Health in Loei, Thailand: official figures
Loei had 17 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,360 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Loei?
Loei has 2.6 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 25th 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 Loei?
Of the 1,360 beds in Loei, 1,230 (90%) were in the 15 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 100 (7%) 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 Loei getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Loei went from 1,365 in 2022 to 1,360 in 2024, down 0.4%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Loei?
Loei had 3.4 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 2,990 people, ranking 16th 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 Loei?
Loei had 23.6 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking joint 30th 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 Loei?
There were 1.1 dentists and 1.9 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Loei in 2024; the dentist ratio is 27th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 22nd 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 Loei compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Loei ranks 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Nan | 2.6 |
| 23 | Ubon Ratchathani | 2.6 |
| 24 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 25 | Loei | 2.6 |
| 26 | Uttaradit | 2.5 |
| 27 | Phangnga | 2.5 |
| 28 | Nakhon Sawan | 2.5 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Loei ranks 62 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Surin | 3.4 |
| 60 | Ranong | 3.4 |
| 61 | Buri Ram | 3.4 |
| 62 | Loei | 3.4 |
| 63 | Pattani | 3.3 |
| 64 | Narathiwat | 3.3 |
| 65 | Satun | 3.3 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Loei ranks 47 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Phetchaburi | 24.1 |
| 45 | Phatthalung | 24.1 |
| 46 | Mukdahan | 24.0 |
| 47 | Loei | 23.6 |
| 48 | Mae Hong Son | 23.6 |
| 49 | Lop Buri | 23.6 |
| 50 | Uthai Thani | 23.5 |
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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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