Middle East
Healthcare and travel insurance in Saudi Arabia
$1,825health spend per person
Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Good government and private hospitals in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam; the visa insurance covers basics. Remote desert areas are far from care.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Medical insurance is mandatory and included in the tourist eVisa fee.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacy chains like Nahdi and Al-Dawaa are everywhere, many 24 hours; city pharmacists usually speak English.
- Doctors: 3.4 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 999 · Ambulance 997 · Fire 998 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Saudi Arabia
- Saudi unified visa platform
- Visit Saudi
- World Bank open data
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