Health in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand: official figures
Prachuap Khiri Khan had 11 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,269 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Prachuap Khiri Khan?
Prachuap Khiri Khan has 2.6 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 20th 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan?
Of the 1,269 beds in Prachuap Khiri Khan, 1,145 (90%) were in the 8 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 45 (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 Prachuap Khiri Khan getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Prachuap Khiri Khan went from 1,282 in 2022 to 1,269 in 2024, down 1.0%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Prachuap Khiri Khan?
Prachuap Khiri Khan had 4.3 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 2,300 people, ranking 37th 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan?
Prachuap Khiri Khan had 21.6 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 16th 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan?
There were 1.2 dentists and 1.9 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Prachuap Khiri Khan in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 34th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 23rd 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Prachuap Khiri Khan ranks 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Phayao | 2.7 |
| 18 | Surin | 2.6 |
| 19 | Nong Khai | 2.6 |
| 20 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 2.6 |
| 21 | Udon Thani | 2.6 |
| 22 | Nan | 2.6 |
| 23 | Ubon Ratchathani | 2.6 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Prachuap Khiri Khan ranks 41 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Trat | 4.6 |
| 39 | Chumphon | 4.5 |
| 40 | Yala | 4.4 |
| 41 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 4.3 |
| 42 | Prachin Buri | 4.3 |
| 43 | Nan | 4.3 |
| 44 | Lop Buri | 4.2 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Prachuap Khiri Khan ranks 62 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Maha Sarakham | 21.9 |
| 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 |
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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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