Health Facilities in Belize from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap export of health facilities in Belize, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access based on facility locations and types mentioned in the description
• Plan emergency response logistics using the geospatial locations of hospitals and clinics
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility distribution to population data

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes a variety of facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 via OpenStreetMap tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:26:08.470844

Geography

Belize