Health in West Java, Indonesia: official figures
West Java had 1,106 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 2.2 per 100,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 278 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in West Java have a doctor?
99.7% of the Puskesmas in West Java that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (joint 9th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in West Java?
West Java had 430 hospitals in 2024 (373 general and 57 specialist), 333 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in West Java?
West Java had 59,611 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.2 per 1,000 residents (9th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in West Java?
West Java had 26,224 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (8,775 specialists and 17,449 general practitioners), or 52 per 100,000 residents (13th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in West Java?
West Java had 17 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (8,775 in total), 15th highest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in West Java?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 15.9% of children under five in West Java were stunted, meaning too short for their age (2.9% very short and 13.0% short): joint 5th lowest of 36 provinces. The national figure is 19.8%.
Source: Ministry of Health (Health Policy Agency, SSGI 2024) · saved copyWhat percentage of babies are fully immunised in West Java?
92.4% of infants in West Java received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (6th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in West Java?
86.2% of children under two in West Java had the complete booster immunisations (DPT-HB-Hib 4 and measles/MR 2) in 2024, against 76.0% across Indonesia.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in West Java?
Life expectancy at birth in West Java was 75.16 years in 2024 (3rd highest of 38 provinces), compared with 74.15 years for Indonesia (BPS Human Development Index, reproduced by the Ministry of Health).
Source: BPS-Statistics Indonesia, reproduced by the Ministry of Health · saved copyHow many mothers died in childbirth in West Java?
Health offices in West Java recorded 749 maternal deaths among 798,315 live births reported in 2024, about 94 per 100,000 reported live births (Indonesia: 90). These are routine administrative reports, which undercount deaths and births.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many babies die in West Java?
West Java reported 5,533 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 3.2% of the 716,672 newborns weighed were of low birth weight, against 3.7% nationally.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many tuberculosis cases are there in West Java?
West Java notified 225,841 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 449 per 100,000 residents (6th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 312 per 100,000).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many households have clean drinking water in West Java?
94.9% of households in West Java had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 75.1% had improved sanitation (Indonesia overall: 92.6% and 83.6%; BPS Susenas figures reproduced by the Ministry of Health).
Source: BPS-Statistics Indonesia, reproduced by the Ministry of Health · saved copyHow West Java compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
West Java ranks 26 of 38, highest first. Specialists and general practitioners working in health facilities, per 100,000 BPS-estimated residents
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | South Sumatra | 53 |
| 24 | Bengkulu | 53 |
| 25 | Gorontalo | 52 |
| 26 | West Java | 52 |
| 27 | North Maluku | 51 |
| 28 | Maluku | 50 |
| 29 | Central Sulawesi | 50 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
West Java ranks 31 of 36, highest first. Very short plus short children under five (height for age), Indonesian Nutritional Status Study
| Rank | Region | Children under five stunted (SSGI) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | DKI Jakarta | 17.2% |
| 29 | Jambi | 17.1% |
| 30 | Central Java | 17.0% |
| 31 | West Java | 15.9% |
| 32 | Lampung | 15.9% |
| 33 | South Sumatra | 15.8% |
| 34 | Riau Islands | 15.0% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
West Java ranks 30 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | East Java | 1.2 |
| 28 | Banten | 1.2 |
| 29 | Jambi | 1.2 |
| 30 | West Java | 1.2 |
| 31 | South Sumatra | 1.2 |
| 32 | West Kalimantan | 1.2 |
| 33 | West Sulawesi | 1.1 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
West Java ranks 6 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | DKI Jakarta | 104.3% |
| 4 | South Sumatra | 103.2% |
| 5 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 95.9% |
| 6 | West Java | 92.4% |
| 7 | East Java | 87.6% |
| 8 | Bali | 87.2% |
| 9 | Riau Islands | 85.5% |
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Sources
- BPS-Statistics Indonesia, reproduced by the Ministry of Health: Profil Kesehatan Indonesia 2024, Lampiran 79.b and 81.a: households with improved drinking water and sanitation (BPS Susenas), 2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8157f6d47b4b…)
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