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Population and Public Health
Area 6 in the list of seventeen published by the Saudi National Institute of Health in June 2025. Order follows SNIH's published list: that number is SNIH's own position for the area; it is not a ranking by this site and it says nothing about how much research this area should receive.
Dictionary v1.2 maps no subject headings to this area, so it has no research count. The burden is not directly comparable, so neither a burden share nor a ratio is given.
A paper or study can count in more than one area. Areas as published by the Saudi National Institute of Health (SNIH), June 2025, applied to 2021–2025 retrospectively, for description only. A Saudi affiliation is not the same as research on the Saudi population.
Not directly comparable. Dictionary v1.2 maps no subject headings to the area, so it has no research count, and its burden is not directly comparable. The dash is the figure.
Order follows SNIH's published list: area 6 of seventeen.
Recorded Research
No Research Count
Dictionary v1.2 maps no subject headings to this area, so it has no research count. The dash is the figure: publications, clinical trials and observational studies all show —.
National Health Facts · Saudi Arabia
Population and Public Health: National Health Facts
National health facts checked against their sources: 4 November 2026 to 5 November 2026.
Each card names its source in short; its ⓘ gives the full source. The full view below holds every fact with its full source.
Estimate. Estimated or modelled by its source, not counted directly.
National figures for all residents unless stated.
At A Glance
51.5%
of adults are not physically active enough (women 57.8%, men 46.7%)
Estimate WHO · 2022
Estimate WHO, insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ (age-standardised), rows loaded 26 October 2026 · 2022 · adults 18+, age-standardised, modelled; below WHO's recommended activity
14.7%
of people aged 15+ use tobacco (men 25.7%, women 3.6%); WHO marks 2024 as a projection, and its latest national survey was in 2023
Estimate WHO · 2023
Estimate WHO data portal, tobacco use estimates (rows loaded 18 May 2026) · 2023 · people 15+, age-standardised, current tobacco use (smoked or smokeless) · 11.3 to 18.0, range
About 4,900
road injury deaths in 2023
Estimate WHO · 2023
Estimate WHO Global Health Estimates, 2023 · 2023
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Key Indicators
Percent, age-standardised (WHO estimates); years after 2023 are WHO projections and are not shown
Men Women
Show The Figures
| Series | 2015 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 25.5%20.4 to 30.6 | 25.6%20.2 to 31.1 | 25.8%20.4 to 31.3 | 25.7%20.0 to 31.4 |
| Women | 3.6%2.7 to 4.4 | 3.6%2.6 to 4.5 | 3.6%2.6 to 4.6 | 3.6%2.6 to 4.5 |
men 15+, age-standardised; women 15+, age-standardised · Intervals: range · Source: WHO data portal, tobacco use estimates (rows loaded 18 May 2026)
Where Sources Differ
| Measure | Figure | What it is | Why the figures differ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco use | 14.7% | WHO's modelled estimate, ages 15+, 2023WHO data portal, tobacco use estimates (rows loaded 18 May 2026) · 2023 · people 15+, age-standardised | Different surveys, definitions and years: WHO's modelled estimate covers smoked and smokeless tobacco; the national surveys differ in what they count. |
| 19.8% | any tobacco use, Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2019Global Adult Tobacco Survey, Saudi Arabia 2019, fact sheet · 2019 · residents 15+, current daily or non-daily tobacco use, survey | Different surveys, definitions and years: WHO's modelled estimate covers smoked and smokeless tobacco; the national surveys differ in what they count. | |
| 12.4% | self-reported smoking, including e-cigarettes, GASTAT 2024GASTAT, Health Determinants Statistics Publication 2024 · 2024 · people 15+, self-reported, includes e-cigarettes | Different surveys, definitions and years: WHO's modelled estimate covers smoked and smokeless tobacco; the national surveys differ in what they count. | |
| Physical activity | 51.5% | not active enough, WHO, 2022WHO, insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ (age-standardised), rows loaded 26 October 2026 · 2022 · adults 18+, age-standardised | A different measure and year: WHO estimates the share not active enough in 2022; Vision 2030 reports the share active at least 150 minutes a week in 2025. |
| 59.1% | active at least 150 minutes a week, Vision 2030, 2025Vision 2030 Annual Report 2025, executive summary · 2025 · adults; ages: not stated; measured or self-reported: not stated; crude or age-standardised: not stated | A different measure and year: WHO estimates the share not active enough in 2022; Vision 2030 reports the share active at least 150 minutes a week in 2025. |
Sources Of These Facts
- WHO, insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ (age-standardised), rows loaded 26 October 2026
- WHO data portal, tobacco use estimates (rows loaded 18 May 2026)
- WHO Global Health Estimates, 2023
- Global Adult Tobacco Survey, Saudi Arabia 2019, fact sheet
- GASTAT, Health Determinants Statistics Publication 2024
- Vision 2030 Annual Report 2025, executive summary
About These Figures
How This Area Is Matched
A paper belongs to this area when any of its subject headings is one of the area's headings or sits beneath it. Registered studies use the same headings, applied to the conditions the registry records. Only records carrying subject headings can be assigned at all, and coverage is reported for every selection.
What This Page Does Not Say
Nothing here assesses quality, benefit or performance, and no figure on it should be read as a target. The research-share-to-burden-share ratio compares two shares; it does not establish that research in this area is too much, too little or correctly aimed. Counts describe what is recorded, which is not the same as what was done.
Where The Figures Come From
Publications from PubMed matched with OpenAlex; trials and observational studies from ClinicalTrials.gov. Area assignment follows the SNIH 17-area research dictionary v1.2; burden follows the WHO cause-to-area table v0.4. Both are published in full on the methods page.
Records Behind This Figure