Health in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand: official figures
Ubon Ratchathani had 37 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 4,418 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Ubon Ratchathani?
Ubon Ratchathani has 2.6 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 23rd 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 Ubon Ratchathani?
Of the 4,418 beds in Ubon Ratchathani, 3,869 (88%) were in the 28 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 359 (8%) in the 7 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 Ubon Ratchathani getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Ubon Ratchathani went from 4,648 in 2022 to 4,418 in 2024, down 4.9%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Ubon Ratchathani?
Ubon Ratchathani had 4.7 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 2,150 people, ranking 34th 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 Ubon Ratchathani?
Ubon Ratchathani had 26.5 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 31st 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 Ubon Ratchathani?
There were 1.0 dentists and 2.1 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Ubon Ratchathani in 2024; the dentist ratio is 21st lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 30th 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 Ubon Ratchathani compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Ubon Ratchathani ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 2.6 |
| 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 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Ubon Ratchathani ranks 34 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 4.9 |
| 32 | Trang | 4.9 |
| 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 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Ubon Ratchathani ranks 31 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Ratchaburi | 27.6 |
| 29 | Lamphun | 27.0 |
| 30 | Chiang Rai | 27.0 |
| 31 | Ubon Ratchathani | 26.5 |
| 32 | Ang Thong | 26.4 |
| 33 | Chumphon | 26.4 |
| 34 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 26.4 |
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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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