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Health Stats: compare key data on Saudi Arabia & United States

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STAT Saudi Arabia United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 26.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 92% more than United States
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 31.6
Ranked 1st. 13% more than United States
28
Ranked 18th.

Births and maternity > Future births 338.96
Ranked 67th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.81%
Ranked 188th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Blood types > O negative 4%
Ranked 8th.
6.6%
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Saudi Arabia
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > Men 73 years
Ranked 46th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 74.11 years
Ranked 105th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.16
Ranked 86th.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 73.51
Ranked 56th.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 75.29
Ranked 65th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 68% more than Saudi Arabia

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 73.4%
Ranked 41st.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Quality of health care system > Cost 61.54
Ranked 28th. 34% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 53.83
Ranked 40th.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 107
Ranked 144th.
133
Ranked 86th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
Infant mortality rate > Total 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 25-49 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 3.83 births per woman
Ranked 46th. 87% more than United States
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 7.4
Ranked 142nd. 23% more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 65th.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
Blood types > AB negative 0.3%
Ranked 10th.
0.6%
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 38.33
Ranked 46th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
Blood types > O positive 48%
Ranked 1st. 28% more than United States
37.4%
Ranked 1st.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.01%
Ranked 133th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 60 times more than Saudi Arabia

Blood types > B negative 1%
Ranked 10th.
1.5%
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Saudi Arabia
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 43.33
Ranked 31st.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Saudi Arabia
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 2.2
Ranked 47th.
3.1
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.11
Ranked 26th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
Blood types > A Positive 24%
Ranked 10th.
35.7%
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Saudi Arabia
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 31.59 births
Ranked 109th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 58% more than Saudi Arabia

Blood types > B positive 17%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as United States
8.5%
Ranked 1st.
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 78.4%
Ranked 70th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
Blood types > AB positive 4%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than United States
3.4%
Ranked 1st.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 71.43
Ranked 38th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 348$
Ranked 57th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $757.72
Ranked 55th.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 7
Ranked 114th.
34.2
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 46.67
Ranked 43th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 15
Ranked 154th. 4 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 17.2
Ranked 14th. 27% more than United States
13.5
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 24 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 129th. 14% more than United States
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st.

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.62
Ranked 32nd.
2.67
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Saudi Arabia

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 33,165.54
Ranked 52nd.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia

Death rates > Children under 5 21
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 89.28
Ranked 105th. 10% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 53.33
Ranked 33th.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia
Death rates > Men 139.12
Ranked 116th.
141.23
Ranked 129th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 43.33
Ranked 45th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 73% more than Saudi Arabia
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 130
Ranked 124th. 30% more than United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 438,175
Ranked 7th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Hunger and malnutrition > Children > Small children underweight 5.3%
Ranked 20th.
5.4%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 72.56 years
Ranked 74th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia

Reproductive health > Use of birth control > Women over 15 23.8
Ranked 18th.
72.9
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > Male 70.98
Ranked 70th.
76
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 2.1
Ranked 77th.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 65
Ranked 42nd.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Access to sanitation 99%
Ranked 25th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 938.18 billion
Ranked 42nd.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia

Death rates > Infants 18.2
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.16 years
Ranked 115th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Saudi Arabia

Tobacco > Cigarrete imports 20,000 million of cigarettes
Ranked 9th. 74% more than United States
11,500 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Life expectancy > Female 75.36
Ranked 88th.
81
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 43
Ranked 109th.
52
Ranked 83th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 534
Ranked 63th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 98%
Ranked 40th. 9% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 72.15 years
Ranked 94th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 74.57 years
Ranked 81st.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy > 95 percent range (78.80-81.00) (80.50-80.60)
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 61.4
Ranked 81st.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 396
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate 44%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than United States
33%
Ranked 3rd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.63
Ranked 28th.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health spending per capita 531.5
Ranked 59th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Saudi Arabia

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.33
Ranked 60th.
27
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 70.64 years
Ranked 66th.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 27
Ranked 101st. 14 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 76
Ranked 82nd. 52% more than United States
50
Ranked 122nd.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 75.94
Ranked 61st.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Drug access 95%
Ranked 23th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 15th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 18.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 678
Ranked 99th. 51% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 84.25
Ranked 73th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Saudi Arabia

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $768.04
Ranked 61st.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.88
Ranked 10th.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 71
Ranked 78th.
77
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 16.91
Ranked 12th. 26% more than United States
13.46
Ranked 23th.

Intestinal diseases death rate 11.28%
Ranked 74th. 53% more than United States
7.35%
Ranked 84th.
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 1
Ranked 45th.
9
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 41.41 per 100,000 people
Ranked 119th. 9 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 44%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than United States
33.2%
Ranked 4th.
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.754
Ranked 72nd.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 116
Ranked 104th. 45% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Dependency ratio per 100 71
Ranked 65th. 39% more than United States
51
Ranked 125th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 2 16
Smoking rate > Women 3
Ranked 94th.
19
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,984
Ranked 75th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 97%
Ranked 33th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia

Contraception 32%
Ranked 59th.
76%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 21
Ranked 28th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Tobacco > Cigarrete imports per 1000 0.993 million of cigarettes
Ranked 5th. 24 times more than United States
0.0408 million of cigarettes
Ranked 14th.
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight boys under 5 17%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 14th.

