Health Facilities in Portugal from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities across Portugal extracted from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access based on the geographic distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the locations of healthcare facilities.
• Map healthcare gaps by comparing facility density against population data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 via OpenStreetMap's `amenity` and `healthcare` tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:57:10.490571

Geography

Portugal