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Description
OpenStreetMap exports provide geospatial data on health facilities in Kuwait, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.
Use Cases
Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density against population data.
Strengths
Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Data is openly licensed under ODbL-1.0.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to OpenStreetMap, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 17:13:42.270796; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Kuwait
Users must comply with the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0). Cross-checking critical decisions with local field knowledge is advised due to potential mapping inconsistencies.