Health Facilities in the Marshall Islands from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteer contributions provide a map of health facilities across the Marshall Islands. The dataset includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Analyze service-access disparities based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency medical response routes based on facility locations.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density to population data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:42:23.233287; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Marshall Islands