Sierra Leone Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for health facilities in Sierra Leone, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze service-access patterns based on the geographic distribution of health facilities.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the locations of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility locations 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 sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:49:04.330964; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sierra Leone