NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography Saudi Arabia (SAU) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2003 - 12/2003 Data type Report: Nationally representativeSubnationally representative Summary The report covers deaths reported by 195 Ministry of Health hospitals. The coding of the underlying cause of death uses ICD-10 classification. The deaths are broken down by sex, nationality, and whether the deaths occurred inside or outside of a hospital. Distribution of death are published according to age group, region, and cause of death. The seven chapters in the report include: general mortality, infant mortality, maternal mortality, deaths due to circulatory system diseases, and deaths due to road traffic accidents. Keywords Abortion, Adult mortality, Birth asphyxia, Blood disorders, Caesarean section, Cancers, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Causes of death, Child mortality, Chronic respiratory diseases, Congenital anomalies, Digestive diseases, Endocrine disorders, Heart disease, Heart failure, Hypertension, Infant mortality, Infectious diseases, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Maternal conditions, Maternal hemorrhage, Maternal mortality, Mental and behavioral disorders, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Neonatal conditions, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Place of death, Pregnancy complications, Respiratory infections, Road traffic injuries, Sepsis, Skin diseases, Stroke, Urinary diseases, Abortive outcome Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia) Publisher Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia) Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). Saudi Arabia Annual Mortality Report 2003. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021