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Description
OpenStreetMap exports of health facilities in Benin, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Map healthcare infrastructure gaps by comparing facility density to population data.
Strengths
Covers multiple facility types, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
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 00:30:58.092741; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Benin
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0. Cross-checking critical decisions with local field knowledge is recommended due to variable regional completeness.