Health in Phayao, Thailand: official figures
Phayao had 9 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 932 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Phayao?
Phayao has 2.7 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 17th 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 Phayao?
Of the 932 beds in Phayao, 816 (88%) were in the 7 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 100 (11%) 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 Phayao getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Phayao went from 968 in 2022 to 932 in 2024, down 3.7%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Phayao?
Phayao had 6.0 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 1,680 people, ranking 20th 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 Phayao?
Phayao had 29.3 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking joint 21st 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 Phayao?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.4 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Phayao in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 34th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 24th 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 Phayao compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Phayao ranks 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Phrae | 2.7 |
| 15 | Surat Thani | 2.7 |
| 16 | Tak | 2.7 |
| 17 | Phayao | 2.7 |
| 18 | Surin | 2.6 |
| 19 | Nong Khai | 2.6 |
| 20 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 2.6 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Phayao ranks 20 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Surat Thani | 6.4 |
| 18 | Lampang | 6.3 |
| 19 | Saraburi | 6.1 |
| 20 | Phayao | 6.0 |
| 21 | Chiang Rai | 5.4 |
| 22 | Ratchaburi | 5.3 |
| 23 | Tak | 5.2 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Phayao ranks 21 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Phangnga | 29.3 |
| 19 | Saraburi | 29.3 |
| 20 | Rayong | 29.3 |
| 21 | Phayao | 29.3 |
| 22 | Yala | 29.3 |
| 23 | Nakhon Pathom | 29.1 |
| 24 | Trang | 28.6 |
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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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