Table 1.
Health indicators Saudi Arabia.
| Indicators/year | 2000 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total hospitals | 318 | 384 | 415 | 453 | 494 |
| Private hospitals | 91 | 127 | 127 | 141 | 163 |
| Total beds | 45,919 | 53,464 | 58,126 | 69,997 | 75,225 |
| Bed per 10 000 population | 23 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 22.5 |
| Physicians | 31,983 | 45,589 | 65,619 | 81,532 | 104,775 |
| Nurses | 67,421 | 83,868 | 129,792 | 165,324 | 184,565 |
| Health care spending as a percentage of GDPa | 4.21 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 5.23 | 5.84b |
| Per capita spendinga in US$ | 384 | 554 | 703 | 1,285 | 1,147b |
Source: Ministry of Health Statistical yearbook—various years.
Abbreviation: GDP, gross domestic product.
b
This figure is of 2016.