Health Facilities of Nigeria from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on health facilities in Nigeria, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare`. The dataset was contributed by volunteer mappers and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-06-25.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access based on the geographic distribution of tagged facilities.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the locations of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the density of amenities in different regions.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are usually 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-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-25 22:53:54.786463; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nigeria