Health in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand: official figures
Nakhon Si Thammarat had 31 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 3,586 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Nakhon Si Thammarat?
Nakhon Si Thammarat has 2.3 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 33rd lowest 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 Si Thammarat?
Of the 3,586 beds in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 2,923 (82%) were in the 23 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 277 (8%) in the 4 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 Si Thammarat getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Nakhon Si Thammarat went from 3,735 in 2022 to 3,586 in 2024, down 4.0%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Nakhon Si Thammarat?
Nakhon Si Thammarat had 4.9 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 2,040 people, ranking 31st 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 Si Thammarat?
Nakhon Si Thammarat had 22.1 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking joint 20th 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 Si Thammarat?
There were 0.9 dentists and 2.1 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Nakhon Si Thammarat in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 16th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 31st 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 Si Thammarat compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Si Thammarat ranks 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Trang | 2.4 |
| 43 | Trat | 2.3 |
| 44 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.3 |
| 45 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 2.3 |
| 46 | Kalasin | 2.3 |
| 47 | Yala | 2.3 |
| 48 | Chiang Rai | 2.3 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Si Thammarat ranks 31 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Chachoengsao | 5.0 |
| 29 | Phichit | 5.0 |
| 30 | Phrae | 4.9 |
| 31 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 4.9 |
| 32 | Trang | 4.9 |
| 33 | Chai Nat | 4.7 |
| 34 | Ubon Ratchathani | 4.7 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Nakhon Si Thammarat ranks 58 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Krabi | 22.5 |
| 56 | Narathiwat | 22.1 |
| 57 | Sa Kaeo | 22.1 |
| 58 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 22.1 |
| 59 | Maha Sarakham | 21.9 |
| 60 | Nong Khai | 21.8 |
| 61 | Sakon Nakhon | 21.7 |
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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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