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Saudi Arabia

Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 23520
Annual growth rate (%) 3.0
Dependency ratio (per 100) 80 72
% of population aged 60+ years 3.4 4.3
Total fertility rate 5.8 4.6
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 68.4 73.9
uncertainty 64.0 - 72.3 70.9 - 76.5
Both sexes 2002 70.8
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 30 25
uncertainty 23 - 37 19 - 31
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 192 112
uncertainty 120 - 298 74 - 163

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 61.4
At birth 59.8 62.9
Uncertainty interval 56.5 - 63.1 60.7 - 65.2
At age 60 11.2 13
Uncertainty interval 10.2 - 12.5 12.2 - 13.9
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 8.6 11
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 12.6 14.9

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.6
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 77.3 76.3 73.7 74.4 74.6
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 22.7 23.7 26.3 25.6 25.4
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 11.4 11.5 11 9.9 10
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 42.2 44.3 42.2 38.9 38
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 33.4 32.1 33.4 35.4 36.8

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 432 368 340 376 375
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 680 680 583 565 591
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 334 281 251 280 280
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 526 519 430 421 441

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age % n/a
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 29
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 24
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 94
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 23
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 91.4
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % <0.1
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 4
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 61
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 5
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 40
Cured under DOTS % 73
Population using solid fuels % <5
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 100
Rural % 64
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 100
Rural % 100

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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