Health in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia: official figures
Bangka Belitung Islands had 64 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 4.2 per 100,000 residents, 13th lowest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 25 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in Bangka Belitung Islands have a doctor?
100.0% of the Puskesmas in Bangka Belitung Islands that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (joint highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands had 29 hospitals in 2024 (25 general and 4 specialist), 14 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands had 2,520 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.6 per 1,000 residents (13th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands had 1,037 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (266 specialists and 771 general practitioners), or 68 per 100,000 residents (13th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands had 17 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (266 in total), 16th highest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in Bangka Belitung Islands?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 20.1% of children under five in Bangka Belitung Islands were stunted, meaning too short for their age (3.4% very short and 16.7% short): joint 13th 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
71.6% of infants in Bangka Belitung Islands received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (19th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in Bangka Belitung Islands?
65.8% of children under two in Bangka Belitung Islands 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
Life expectancy at birth in Bangka Belitung Islands was 74.12 years in 2024 (15th 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
Health offices in Bangka Belitung Islands recorded 32 maternal deaths among 26,746 live births reported in 2024, about 120 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands reported 239 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 6.0% of the 20,251 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
Bangka Belitung Islands notified 3,106 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 203 per 100,000 residents (joint 9th 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 Bangka Belitung Islands?
83.0% of households in Bangka Belitung Islands had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 94.2% 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 Bangka Belitung Islands compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
Bangka Belitung Islands ranks 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Riau | 75 |
| 11 | Banten | 73 |
| 12 | West Papua | 69 |
| 13 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 68 |
| 14 | West Sumatra | 67 |
| 15 | South Sulawesi | 62 |
| 16 | Southwest Papua | 62 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
Bangka Belitung Islands ranks 24 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Banten | 21.1% |
| 22 | North Sulawesi | 20.8% |
| 23 | Riau | 20.1% |
| 24 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 20.1% |
| 25 | Bengkulu | 18.8% |
| 26 | North Kalimantan | 17.6% |
| 27 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 17.4% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
Bangka Belitung Islands ranks 13 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | West Papua | 1.8 |
| 11 | South Sulawesi | 1.7 |
| 12 | East Kalimantan | 1.7 |
| 13 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 1.6 |
| 14 | Southwest Papua | 1.6 |
| 15 | North Sumatra | 1.6 |
| 16 | Central Sulawesi | 1.5 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
Bangka Belitung Islands ranks 19 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lampung | 76.9% |
| 17 | North Sumatra | 76.6% |
| 18 | Bengkulu | 74.7% |
| 19 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 71.6% |
| 20 | Gorontalo | 70.1% |
| 21 | East Kalimantan | 68.1% |
| 22 | Southeast Sulawesi | 65.1% |
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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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