Health in Si Sa Ket, Thailand: official figures
Si Sa Ket had 24 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,491 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Si Sa Ket?
Si Sa Ket has 2.7 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 13th 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 Si Sa Ket?
Of the 2,491 beds in Si Sa Ket, 2,388 (96%) were in the 22 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 103 (4%) in the 2 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 Si Sa Ket getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Si Sa Ket went from 2,310 in 2022 to 2,491 in 2024, up 7.8%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Si Sa Ket?
Si Sa Ket had 3.0 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 3,360 people, ranking 9th 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 Si Sa Ket?
Si Sa Ket had 18.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 6th 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 Si Sa Ket?
There were 0.8 dentists and 1.5 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Si Sa Ket in 2024; the dentist ratio is 6th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 6th 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 Si Sa Ket compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Si Sa Ket ranks 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lamphun | 2.8 |
| 11 | Chanthaburi | 2.8 |
| 12 | Chon Buri | 2.7 |
| 13 | Si Sa Ket | 2.7 |
| 14 | Phrae | 2.7 |
| 15 | Surat Thani | 2.7 |
| 16 | Tak | 2.7 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Si Sa Ket ranks 69 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Yasothon | 3.2 |
| 67 | Sa Kaeo | 3.1 |
| 68 | Kalasin | 3.0 |
| 69 | Si Sa Ket | 3.0 |
| 70 | Kamphaeng Phet | 2.9 |
| 71 | Phetchabun | 2.9 |
| 72 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.8 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Si Sa Ket ranks 72 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Sukhothai | 19.5 |
| 70 | Amnat Charoen | 18.9 |
| 71 | Kamphaeng Phet | 18.8 |
| 72 | Si Sa Ket | 18.7 |
| 73 | Nakhon Phanom | 18.6 |
| 74 | Phetchabun | 18.1 |
| 75 | Chaiyaphum | 18.1 |
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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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