Health in Bueng Kan, Thailand: official figures
Bueng Kan had 8 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 695 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Bueng Kan?
Bueng Kan has 2.0 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 16th lowest of 77 provinces; for Thailand it is 2.5.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyAre there more public or private hospital beds in Bueng Kan?
Of the 695 beds in Bueng Kan, 695 (100%) were in the 8 Ministry of Public Health establishments and none were private; the rest were run by other ministries, local government, state enterprises and independent public agencies.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyIs Bueng Kan getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Bueng Kan went from 630 in 2022 to 695 in 2024, up 10.3%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Bueng Kan?
Bueng Kan had 2.0 physicians for every 10,000 residents in 2024 (B.E. 2567) in the Ministry of Public Health's medical personnel statistics, about one for every 5,050 people, ranking the lowest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Bueng Kan?
Bueng Kan had 17.4 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 2nd lowest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Bueng Kan?
There were 0.7 dentists and 1.4 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Bueng Kan in 2024; the dentist ratio is the lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 2nd lowest of 77 among the provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow Bueng Kan compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Bueng Kan ranks 62 of 77, highest first. Beds in hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, divided by the NESDC 2024 population estimate.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 2.0 |
| 60 | Nonthaburi | 2.0 |
| 61 | Phetchaburi | 2.0 |
| 62 | Bueng Kan | 2.0 |
| 63 | Narathiwat | 1.9 |
| 64 | Rayong | 1.9 |
| 65 | Nakhon Pathom | 1.9 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Bueng Kan ranks 77 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Phetchabun | 2.9 |
| 72 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.8 |
| 73 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 74 | Amnat Charoen | 2.5 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 2.4 |
| 76 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 2.1 |
| 77 | Bueng Kan | 2.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Bueng Kan ranks 76 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Kamphaeng Phet | 18.8 |
| 72 | Si Sa Ket | 18.7 |
| 73 | Nakhon Phanom | 18.6 |
| 74 | Phetchabun | 18.1 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 18.1 |
| 76 | Bueng Kan | 17.4 |
| 77 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 14.7 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data: Hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, and number of beds, by province and type of operator (to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e9c224ab8db…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data: Ratio of medical personnel to the population by province (physicians, dentists, pharmacists and professional nurses per 10,000 people, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 95ac7bd4234a…)
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