low Birth Weight
    989
    0.74
    19. Leukemia
    925
    0.69
    20. Breast Cancer
    908
    0.68
    21. Liver Cancer
    845
    0.63
    22. Hypertension
    834
    0.62
    23. Fires
    825
    0.62
    24. Drownings
    821
    0.61
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    776
    0.58
      Deaths %
    26. Lung Cancers
    775
    0.58
    27. Tuberculosis
    752
    0.56
    28. Lymphomas
    716
    0.53
    29. Epilepsy
    694
    0.52
    30. Violence
    646
    0.48
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    526
    0.39
    32. Skin Disease
    516
    0.39
    33. Drug Use
    491
    0.37
    34. Oral Cancer
    465
    0.35
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    457
    0.34
    36. Stomach Cancer
    389
    0.29
    37. Birth Trauma
    343
    0.26
    38. Uterin Cancer
    323
    0.24
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    280
    0.21
    40. Poisonings
    279
    0.21
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    275
    0.21
    42. Ovary Cancer
    247
    0.18
    43. Encephalitis
    234
    0.17
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    229
    0.17
    45. Meningitis
    227
    0.17
    46. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.16
    47. HIV/AIDS
    192
    0.14
    48. Maternal Conditions
    172
    0.13
    49. Cervical Cancer
    157
    0.12
    50. Prostate Cancer
    148
    0.11
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.30
    174
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.19
    116
    3. Liver Cancer
    4.82
    104
    4. Uterin Cancer
    4.67
    22
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.27
    144
    6. Lymphomas
    3.45
    135
    7. Leukemia
    3.26
    112
    8. Ovary Cancer
    2.77
    152
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.49
    130
    10. Prostate Cancer
    2.36
    179
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.90
    176
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.85
    142
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.58
    177
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.28
    142
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.27
    169
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    188
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    27.8
    2.0
    84
    132
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    30.8
    42.3
    14
    14
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.52
    25
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    1970
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    1980
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    1990
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    2000
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    2010
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    2019
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    34.784m
    41
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.30
    5
    Population 0-14
    24.8%
    100
    Population 15-64
    71.5%
    11
    Population 65 +
    3.6%
    155
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.22
    116
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.42
    187
    Fertility Rate
    1.95
    109
    Infant Mortality
    12.58
    109
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    77
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    104
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.42
    5
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    1.12
    4
    Net Migration
    5.04
    13
    Population Growth
    1.62%
    54
    Literacy Total
    97.6%
    69
    Literacy Male
    98.6%
    47
    Literacy Female
    96.0%
    59
    Unemployment
    6.0%
    103
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.3
    84
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.0
    98
    GDP per Capita USD
    $44,300
    24

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    841,469
    9,646
    4/1/24
    Saudi Arabia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Saudi Arabia causes.

     
     
    Saudi Arabia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Saudi Arabia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.