Coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Coverage of essential health services was 83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia is 83, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia peaked at 83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8 | 74 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3 | 80 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 | 81 | 83 | 4 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia?
- Coverage of essential health services in Saudi Arabia was 83 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for coverage of essential health services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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