Health Facility Locations in Barbados from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities in Barbados exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identify potential healthcare gaps by analyzing the spatial density of pharmacies and doctors.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:30:56.818602; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Barbados