Health in Phichit, Thailand: official figures
Phichit had 16 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,023 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Phichit?
Phichit has 2.1 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 21st 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 Phichit?
Of the 1,023 beds in Phichit, 805 (79%) were in the 12 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 218 (21%) 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 Phichit getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Phichit went from 993 in 2022 to 1,023 in 2024, up 3.0%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Phichit?
Phichit had 5.0 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 2,020 people, ranking 29th 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 Phichit?
Phichit had 20.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 15th 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 Phichit?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.2 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Phichit in 2024; the dentist ratio is 32nd highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 39th 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 Phichit compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Phichit ranks 57 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Mae Hong Son | 2.1 |
| 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 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Phichit ranks 29 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Uttaradit | 5.1 |
| 27 | Nakhon Sawan | 5.1 |
| 28 | Chachoengsao | 5.0 |
| 29 | Phichit | 5.0 |
| 30 | Phrae | 4.9 |
| 31 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 4.9 |
| 32 | Trang | 4.9 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Phichit ranks 63 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Nong Khai | 21.8 |
| 61 | Sakon Nakhon | 21.7 |
| 62 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 21.6 |
| 63 | Phichit | 20.7 |
| 64 | Kalasin | 20.5 |
| 65 | Roi Et | 20.2 |
| 66 | Yasothon | 20.1 |
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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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