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.
Healthy population is one of the major factors for the country development and security. The tenth
National Economic and Social Development Plan(B.E.
2550 (2007) – 2554 (2011)
) emphasizes on
development of holistic health system aiming at healthcare as preventive as well as revival of mental and
physical well being. Thais will ensure to have food security and safe consumption as well as cutting down
risky behaviors on health.
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. Health statistics compiled by Bureau of Policy
and Strategy were derived from the Provincial Public Health Office and inquiry to the authorities concerned.
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.
