Bhutan Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports of health facilities in Bhutan, 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 likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the spatial distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the presence of amenities like pharmacies and dentists.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is licensed under the open ODbL-1.0 license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:35:23.487783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bhutan