Saudi Arabia's life expectancy reaches new high at 77.6 years

Adopting the principal of health promotion is one of the Vision 2030 goals.

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The rise in life expectancy is the highest achievement scored in the health sector during 2023.
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Dubai: The average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia has increased to 77.6 years in 2023 compared to 74 years in 2016 due to excessive health promotion in the Kingdom, according to a report by the Health Sector Transformation Program.

The rise in life expectancy is the highest achievement scored in the health sector during 2023. Adopting the principal of health promotion is one of the Vision 2030 goals.

How Saudi Arabia enhanced the level of public health

Spreading the culture of walking Reducing salt in foods Disclosing calories and other policies Implementing fforts to improve health services Enhancing prevention against health risks through early screening processes.

Government programs for the health initiative

Early detection of diseases contributed to the increase in life expectancy. More than five million people have been subjected to exploratory obesity screening, with over a million cases of early detection. More than one million people underwent exploratory screening for diabetes, with approximately 11,000 early detection cases, as well as 160,000 women undergoing early breast cancer screening, which resulted in 654 early detection cases. This detection contributes to the treatment of cases discovered in their early stages.

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