Health in Phetchabun, Thailand: official figures
Phetchabun had 14 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,641 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Phetchabun?
Phetchabun has 1.8 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 12th 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 Phetchabun?
Of the 1,641 beds in Phetchabun, 1,542 (94%) were in the 11 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 69 (4%) in the 2 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 Phetchabun getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Phetchabun went from 1,651 in 2022 to 1,641 in 2024, down 0.6%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Phetchabun?
Phetchabun had 2.9 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 3,470 people, ranking 7th 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 Phetchabun?
Phetchabun had 18.1 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 4th 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 Phetchabun?
There were 0.8 dentists and 1.5 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Phetchabun in 2024; the dentist ratio is 5th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 5th 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 Phetchabun compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Phetchabun ranks 66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Narathiwat | 1.9 |
| 64 | Rayong | 1.9 |
| 65 | Nakhon Pathom | 1.9 |
| 66 | Phetchabun | 1.8 |
| 67 | Chachoengsao | 1.8 |
| 68 | Sukhothai | 1.8 |
| 69 | Pathum Thani | 1.8 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Phetchabun ranks 71 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Kalasin | 3.0 |
| 69 | Si Sa Ket | 3.0 |
| 70 | Kamphaeng Phet | 2.9 |
| 71 | Phetchabun | 2.9 |
| 72 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.8 |
| 73 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 74 | Amnat Charoen | 2.5 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Phetchabun ranks 74 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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