Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2012

Health Statistics Health statistics were obtained from Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health and the National Statistical Office. Good health condition of the population is one of the major factors for the country development. The Eleventh National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012– 2016) emphasizes on promoting the reduction of risk factors in health. Population will be promoted to have good condition in physical and mental, including provision of knowledge and skills in health care for themselves, family and community. The policy will support the people to have active participation in health policy formulation, in conjunction with the development of health care service system and promotion of alternative medicines. The development of health personnel, in terms of number, will be balanced and adequate to be mobilized throughout the country. Monetary and fiscal measures for health care will be managed in efficient and sustainable manners. Statistics on Public health resources; these statistics are related to number of hospitals, health personnel and public health, classified by public sector and the private’s. In addition, statistics on ratio between health resources and population were also presented. Statistics on Smoking and Drinking Behavior : National Statistics Office firstly conducted survey on Smoking Behavior in 1976 and survey on Drinking Behavior in 2001 . Later, in 2004 these two surveys were merged together under the survey titled “ Smoking and Drinking Behavior. ” The coverage of this survey was members of private households located in municipal and non-municipal areas throughout the country. Data collected were population’s behavior at risk to health status. Cigarette: according to the Tobacco Act. B.E. 1966 , it means such of finely tobacco-cut or another similar substance is flavored whether or not mixed with any other ingredient of tobacco-dried or finely tobacco-cut, wrapping or covering of which is made of paper or used any other substance rather than paper or tobacco-dried or finely tobacco-cut. Types of cigarette covered in this survey, were such as cigarette-packed in domestic, cigarette-packed from aboard, roll-your-own cigarette not producing from the Monopoly Tobacco Office and other cigarette such as cigars and pipes, and etc.