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 25.6
Ranked 101st.
26.3
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Illegal Legal
Diseases > Measles cases 4,648
Ranked 6th. 155 times more than United States
30
Ranked 69th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 3.6
Ranked 96th.
21.5
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 24
Ranked 117th. The same as United States
24
Ranked 116th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 62.9
Ranked 85th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 116
Ranked 104th. 45% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 76.56
Ranked 123th. 5 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 44%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than United States
33.2%
Ranked 4th.
Diseases > Obesity > Male obesity rate 26%
Ranked 3rd.
31%
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 59.8
Ranked 74th.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,300
Ranked 62nd.
2,100
Ranked 47th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 20.93
Ranked 86th. 52% more than United States
13.79
Ranked 135th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86%
Ranked 78th.
86.96%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Total fertility rate 4.5
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United States
2.1
Ranked 118th.
Infant mortality > Male babies 26.5 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74
Ranked 77th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 116
Ranked 104th. 45% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Respiratory disease child death rate 36.42 (est) 40.43 (est)
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Illegal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 1.23
Ranked 81st.
2.37
Ranked 74th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Legal
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.81
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 68
Ranked 57th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 129 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 27
Ranked 39th. 35% more than United States
20
Ranked 42nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 411
Ranked 53th.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 2.49%
Ranked 123th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 93%
Ranked 40th.
99%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 82.01%
Ranked 73th. 35% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 90%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 97
Ranked 29th. 10% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 66.98%
Ranked 103th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 28% more than Saudi Arabia

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 98.6%
Ranked 4th.
100%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 160th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 15.24%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
7.38%
Ranked 93th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 31.98%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 6.1%
Ranked 12th.
8%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Saudi Arabia

Public health spending > % of government spending 8.38%
Ranked 133th.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 95
Ranked 68th. 1% more than United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 1.04
Ranked 56th. 16 times more than United States
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 11%
Ranked 6th. 41% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Public health spending > % of total health spending 79.46%
Ranked 30th. 74% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 1st.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 40.1%
Ranked 12th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 64% more than Saudi Arabia
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 100
Ranked 42nd. 79% more than United States
56
Ranked 101st.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 93.95%
Ranked 7th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Rubella cases 32
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Hunger and malnutrition > Underweight girls under 5 12%
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 14th.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 2.62
Ranked 77th.
29.01
Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 36th. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 0.81%
Ranked 172nd.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 54th. The same as United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 6.84%
Ranked 155th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 2.54%
Ranked 138th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 94th.
100%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 63%
Ranked 92nd.
100%
Ranked 14th. 59% more than Saudi Arabia

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 62nd. The same as United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than United States
95%
Ranked 76th.

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Health services > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health 32.2%
Ranked 175th. 43% more than United States
22.59%
Ranked 179th.

Health spending > % of GDP 3.42%
Ranked 162nd.
15.68%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Drinking water availability % 95%
Ranked 44th.
100%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 22.9%
Ranked 154th.
55.1%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 100
Ranked 13th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 8th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 64
Ranked 91st.
100
Ranked 9th. 56% more than Saudi Arabia
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 100
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 8th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 20th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 12th.
Births with health staff 91%
Ranked 45th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 3.69%
Ranked 172nd.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 14
Ranked 72nd. 14 times more than United States
1
Ranked 136th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 95
Ranked 47th.
100
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 4.3%
Ranked 149th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 97
Ranked 41st. 7% more than United States
91
Ranked 80th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 37.6%
Ranked 147th.
85.12%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 95
Ranked 68th. 6% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 19.9%
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than United States
1.1%
Ranked 17th.

Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 96%
Ranked 39th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.15
Ranked 26th. 8% more than United States
1.06
Ranked 76th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 19.1%
Ranked 31st.
24.1%
Ranked 28th. 26% more than Saudi Arabia

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 13.45%
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than United States
6.05%
Ranked 149th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 0.7%
Ranked 169th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia

Infant mortality rate > Male 18.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 20
Ranked 76th. 10 times more than United States
2
Ranked 130th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 11
Ranked 29th. 11 times more than United States
1
Ranked 122nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Illegal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 68
Ranked 82nd.
75
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 1.23
Ranked 73th. 34 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Mumps cases 32
Ranked 71st.
715
Ranked 35th. 22 times more than Saudi Arabia
Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 23.38%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
9.35%
Ranked 60th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Life expectancy > 95% range (78.80-81.00) (80.50-80.60)
Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 130th. The same as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 19th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 95.7%
Ranked 7th.
99%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 97%
Ranked 100th.
100%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 33.09%
Ranked 52nd. 25 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 71.31%
Ranked 100th.
86.57%
Ranked 46th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 20.8%
Ranked 19th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 18.04%
Ranked 135th. 60% more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 1.15%
Ranked 166th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 9.3%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

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