Data Sources
9 primary sources back the headline figures (these are what the per-metric provenance traces to). A larger reference library of ingested official publications is listed separately — it was consulted as background but does not each map to a specific displayed number. See the methodology.
Primary sources (9)
— each backs a displayed figureWorld Bank Open Data — Saudi Arabia (Health, Population)
World Bank
Feeds: Population, physicians & nurses /1,000, life expectancy, current health exp % GDP & per-capita
IDF Diabetes Atlas — Saudi Arabia
International Diabetes Federation
Feeds: Diabetes prevalence (age-standardised, adults 20–79)
WHO Global Health Observatory — Saudi Arabia
World Health Organization
Feeds: Obesity (BMI≥30), NCD mortality, CVD, nurses /1,000
MOF Budget Statement 2024 (Health & Social Development)
Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Feeds: Government Health & Social Development budget envelope (SAR 268B)
GASTAT — Healthcare Establishments & Workforce Statistics 2024
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Feeds: Hospitals headline (516, 2024); all-sector licensed workforce counts (physicians 129,772 · nurses 243,336 · dentists 33,751 · pharmacists 46,856)
MOH Health Statistical Yearbook 2023
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Feeds: Regional hospitals/beds series, PHCs, physician/nurse headcount series, saudization
GASTAT — Saudi Census 2022
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Feeds: Census population & nationality split — canonical denominators
GASTAT — Population Estimates 2024 (mid-year)
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Feeds: Mid-year population estimates — canonical denominators
Reference library (49)
— ingested background, not individually mapped to a figureNCP Investors Portal — Health Sector Privatization & PPP Pipeline
National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP)
Early Childhood Development And Child Well Being Statistics Publication 2024 EN (1)
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Healthcare Establishments And Workforce Statistics 2024 EN (1)
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Statistical Yearbook 2024
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Tables Of Health And Safety At Workplace Statistics Publication 2024 EN (1)
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Women Health And Reproductive Care Statistics Publication 2024 EN
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Early Childhood Development And Child Well Being Statistics 2023 EN
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Health Status Of The Population In Saudi Arabia 2023 EN 0
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Healthcare Establishments And Workforce Statistics 2023EN
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
Statistical Yearbook 2023
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Women Health And Reproductive Care Statistics Publication 2023 EN.V2
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
2022 Chapter I Health Indicators
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2022 Chapter II Health Resources
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2022 Chapter III Public Health
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2022 Chapter IV Health Activities
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2022 Chapter V Haj
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Health Indicators 2021 En 01
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter I Health Indicators
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter II Health Resources
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter III Public Health
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter IV Health Activities
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter V Hajj
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2021 VI COVID 19
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Chapter 1 2020
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Chapter 2 2020
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Chapter 3 2020
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Chapter 4 2020
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2019 Chapter I Health Indicators
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2019 Chapter II Resources
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2019 Chapter III Public Health
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2019 Chapter IV Activities
Ministry of Health (MOH)
2019 Chapter V Hajj
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Statistical Yearbook 2017
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2016
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2015
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Statistical Yearbook 2014
General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
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Data sources: MOH · GASTAT · World Bank · WHO · Last aggregated: May 2026