Health in Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand: official figures
Nong Bua Lam Phu had 7 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 712 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Nong Bua Lam Phu?
Nong Bua Lam Phu has 1.5 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 4th 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 Nong Bua Lam Phu?
Of the 712 beds in Nong Bua Lam Phu, 682 (96%) were in the 6 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 30 (4%) 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 Nong Bua Lam Phu getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Nong Bua Lam Phu went from 679 in 2022 to 712 in 2024, up 4.9%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Nong Bua Lam Phu?
Nong Bua Lam Phu had 2.1 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 4,850 people, ranking 2nd 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 Nong Bua Lam Phu?
Nong Bua Lam Phu had 14.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking the 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 Nong Bua Lam Phu?
There were 0.8 dentists and 1.4 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Nong Bua Lam Phu in 2024; the dentist ratio is 11th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 2nd 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 Nong Bua Lam Phu compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Nong Bua Lam Phu ranks 74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Pattani | 1.8 |
| 72 | Mukdahan | 1.7 |
| 73 | Samut Prakan | 1.5 |
| 74 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 1.5 |
| 75 | Prachin Buri | 1.5 |
| 76 | Kamphaeng Phet | 1.3 |
| 77 | Ranong | 1.3 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Nong Bua Lam Phu ranks 76 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Phetchabun | 2.9 |
| 72 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.8 |
| 73 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 74 | Amnat Charoen | 2.5 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 2.4 |
| 76 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 2.1 |
| 77 | Bueng Kan | 2.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Nong Bua Lam Phu ranks 77 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Kamphaeng Phet | 18.8 |
| 72 | Si Sa Ket | 18.7 |
| 73 | Nakhon Phanom | 18.6 |
| 74 | Phetchabun | 18.1 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 18.1 |
| 76 | Bueng Kan | 17.4 |
| 77 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 14.7 |
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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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