Health Facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data from 2026 provides a geospatial inventory of health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset was created by volunteer mappers for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and is useful for analyzing service access and planning emergency response. Coverage is likely more complete in urban areas where mappers have been active, while remote areas may be sparse.

Use Cases

• Mapping healthcare service access based on facility locations.
• Planning emergency medical response based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identifying healthcare coverage gaps based on the density of amenities like pharmacies and doctors.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multiple facility types tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, Shapefile, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse.
• 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 mapping and collaborative contribution.

Time Range

Data reflects the state of OpenStreetMap as of the last update in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 09:38:14.423141; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Democratic Republic of the Congo.