Health in Chumphon, Thailand: official figures
Chumphon had 14 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,240 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Chumphon?
Chumphon has 2.5 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 29th highest 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 Chumphon?
Of the 1,240 beds in Chumphon, 1,042 (84%) were in the 11 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 186 (15%) in the 2 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 Chumphon getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Chumphon went from 1,266 in 2022 to 1,240 in 2024, down 2.1%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Chumphon?
Chumphon had 4.5 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 2,210 people, ranking 39th 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 Chumphon?
Chumphon had 26.4 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, 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 dentists are there in Chumphon?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.4 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Chumphon in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 38th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 26th 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 Chumphon compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Chumphon ranks 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Uttaradit | 2.5 |
| 27 | Phangnga | 2.5 |
| 28 | Nakhon Sawan | 2.5 |
| 29 | Chumphon | 2.5 |
| 30 | Samut Songkhram | 2.5 |
| 31 | Saraburi | 2.5 |
| 32 | Buri Ram | 2.4 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Chumphon ranks 39 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Samut Songkhram | 4.6 |
| 37 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 4.6 |
| 38 | Trat | 4.6 |
| 39 | Chumphon | 4.5 |
| 40 | Yala | 4.4 |
| 41 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 4.3 |
| 42 | Prachin Buri | 4.3 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Chumphon ranks 33 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chiang Rai | 27.0 |
| 31 | Ubon Ratchathani | 26.5 |
| 32 | Ang Thong | 26.4 |
| 33 | Chumphon | 26.4 |
| 34 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 26.4 |
| 35 | Samut Songkhram | 25.9 |
| 36 | Nonthaburi | 25.5 |
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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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