Health in Russiefa, Jordan: official figures
Zarqa Governorate, which contains Russeifa, had 9 hospitals with 1,208 beds in 2024: 2 Ministry of Health hospitals with 663 beds, the rest private or other government hospitals. Jordan had 120 hospitals and 16,325 beds.
How many hospital beds does Russeifa have?
Zarqa Governorate has 7.2 hospital beds per 10,000 people, against 13.9 across Jordan (2024 beds, 2024 population estimate). That is joint lowest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Russeifa?
Zarqa Governorate had 495 pharmacies in 2024, or 3.0 per 10,000 people, against 3.5 across Jordan (4,146 pharmacies). That is joint 3rd lowest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow many public hospital beds are there in Russeifa?
Ministry of Health hospitals in Zarqa Governorate, which contains Russeifa, had 663 beds in 2024, or 4.0 per 10,000 people, against 5.2 across Jordan.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Russiefa compares with other cities in Jordan
Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) (2024)
Russiefa ranks 9 of 9, highest first. All hospital beds in the governorate (Ministry of Health, private, other government) per 10,000 people; cities in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aqaba | 13.1 |
| 4 | Irbid | 11.3 |
| 5 | Ramtha | 11.3 |
| 6 | Mafraq | 8.6 |
| 7 | Madaba | 8.2 |
| 8 | Zarqa | 7.2 |
| 9 | Russiefa | 7.2 |
Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) (2024)
Russiefa ranks 7 of 9, highest first. Pharmacies in the governorate per 10,000 people; cities in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Amman | 4.0 |
| 4 | Irbid | 3.2 |
| 5 | Ramtha | 3.2 |
| 6 | Zarqa | 3.0 |
| 7 | Russiefa | 3.0 |
| 8 | Mafraq | 2.7 |
| 9 | Aqaba | 2.0 |
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Sources
- Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 14: Health (tables 14.10 and 14.11, 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d3cc404a5043…)
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