Health in East Java, Indonesia: official figures
East Java had 973 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 2.3 per 100,000 residents, 5th lowest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 619 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in East Java have a doctor?
99.4% of the Puskesmas in East Java that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (joint 16th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in East Java?
East Java had 439 hospitals in 2024 (353 general and 86 specialist), 317 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in East Java?
East Java had 52,006 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.2 per 1,000 residents (12th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in East Java?
East Java had 20,033 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (6,729 specialists and 13,304 general practitioners), or 48 per 100,000 residents (9th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in East Java?
East Java had 16 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (6,729 in total), 19th highest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in East Java?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 14.7% of children under five in East Java were stunted, meaning too short for their age (2.6% very short and 12.1% short): 2nd 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 East Java?
87.6% of infants in East Java received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (7th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in East Java?
65.0% of children under two in East 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 East Java?
Life expectancy at birth in East Java was 75.07 years in 2024 (6th 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 East Java?
Health offices in East Java recorded 484 maternal deaths among 586,849 live births reported in 2024, about 82 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 East Java?
East Java reported 3,754 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 4.3% of the 439,305 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 East Java?
East Java notified 89,042 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 213 per 100,000 residents (11th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 312 per 100,000).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many households have clean drinking water in East Java?
96.9% of households in East Java had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 85.6% 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 East Java compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
East Java ranks 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | North Maluku | 51 |
| 28 | Maluku | 50 |
| 29 | Central Sulawesi | 50 |
| 30 | East Java | 48 |
| 31 | Central Java | 44 |
| 32 | West Nusa Tenggara | 39 |
| 33 | Lampung | 36 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
East Java ranks 35 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Central Java | 17.0% |
| 31 | West Java | 15.9% |
| 32 | Lampung | 15.9% |
| 33 | South Sumatra | 15.8% |
| 34 | Riau Islands | 15.0% |
| 35 | East Java | 14.7% |
| 36 | Bali | 8.6% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
East Java ranks 27 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Central Java | 1.3 |
| 25 | Central Kalimantan | 1.3 |
| 26 | Bengkulu | 1.2 |
| 27 | East Java | 1.2 |
| 28 | Banten | 1.2 |
| 29 | Jambi | 1.2 |
| 30 | West Java | 1.2 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
East Java ranks 7 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | South Sulawesi | 83.5% |
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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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