Health in Sukhothai, Thailand: official figures
Sukhothai had 12 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,102 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Sukhothai?
Sukhothai has 1.8 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 10th 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 Sukhothai?
Of the 1,102 beds in Sukhothai, 994 (90%) were in the 9 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 108 (10%) in the 3 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 Sukhothai getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Sukhothai went from 1,142 in 2022 to 1,102 in 2024, down 3.5%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Sukhothai?
Sukhothai had 4.1 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 2,430 people, ranking 31st 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 Sukhothai?
Sukhothai had 19.5 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, 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 dentists are there in Sukhothai?
There were 1.1 dentists and 1.8 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Sukhothai in 2024; the dentist ratio is joint 30th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 16th 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 Sukhothai compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Sukhothai ranks 68 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Nakhon Pathom | 1.9 |
| 66 | Phetchabun | 1.8 |
| 67 | Chachoengsao | 1.8 |
| 68 | Sukhothai | 1.8 |
| 69 | Pathum Thani | 1.8 |
| 70 | Sa Kaeo | 1.8 |
| 71 | Pattani | 1.8 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Sukhothai ranks 47 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lop Buri | 4.2 |
| 45 | Uthai Thani | 4.2 |
| 46 | Ang Thong | 4.2 |
| 47 | Sukhothai | 4.1 |
| 48 | Krabi | 4.0 |
| 49 | Phetchaburi | 4.0 |
| 50 | Maha Sarakham | 4.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Sukhothai ranks 69 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Yasothon | 20.1 |
| 67 | Buri Ram | 20.0 |
| 68 | Surin | 19.9 |
| 69 | Sukhothai | 19.5 |
| 70 | Amnat Charoen | 18.9 |
| 71 | Kamphaeng Phet | 18.8 |
| 72 | Si Sa Ket | 18.7 |
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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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