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Health Stats Ksa
1. Epidemiology of CHD risk factors in Saudi Arabia Dr. Alaa Elalem Medical Department Pfizer, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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6. Young population 79 % under age of 40 42 % under age of 20 16 %at age of 40-60 5 % over age of 60 WHR2006
7. Life expectancy at birth WHR 2006 Rank Country Life expectancy at birth ( years) 1 San Marino 82 3 Japan 82 20 Germany 79 28 USA 78 38 UAE 77 61 Syria 72 80 Saudi Arabia 71 88 Turkey 71 107 Egypt 68 192 Zimbabwe 36
8. Global distribution of healthcare Physicians WHR 2006 Rank Country Physician Density per 1000 1 San Marino 47.35 / 1990 26 Germany 3.37 / 2003 47 USA 2.56 / 2000 62 UAE 2.02 / 2001 64 Japan 1.98 / 2002 76 Syria 1.40 / 2001 77 Saudi Arabia 1.30 / 2004 79 Turkey 1.35 / 2003 120 Egypt 0.54 / 2003 192 Malawi 0.02 / 2004
9. Global distribution of healthcare Pharmacists WHR 2006 Rank Country Pharmacist Density per 1000 1 Jordan 3.14 / 2004 5 Japan 2.21 / 2002 19 USA 0.88 / 2000 37 Germany 0.58 / 2003 45 Syria 0.52 / 2001 59 UAE 0.38 / 2001 63 Turkey 0.32 / 2003 76 Saudi Arabia 0.22 / 2004 94 Egypt 0.10 / 2004 161 Somalia (8) 0.00 / 1997 162 Cuba 0
10. Global distribution of healthcare Nurses WHR 2006 Rank Country Nurses density per 1000 1 San Marino 95.48 / 1990 15 Germany 9.72 / 2003 19 U.S.A. 9.37 / 2000 27 Japan 7.79 / 2002 60 U.A.E. 4.18 / 2001 88 Saudi Arabia 2.97 / 2004 104 Egypt 2.00 / 2004 106 Syria 1.94 / 2001 111 Turkey 1.70 / 2003 190 Bangladesh 0.14 / 2004
11. Healthcare expenditure indicators WHR 2006 Rank Country Per Capital Total Expenditure on Health at international dollar Rate (US$)- 2003 1 USA 5711 8 Germany 3001 21 Japan 2244 54 UAE 623 59 Saudi Arabia 578 67 Turkey 528 108 Egypt 235 137 Syria 116 191 Democratic republic of Congo 14
12. Healthcare expenditure indicators WHR 2006 Rank Country Total Expenditure of Health as % of GDP -2003 1 USA 15.2 6 Germany 11.1 10 Lebanon 10.2 41 Japan 7.9 48 Turkey 7.6 97 Egypt 5.8 122 Syria 5.1 154 Saudi Arabia 4 175 UAE 3.3 191 Equatorial Guinea 1.5
19. Prevalence of Hypertension in Saudi Arabia AL-Nozha et al in a cross-sectional cluster sampling & house hold survey on 13700 Saudis of both sexes Kingdomwide Ann Saudi Med, Vol 17, No2.1997
20. Comparative Prevalence of hypertension and the expected hypertension population in each country Journal of Hypertension 2005, Vol 23 No 6
25. Prevalence of DM in Saudi Adults Overall prevalence rate of Diabetes Mellitus was is 23.7% and IFG 14.1% based on 1997 American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1998 Al-Nozha MM et al. Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 2004;25 (11): 1603-1610
32. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Saudi Adults Overall prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome as defined by the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III in 2001 was 39.3%.
33. The prevalence of regular smokers in each country Journal of Hypertension 2005, Vol 23 No 6
34. “A Man is as Old as His Arteries” Dr Thomas Sydenham (1624-89 )