The human right to communicate: A survey of available services in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1. Availability of speech-language pathology (SLP) services in Saudi Arabia’s 13 regions.

		Hospitals surveyed	Hospitals providing SLPs		No. of SLPs
Region	Population	n	n	%	n	per 100 000 population
All regions	27 136 795	196	29	14.7	183	0.67
Albaha	411 888	5	0	–	0	–
Al-Jouf	440 009	7	0	–	0	–
Al-Madina	1 777 933	13	2	15.4	4	0.22
Aseer	1 913 392	22	1	4.5	1	0.05
Eastern Prov.	4 105 780	27	5	18.5	14	0.34
Hail	597 144	7	0	–	0	–
Jazan	1 365 110	6	0	–	0	–
Makkah	6 915 006	22	9	40.9	33	0.48
Najran	505 652	5	0	–	0	–
Northern Borders	320 524	6	0	–	0	–
Quasim	1 215 858	18	1	5.6	2	0.16
Riyadh	6 777 146	49	10	20.4	128	1.89
Tabouk	791 535	9	1	11.1	1	0.13