Health in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand: official figures
Nakhon Nayok had 6 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 915 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Nakhon Nayok?
Nakhon Nayok has 3.4 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 3rd 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 Nakhon Nayok?
Of the 915 beds in Nakhon Nayok, 455 (50%) were in the 4 Ministry of Public Health establishments and none were private; 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 Nakhon Nayok getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Nakhon Nayok went from 856 in 2022 to 915 in 2024, up 6.9%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Nakhon Nayok?
Nakhon Nayok had 8.0 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 1,250 people, ranking 9th 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 Nakhon Nayok?
Nakhon Nayok had 42.0 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 2nd 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 Nakhon Nayok?
There were 2.0 dentists and 3.2 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Nakhon Nayok in 2024; the dentist ratio is 5th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 6th 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 Nakhon Nayok compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Nayok ranks 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiang Mai | 3.7 |
| 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 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Nayok ranks 9 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 9.5 |
| 7 | Chon Buri | 9.0 |
| 8 | Songkhla | 8.6 |
| 9 | Nakhon Nayok | 8.0 |
| 10 | Nakhon Pathom | 7.5 |
| 11 | Pathum Thani | 7.4 |
| 12 | Chanthaburi | 7.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Nayok ranks 2 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 77.9 |
| 2 | Nakhon Nayok | 42.0 |
| 3 | Chiang Mai | 41.9 |
| 4 | Chon Buri | 41.5 |
| 5 | Phuket | 41.0 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 38.7 |
| 7 | Samut Sakhon | 38.3 |
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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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