Health in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand: official figures
Nakhon Sawan had 24 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,220 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Nakhon Sawan?
Nakhon Sawan has 2.5 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 28th 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 Sawan?
Of the 2,220 beds in Nakhon Sawan, 1,593 (72%) were in the 16 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 494 (22%) in the 5 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 Nakhon Sawan getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Nakhon Sawan went from 2,299 in 2022 to 2,220 in 2024, down 3.4%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Nakhon Sawan?
Nakhon Sawan had 5.1 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 1,970 people, ranking 27th 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 Sawan?
Nakhon Sawan had 24.6 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 36th 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 Nakhon Sawan?
There were 1.1 dentists and 2.1 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Nakhon Sawan in 2024; the dentist ratio is 35th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 33rd 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 Nakhon Sawan compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Sawan ranks 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loei | 2.6 |
| 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 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Sawan ranks 27 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Phangnga | 5.2 |
| 25 | Samut Prakan | 5.2 |
| 26 | Uttaradit | 5.1 |
| 27 | Nakhon Sawan | 5.1 |
| 28 | Chachoengsao | 5.0 |
| 29 | Phichit | 5.0 |
| 30 | Phrae | 4.9 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Sawan ranks 42 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Suphan Buri | 25.0 |
| 40 | Chachoengsao | 25.0 |
| 41 | Satun | 24.9 |
| 42 | Nakhon Sawan | 24.6 |
| 43 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 24.5 |
| 44 | Phetchaburi | 24.1 |
| 45 | Phatthalung | 24.1 |
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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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