Health in Samut Songkhram, Thailand: official figures
Samut Songkhram had 4 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 428 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Samut Songkhram?
Samut Songkhram has 2.5 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 30th 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 Samut Songkhram?
Of the 428 beds in Samut Songkhram, 405 (95%) were in the 3 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 23 (5%) 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 Samut Songkhram getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Samut Songkhram went from 428 in 2022 to 428 in 2024, up 0.0%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Samut Songkhram?
Samut Songkhram had 4.6 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 2,160 people, ranking 36th 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 Songkhram?
Samut Songkhram had 25.9 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 35th 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 Samut Songkhram?
There were 1.4 dentists and 2.6 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Samut Songkhram in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 24th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 13th 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 Samut Songkhram compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Samut Songkhram ranks 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Phangnga | 2.5 |
| 28 | Nakhon Sawan | 2.5 |
| 29 | Chumphon | 2.5 |
| 30 | Samut Songkhram | 2.5 |
| 31 | Saraburi | 2.5 |
| 32 | Buri Ram | 2.4 |
| 33 | Krabi | 2.4 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Samut Songkhram ranks 36 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Chai Nat | 4.7 |
| 34 | Ubon Ratchathani | 4.7 |
| 35 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 4.6 |
| 36 | Samut Songkhram | 4.6 |
| 37 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 4.6 |
| 38 | Trat | 4.6 |
| 39 | Chumphon | 4.5 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Samut Songkhram ranks 35 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Ang Thong | 26.4 |
| 33 | Chumphon | 26.4 |
| 34 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 26.4 |
| 35 | Samut Songkhram | 25.9 |
| 36 | Nonthaburi | 25.5 |
| 37 | Chai Nat | 25.5 |
| 38 | Pattani | 25.0 |
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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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