Brazilian Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap, Including Hospitals and Clinics

Health facilities across Brazil exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team under the ODbL license.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on the geographic distribution of facilities.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the locations of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the presence or absence of tagged amenities.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped according to the description.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:48:01.004305; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brazil