National health expenditures, health workforce density and hospital beds per 10 000 population designed by authors on the basis of the World Health Organization database
| General government expenditure on health as % of THE | Private-sector expenditure on health (PvtHE) as % of THE | GGHE as % of general government expenditure | Per capita government expenditure on health (PPP int. $) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 | |
| GCC countries | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | 69.6 | 67.5 | 68.9 | 69.7 | 30.4 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 31.1 | 30.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9 | 9.8 | 553 | 541 | 665 | 712 | 865 |
| Kuwait | 82.6 | 77.5 | 75.4 | 76.8 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 866 | 570 | 644 | 551 | 611 |
| Oman | 83.9 | 81.8 | 82 | 73.2 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 18 | 18 | 26.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 406 | 506 | 561 | 522 | 434 |
| Qatar | 62.2 | 68.8 | 77.7 | 70.1 | 37.8 | 31.2 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 29.9 | 5 | 5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 915 | 1000 | 2251 | 2293 | 1990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 67.8 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 32.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 247 | 529 | 517 | 536 | 608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 76.6 | 67.6 | 67.3 | 21 | 23.4 | 31.7 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 727 | 616 | 584 | 543 | 634 |
| World Bank Income Group | |||||||||||||||||||
| Global | 62.2 | 57.8 | 58.9 | 60.4 | 37.8 | 42.2 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 39.6 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 267 | 321 | 407 | 434 | 520 |
| High income | 63.6 | 59.4 | 60.4 | 62.2 | 36.4 | 40.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 37.8 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 1318 | 1631 | 2094 | 2225 | 2609 |
| Upper-middle income | 52.8 | 52 | 53.5 | 56.5 | 47.2 | 48 | 46.3 | 46.5 | 43.5 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 192 | 246 | 317 | 346 | 464 |
| Lower-middle income | 42.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 | 44 | 57.4 | 62.9 | 61.7 | 60.5 | 56 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 52 | 58 | 84 |
| Low income | 39.7 | 37.6 | 37.7 | 41.8 | 60.3 | 62.4 | 62.9 | 62.3 | 58.2 | 8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 30 |
| Private insurance as % of PvtHE | Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of PvtHE | Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | Health workforce density and hospital beds per 10 000 population—GCC countries vs. the World Bank Income Group | ||||||||||||||||
| GCC countries | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 | Physicians density | Nursing and midwifery personnel | Hospital beds | ||
| Bahrain | 23.4 | 25.4 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 71.3 | 68.7 | 69.3 | 71.6 | 65 | 462 | 483 | 617 | 694 | 1000 | 14.42‡ | 37.30‡ | 18§ | ||
| Kuwait | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 615 | 504 | 635 | 658 | 1006 | 17.93§ | 45.50§ | 20§ | ||
| Oman | 23.1 | 21.3 | 22.8 | 24 | 63.2 | 64.4 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 63.5 | 232 | 252 | 290 | 312 | 458 | 19.01‡ | 41.10‡ | 18§ | ||
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.7 | 84.5 | 87.2 | 87.7 | 88.7 | 567 | 659 | 1555 | 1939 | 2935 | 27.57* | 73.70* | 22§ | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 13.6 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 36.7 | 47.5 | 41.3 | 38.5 | 34.9 | 28.4 | 177 | 338 | 354 | 507 | 742 | 9.39‡ | 21.00‡ | 21.7‡ | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 19.7 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 71 | 69.4 | 68.1 | 67.3 | 67.6 | 713 | 699 | 794 | 888 | 1551 | 19.30† | 40.90† | 19‡ | ||
| World Bank Income Group | |||||||||||||||||||
| Global | 42.5 | 43.9 | 46.6 | 44.2 | 46.4 | 44.6 | 42.4 | 42.7 | 45.2 | 458 | 484 | 650 | 694 | 866 | 14 | 28 | 29 | ||
| High income | 46.5 | 49.1 | 52.3 | 51.1 | 41.8 | 38.2 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 36.8 | 2455 | 2657 | 3671 | 3887 | 4706 | 28 | 71 | 59 | ||
| Upper-middle income | 24.8 | 24 | 25.6 | 27 | 69.3 | 70.7 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 68.3 | 196 | 221 | 280 | 343 | 572 | 17 | 26 | 36 | ||
| Lower-middle income | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 90.4 | 93.2 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 90.7 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 57 | 98 | 8 | 15 | 22 | ||
| Low income | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 87.4 | 85.6 | 84.4 | 83.3 | 84.8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
World Bank Income Group hospital workforce density based on 2007 data and hospital beds data based on 2005 data.
THE, total expenditure on health; PvtHE, private-sector expenditure on health; GGHE, general government expenditure on health; PPP, purchasing power parity.
Hospital workforce and hospital beds data for GCC countries.
*
Year 2006 data.
†
Year 2007 data.
‡
Year 2008 data.
§
Year 2009 data.