Health in Chai Nat, Thailand: official figures
Chai Nat had 8 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 639 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Chai Nat?
Chai Nat has 2.2 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 28th 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 Chai Nat?
Of the 639 beds in Chai Nat, 580 (91%) were in the 7 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 59 (9%) in the 1 private ones; 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 Chai Nat getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Chai Nat went from 616 in 2022 to 639 in 2024, up 3.7%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Chai Nat?
Chai Nat had 4.7 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 2,130 people, ranking 33rd highest 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 Chai Nat?
Chai Nat had 25.5 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 37th highest 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 Chai Nat?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.3 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Chai Nat in 2024; the dentist ratio is 33rd highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 33rd highest of 77 among the provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow Chai Nat compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Chai Nat ranks 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Yala | 2.3 |
| 48 | Chiang Rai | 2.3 |
| 49 | Roi Et | 2.3 |
| 50 | Chai Nat | 2.2 |
| 51 | Kanchanaburi | 2.2 |
| 52 | Samut Sakhon | 2.2 |
| 53 | Yasothon | 2.1 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Chai Nat ranks 33 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Phrae | 4.9 |
| 31 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 4.9 |
| 32 | Trang | 4.9 |
| 33 | Chai Nat | 4.7 |
| 34 | Ubon Ratchathani | 4.7 |
| 35 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 4.6 |
| 36 | Samut Songkhram | 4.6 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Chai Nat ranks 37 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 26.4 |
| 35 | Samut Songkhram | 25.9 |
| 36 | Nonthaburi | 25.5 |
| 37 | Chai Nat | 25.5 |
| 38 | Pattani | 25.0 |
| 39 | Suphan Buri | 25.0 |
| 40 | Chachoengsao | 25.0 |
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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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