Health Facilities of Ethiopia from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

Health facilities across Ethiopia, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists, tagged via OpenStreetMap's `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, which may be uneven across urban and remote areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access and healthcare deserts based on facility locations.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on mapped hospital and clinic locations.
• Map healthcare infrastructure gaps by comparing urban and remote area coverage.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple facility types (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, dentists).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON).

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:34:04.820767; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia