Burundi Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Gap Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations for Burundi, including hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team from volunteer contributions, with completeness varying by region. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on hospital and clinic distribution.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the density of amenities like pharmacies and doctors.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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 via OpenStreetMap tags for `amenity` or `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 00:13:14.662750; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burundi