Health in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand: official figures
Sakon Nakhon had 20 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,308 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Sakon Nakhon?
Sakon Nakhon has 2.6 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 24th 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 Sakon Nakhon?
Of the 2,308 beds in Sakon Nakhon, 2,238 (97%) were in the 18 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 50 (2%) 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 Sakon Nakhon getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Sakon Nakhon went from 2,339 in 2022 to 2,308 in 2024, down 1.3%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Sakon Nakhon?
Sakon Nakhon had 2.6 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 3,770 people, ranking 5th 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 Sakon Nakhon?
Sakon Nakhon had 21.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 17th 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 Sakon Nakhon?
There were 0.7 dentists and 1.6 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Sakon Nakhon in 2024; the dentist ratio is 2nd lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 7th 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 Sakon Nakhon compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Sakon Nakhon ranks 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Udon Thani | 2.6 |
| 22 | Nan | 2.6 |
| 23 | Ubon Ratchathani | 2.6 |
| 24 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 25 | Loei | 2.6 |
| 26 | Uttaradit | 2.5 |
| 27 | Phangnga | 2.5 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Sakon Nakhon ranks 73 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Kamphaeng Phet | 2.9 |
| 71 | Phetchabun | 2.9 |
| 72 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.8 |
| 73 | Sakon Nakhon | 2.6 |
| 74 | Amnat Charoen | 2.5 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 2.4 |
| 76 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 2.1 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Sakon Nakhon ranks 61 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 22.1 |
| 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 |
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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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