Health in Phatthalung, Thailand: official figures
Phatthalung had 12 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,009 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Phatthalung?
Phatthalung has 2.1 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 20th 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 Phatthalung?
Of the 1,009 beds in Phatthalung, 959 (95%) were in the 11 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 50 (5%) 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 Phatthalung getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Phatthalung went from 1,025 in 2022 to 1,009 in 2024, down 1.6%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Phatthalung?
Phatthalung had 3.7 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 2,680 people, ranking 23rd 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 Phatthalung?
Phatthalung had 24.1 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 33rd 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 Phatthalung?
There were 1.5 dentists and 2.3 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Phatthalung in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 14th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 36th 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 Phatthalung compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Phatthalung ranks 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Satun | 2.1 |
| 56 | Maha Sarakham | 2.1 |
| 57 | Phichit | 2.1 |
| 58 | Phatthalung | 2.1 |
| 59 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 2.0 |
| 60 | Nonthaburi | 2.0 |
| 61 | Phetchaburi | 2.0 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Phatthalung ranks 55 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Suphan Buri | 3.9 |
| 53 | Udon Thani | 3.8 |
| 54 | Mukdahan | 3.7 |
| 55 | Phatthalung | 3.7 |
| 56 | Kanchanaburi | 3.6 |
| 57 | Roi Et | 3.6 |
| 58 | Mae Hong Son | 3.5 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Phatthalung ranks 45 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Nakhon Sawan | 24.6 |
| 43 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 24.5 |
| 44 | Phetchaburi | 24.1 |
| 45 | Phatthalung | 24.1 |
| 46 | Mukdahan | 24.0 |
| 47 | Loei | 23.6 |
| 48 | Mae Hong Son | 23.6 |
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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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