Health Facilities in Saint Kitts and Nevis from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Saint Kitts and Nevis contain health facilities tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes locations for hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Use Cases

• Analyze service access based on the geographic distribution of health facilities.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the locations of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare gaps by identifying areas lacking pharmacies or doctors.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is explicitly licensed under ODbL-1.0, a well-known open data license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:02:16.461301; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Kitts and Nevis