MENAAP healthcare markets

8 reports across 1 categories. Researched figures and forecasts are supplied with purchase.

Health in MENAAP: WHO figures

Latest figure for each country we report on in MENAAP (WHO)
MeasureSaudi ArabiaUAEQatarEgyptIraqJordanLebanonSyriaYemenPalestineMoroccoSudanAfghanistanPakistan
Diabetes (adults) % of adults 20.8 202226.1 202225.8 202227.8 202225.5 202218.4 202219.4 202221.7 202218.3 202219.7 202218.7 202210.7 202225.3 202230.9 2022
Obesity (adults) % of adults 40.1 202431.6 202442.0 202443.9 202439.7 202435.4 202430.7 202433.0 202413.3 202437.4 202421.6 202417.8 202420.6 202424.5 2024
High blood pressure (ages 30–79) % of adults 30–79 34.0 201941.4 201940.9 201938.2 201948.1 201937.7 201938.1 201941.1 201929.3 201939.1 201935.3 201940.8 201940.2 201943.2 2019
Anaemia in women 15–49 % of women 17.6 202328.2 202323.6 202332.7 202327.1 202333.0 202334.0 202331.0 202336.4 202324.8 202329.5 202334.0 202345.4 202346.5 2023
Universal health coverage index index (0–100) 83 202384 202384 202371 202364 202374 202367 202370 202343 202365 202365 202348 202342 202356 2023
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 people 14.7 20235.1 20237.3 20237.9 202320.4 202313.7 20236.9 202331.7 202329.6 20234.0 202316.2 202318.9 202322.9 202311.3 2023
Healthy life expectancy years 66.5 202370.2 202369.3 202361.6 202362.4 202368.6 202366.0 202361.3 202357.9 202354.3 202364.6 202357.8 202353.3 202358.4 2023
Early deaths from long-term diseases % 14.4 20236.8 20236.9 202325.0 202320.2 202311.2 202312.6 202318.9 202325.6 202313.9 202318.8 202322.4 202332.8 202324.0 2023
Tobacco use (adults) % of adults 14.7 20258.8 202512.6 202525.4 202520.1 202534.0 202547.4 2025––35.9 202512.3 2025–21.7 202517.4 2025
Not active enough (adults) % of adults 51.5 202266.1 202253.5 202233.8 202252.0 202228.2 202258.6 202237.8 202229.2 202229.7 202224.5 202219.1 202233.4 202245.7 2022
Alcohol drunk per person litres of pure alcohol (15+) –0.6 20241.3 20240.1 20240.6 20240.3 20242.0 20240.1 20240.0 2024–0.5 20241.4 20240.0 20240.1 2024
Fine dust in the air (PM2.5) µg per m³ 43.9 202334.0 202358.1 202353.5 202339.8 202323.5 202326.5 202327.8 202334.0 202320.4 202314.2 202328.5 202349.3 202342.9 2023

MENAAP: People and health spending

Latest figure for each country we report on in MENAAP (World Bank)
MeasureSaudi ArabiaUAEQatarEgyptIraqJordanLebanonSyriaYemenPalestineMoroccoSudanAfghanistanPakistan
Population people 37.0 million 202511.5 million 20253.0 million 2025118.4 million 202547.0 million 202511.5 million 20255.8 million 202525.6 million 202541.8 million 20255.4 million 202538.4 million 202551.7 million 202543.8 million 2025255.2 million 2025
Life expectancy at birth years 79.0 202483.1 202482.5 202471.8 202472.4 202478.0 202477.9 202472.6 202469.4 202469.2 202475.5 202466.5 202466.3 202467.8 2024
People aged 65 and over % of people 3.1 20251.8 20251.7 20255.3 20253.4 20254.8 202510.4 20254.8 20252.5 20253.9 20258.5 20253.4 20252.4 20254.4 2025
Health spending per person US$ per person 1,825 20232,402 20231,804 2023141 2023333 2023342 2023261 202333 202348 2023346 2023232 202321 202359 202330 2023
Health spending (% of GDP) % of GDP 5.7 20235.0 20232.5 20234.9 20235.5 20237.7 20235.6 20232.7 20239.7 202310.7 20236.1 20232.9 202315.0 20232.5 2023
Out-of-pocket spending % of health spending 14.1 20239.7 20237.4 202357.2 202354.0 202334.5 202329.7 202372.4 202369.1 202342.1 202337.3 202357.4 202377.1 202352.9 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people 3.41 20232.99 20233.02 20230.67 20201.02 20222.85 20222.68 20201.52 20210.10 20232.17 20180.74 20210.25 20170.32 20231.16 2021
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people 6.56 20236.19 20228.49 20231.79 20182.65 20223.33 20231.92 20181.76 20210.54 20231.95 20180.87 20231.08 20180.55 20230.52 2021
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 2.41 20231.87 20221.25 20221.06 20211.06 20181.41 20232.73 20211.43 20210.46 20231.30 20220.73 20230.66 20210.35 20230.63 2020

All 8 MENAAP markets

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Public Health 8 markets

Current size, forecast and growth are supplied with each purchased report.

Sources: Acuitas market figures and forecasts are supplied with purchased reports. Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov; found by search words, so counts are a guide, and one trial can count in more than one market. Health figures: WHO Global Health Observatory. People and health spending: World Bank. Public figures fetched 12 Nov 2026.

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