Health Facilities in Uruguay from OpenStreetMap

A May 2026 export of health facilities in Uruguay from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is available in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Map emergency response resources based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identify healthcare coverage gaps based on the spatial distribution of facilities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Explicitly includes several facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Dataset was last updated on 2026-05-15.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15.

Geography

Uruguay