Health Facilities of Kenya from OpenStreetMap for Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap data on health facilities in Kenya, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset is sourced from volunteer mappers and was last updated on 2026-06-19. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) under the ODbL-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response routes based on mapped hospitals and clinics.
• Identify healthcare coverage gaps based on the density of mapped amenities.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, SHP, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well-represented while 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

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 11:06:06.630277.

Geography

Kenya