Health in Chiang Rai, Thailand: official figures
Chiang Rai had 23 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,585 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Chiang Rai?
Chiang Rai has 2.3 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 30th 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 Chiang Rai?
Of the 2,585 beds in Chiang Rai, 1,920 (74%) were in the 17 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 455 (18%) in the 4 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 Chiang Rai getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Chiang Rai went from 2,766 in 2022 to 2,585 in 2024, down 6.5%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Chiang Rai?
Chiang Rai had 5.4 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 1,870 people, ranking 21st 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 Chiang Rai?
Chiang Rai had 27.0 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 30th 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 Chiang Rai?
There were 1.8 dentists and 2.5 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Chiang Rai in 2024; the dentist ratio is 7th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 21st 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 Chiang Rai compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Chiang Rai ranks 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 2.3 |
| 46 | Kalasin | 2.3 |
| 47 | Yala | 2.3 |
| 48 | Chiang Rai | 2.3 |
| 49 | Roi Et | 2.3 |
| 50 | Chai Nat | 2.2 |
| 51 | Kanchanaburi | 2.2 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Chiang Rai ranks 21 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Lampang | 6.3 |
| 19 | Saraburi | 6.1 |
| 20 | Phayao | 6.0 |
| 21 | Chiang Rai | 5.4 |
| 22 | Ratchaburi | 5.3 |
| 23 | Tak | 5.2 |
| 24 | Phangnga | 5.2 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Chiang Rai ranks 30 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Tak | 27.6 |
| 28 | Ratchaburi | 27.6 |
| 29 | Lamphun | 27.0 |
| 30 | Chiang Rai | 27.0 |
| 31 | Ubon Ratchathani | 26.5 |
| 32 | Ang Thong | 26.4 |
| 33 | Chumphon | 26.4 |
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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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