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
Previous Story

Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan

Next Story

Life Expectancy at Birth

Latest from Blog

Pakistan Among Top Five Countries in Reducing Child Deaths: WHO

Pakistan was ranked among the top five countries worldwide for absolute reduction in child deaths, owing to vaccination efforts, Radio Pakistan reported on April 22. In a statement issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Pakistan had averted 2.6 million child deaths from preventable diseases. The country had also eradicated smallpox,…

Exam Paper Leak

Another exam paper scandal has surfaced in Karachi in which individuals running multiple WhatsApp groups, monetising access to Matric and Intermediate papers, were arrested. Such incidents have, for the umpteenth time, exposed how examination systems in Pakistan are designed, managed, and ultimately compromised. The details matter. Organised groups were selling…

Lingering Threat of Polio

The recently concluded nationwide anti-polio campaign is being called a resounding success by those directly involved in the vaccination drive. The National Emergency Operations Center reports that over 44.7 million children under five received the vaccine, a figure just shy of the 45 million target, representing over 99% coverage. A…

Balochistan Sees Revival of 3,700 Closed Schools

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on April 21 said it was making headway in education by bringing out-of-school children back into classrooms and reopening long-closed institutions. Speaking at an event at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, along with senior officials, shared progress on the ongoing campaign.…

Woman Kills Minor Son to Save Second Marriage

OKARA: A woman was arrested on April 21 for allegedly strangling her seven-year-old son to death from her first husband to save her second marriage. According to the complainant, minor’s father Irfan Ali, he received a call from his former father-in-law, who told him that his son Ali Hamza was…
Go toTop