Southeast Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in Thailand
$327health spend per person
Healthcare in Thailand
Excellent private hospitals in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai at well below Western prices; public hospitals are cheap but crowded. Insurance matters: private bills add up quickly.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies (Boots, Watsons, Fascino, local shops) are everywhere; many medicines are sold over the counter with pharmacist advice.
- Doctors: 0.5 per 1,000 people (2021, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 191 · Ambulance 1669 · Fire 199 · Tourist police 1155.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- BangkokHealthcare & insurance
- PhuketHealthcare & insurance
- Chiang MaiHealthcare & insurance
- Koh SamuiHealthcare & insurance
- KrabiHealthcare & insurance
- Koh Phi PhiHealthcare & insurance
- Koh PhanganHealthcare & insurance
- PaiHealthcare & insurance
- PattayaHealthcare & insurance
- Koh TaoHealthcare & insurance
- PatongHealthcare & insurance
- Hua HinHealthcare & insurance
- Chiang RaiHealthcare & insurance
- AyutthayaHealthcare & insurance
- Koh LantaHealthcare & insurance
- RailayHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Thailand Digital Arrival Card (Immigration Bureau)
- Thailand e-Visa (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Tourism Authority of Thailand
- Speedtest Global Index: Thailand
- World Bank open data
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