Health in Khon Kaen, Thailand: official figures
Khon Kaen had 34 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 5,351 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Khon Kaen?
Khon Kaen has 3.1 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 5th 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 Khon Kaen?
Of the 5,351 beds in Khon Kaen, 3,535 (66%) were in the 28 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 517 (10%) in the 3 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 Khon Kaen getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Khon Kaen went from 5,206 in 2022 to 5,351 in 2024, up 2.8%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Khon Kaen?
Khon Kaen had 9.5 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 1,050 people, ranking 6th 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 Khon Kaen?
Khon Kaen had 38.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 6th 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 Khon Kaen?
There were 1.8 dentists and 2.5 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Khon Kaen in 2024; the dentist ratio is 8th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 20th 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 Khon Kaen compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Khon Kaen ranks 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sing Buri | 3.5 |
| 3 | Nakhon Nayok | 3.4 |
| 4 | Bangkok | 3.4 |
| 5 | Khon Kaen | 3.1 |
| 6 | Ratchaburi | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ang Thong | 3.0 |
| 8 | Uthai Thani | 2.9 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Khon Kaen ranks 6 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chiang Mai | 11.9 |
| 4 | Samut Sakhon | 11.5 |
| 5 | Phitsanulok | 9.8 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 9.5 |
| 7 | Chon Buri | 9.0 |
| 8 | Songkhla | 8.6 |
| 9 | Nakhon Nayok | 8.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Khon Kaen ranks 6 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chiang Mai | 41.9 |
| 4 | Chon Buri | 41.5 |
| 5 | Phuket | 41.0 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 38.7 |
| 7 | Samut Sakhon | 38.3 |
| 8 | Chanthaburi | 38.0 |
| 9 | Sing Buri | 35.1 |
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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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