Health in Samut Prakan, Thailand: official figures
Samut Prakan had 29 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 3,723 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Samut Prakan?
Samut Prakan has 1.5 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 5th 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 Samut Prakan?
Of the 3,723 beds in Samut Prakan, 1,727 (46%) were in the 8 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 1,812 (49%) in the 19 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 Samut Prakan getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Samut Prakan went from 3,670 in 2022 to 3,723 in 2024, up 1.4%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Samut Prakan?
Samut Prakan had 5.2 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 1,940 people, ranking 25th 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 Samut Prakan?
Samut Prakan had 23.5 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 27th 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 Samut Prakan?
There were 0.7 dentists and 2.0 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Samut Prakan in 2024; the dentist ratio is 3rd lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 27th 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 Samut Prakan compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Samut Prakan ranks 73 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Sa Kaeo | 1.8 |
| 71 | Pattani | 1.8 |
| 72 | Mukdahan | 1.7 |
| 73 | Samut Prakan | 1.5 |
| 74 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 1.5 |
| 75 | Prachin Buri | 1.5 |
| 76 | Kamphaeng Phet | 1.3 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Samut Prakan ranks 25 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Ratchaburi | 5.3 |
| 23 | Tak | 5.2 |
| 24 | Phangnga | 5.2 |
| 25 | Samut Prakan | 5.2 |
| 26 | Uttaradit | 5.1 |
| 27 | Nakhon Sawan | 5.1 |
| 28 | Chachoengsao | 5.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Samut Prakan ranks 51 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Mae Hong Son | 23.6 |
| 49 | Lop Buri | 23.6 |
| 50 | Uthai Thani | 23.5 |
| 51 | Samut Prakan | 23.5 |
| 52 | Kanchanaburi | 23.1 |
| 53 | Prachin Buri | 22.9 |
| 54 | Udon Thani | 22.8 |
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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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