The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released its 2024 Health Status Statistics Publication with 97.4% of adults (aged 15 and above) rating their health as good or better.
GASTAT’s Health Status Statistics Publication is based on self-reported data from the results of the 2024 National Health Survey and the 2024 Women and Child Health Survey, along with population estimates from the General Authority for Statistics for the year 2024.
According to the results, 97.4% of adults (aged 15 and above) rated their health as good or better.
18.95% of adults (aged 15 and above) have a chronic disease, with the most common chronic conditions being diabetes (9.1%), hypertension (7.9%), cholesterol (3.6%), cardiovascular diseases (1.5%), and cancer (0.6%).
Among children (under 15 years), 9.4% were found to have a chronic disease, with the most prevalent conditions being asthma (4.1%), allergies (2.0%), skin diseases (1.6%), hyperactivity (0.8%), autism (0.6%), diabetes (0.5%), and cancer (0.3%).
1.8% of adults (aged 15 and above) suffer from severe depression, with a higher prevalence among females at 2.5%, compared to 1.4% for males.
0.2% of adults experience severe anxiety, with 0.4% of females affected, compared to 0.2% for males.
