Population Healthcare Statistics in Saudi Arabia

Population healthcare statistics
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 Saudi Arabia, ranked
second largest
among Arab world
 Riyadh is the largest
city with a
population density of
6060 people residing
per square mile of
area.
 Medina is another
important city in the
kingdom of Saudi
Arabia with a
population of 2.1
million in 2017.
 Jeddah is the second
largest city of Saudi
Arabia , with a
population of the
(Ministry of Health, Statistical Yearbook .2013)

Riyadh
 Rapid growth of population is characterized by an increase of more
number of men compared to women population.
 Riyadh is the largest as well as the capital city of Saudi Arabia
 Generation of stringent and lawful health care policies have resulted
in reduced inequality of health care service accessibility; this led to
further decrease in the burden of chronic diseases.
 Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease,
ulcers have been found to be around 27%, 71%, 16% and 9%
respectively (Memish et al., 2014).
Source: (Ministry of health, MOH statistics and
Indicators ,2013).