Types of Health Facilities Available in Pakistan

Provincial Breakdown of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Health Facilities

Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level
Sindh 1824 253 14
Punjab 2835 652 22
KP 2281 381 33
Balochistan 1089 198 9
ICT 31 3 2
Total 8060 1487 80
Source: National Institute of Health (2024)

 

National Medical and Health Establishments (2011–2023)

Year Hospitals Dispensaries BHUs Maternity & Child Health Centres Rural Health Centres TB Centres Total Beds Population per Bed
2011 980 5039 5449 851 579 345 107537 1647
2012 1092 5176 5478 628 640 326 111802 1616
2013 1113 5413 5471 687 667 329 118378 1557
2014 1143 5548 5438 670 669 334 118170 1591
2015 1172 5695 5478 733 684 339 119548 1604
2016 1243 5971 5473 755 668 345 124821 1565
2017 1264 5654 5505 727 688 431 131049 1585
2018 1279 5671 5527 747 686 441 132227 1608
2019 1282 5743 5472 752 670 412 133707
2020 1289 5849 5561 752 719 410 147112
2021 1276 5832 5559 781 736 416 146053
2022 1284 5584 5520 798 697 417 151661
2023 (P) 1284 5584 5520 798 697 417 151661
Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2023-24/ FBS
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