Health Facilities in Iraq from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap provides a free, collaborative map of health facilities in Iraq, including hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access gaps based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Analyze the density of pharmacies and doctors relative to population centers.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• 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

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:39:36.287255; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq