Health in Rayong, Thailand: official figures
Rayong had 16 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,178 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Rayong?
Rayong has 1.9 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 14th 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 Rayong?
Of the 2,178 beds in Rayong, 1,515 (70%) were in the 9 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 654 (30%) in the 6 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 Rayong getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Rayong went from 1,900 in 2022 to 2,178 in 2024, up 14.6%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Rayong?
Rayong had 6.7 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 1,490 people, ranking 14th 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 Rayong?
Rayong had 29.3 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, 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 dentists are there in Rayong?
There were 1.1 dentists and 2.6 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Rayong in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 30th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 12th 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 Rayong compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Rayong ranks 64 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Phetchaburi | 2.0 |
| 62 | Bueng Kan | 2.0 |
| 63 | Narathiwat | 1.9 |
| 64 | Rayong | 1.9 |
| 65 | Nakhon Pathom | 1.9 |
| 66 | Phetchabun | 1.8 |
| 67 | Chachoengsao | 1.8 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Rayong ranks 14 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pathum Thani | 7.4 |
| 12 | Chanthaburi | 7.0 |
| 13 | Sing Buri | 6.7 |
| 14 | Rayong | 6.7 |
| 15 | Nonthaburi | 6.7 |
| 16 | Lamphun | 6.6 |
| 17 | Surat Thani | 6.4 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Rayong ranks 20 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Lampang | 29.9 |
| 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 |
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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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