Health in Yala, Thailand: official figures
Yala had 10 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 1,122 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Yala?
Yala has 2.3 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 31st 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 Yala?
Of the 1,122 beds in Yala, 1,082 (96%) were in the 9 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 40 (4%) 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 Yala getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Yala went from 1,079 in 2022 to 1,122 in 2024, up 4.0%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Yala?
Yala had 4.4 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 2,270 people, ranking 38th 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 Yala?
Yala had 29.3 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking joint 21st 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 Yala?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.1 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Yala in 2024; the dentist ratio is 38th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio joint 33rd 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 Yala compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Yala ranks 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Nakhon Phanom | 2.3 |
| 45 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 2.3 |
| 46 | Kalasin | 2.3 |
| 47 | Yala | 2.3 |
| 48 | Chiang Rai | 2.3 |
| 49 | Roi Et | 2.3 |
| 50 | Chai Nat | 2.2 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Yala ranks 40 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 4.6 |
| 38 | Trat | 4.6 |
| 39 | Chumphon | 4.5 |
| 40 | Yala | 4.4 |
| 41 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 4.3 |
| 42 | Prachin Buri | 4.3 |
| 43 | Nan | 4.3 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Yala ranks 22 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Saraburi | 29.3 |
| 20 | Rayong | 29.3 |
| 21 | Phayao | 29.3 |
| 22 | Yala | 29.3 |
| 23 | Nakhon Pathom | 29.1 |
| 24 | Trang | 28.6 |
| 25 | Ranong | 28.5 |
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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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