Health in Riau Islands, Indonesia: official figures
Riau Islands had 96 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 4.4 per 100,000 residents, 15th lowest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 28 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in Riau Islands have a doctor?
97.9% of the Puskesmas in Riau Islands that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (13th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Riau Islands?
Riau Islands had 36 hospitals in 2024 (32 general and 4 specialist), 19 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Riau Islands?
Riau Islands had 4,170 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.9 per 1,000 residents (9th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Riau Islands?
Riau Islands had 2,014 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (542 specialists and 1,472 general practitioners), or 92 per 100,000 residents (5th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in Riau Islands?
Riau Islands had 25 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (542 in total), 6th highest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in Riau Islands?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 15.0% of children under five in Riau Islands were stunted, meaning too short for their age (2.6% very short and 12.4% short): 3rd 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 Riau Islands?
85.5% of infants in Riau Islands received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (9th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in Riau Islands?
82.2% of children under two in Riau 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 Riau Islands?
Life expectancy at birth in Riau Islands was 75.12 years in 2024 (4th 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 Riau Islands?
Health offices in Riau Islands recorded 32 maternal deaths among 38,532 live births reported in 2024, about 83 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 Riau Islands?
Riau Islands reported 251 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 3.0% of the 33,566 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 Riau Islands?
Riau Islands notified 7,100 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 325 per 100,000 residents (10th 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 Riau Islands?
94.7% of households in Riau Islands had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 91.2% 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 Riau Islands compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
Riau Islands ranks 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bali | 139 |
| 3 | North Sulawesi | 115 |
| 4 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 110 |
| 5 | Riau Islands | 92 |
| 6 | North Kalimantan | 83 |
| 7 | East Kalimantan | 81 |
| 8 | Aceh | 80 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
Riau Islands ranks 34 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)
Riau Islands ranks 9 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bali | 2.0 |
| 7 | Aceh | 2.0 |
| 8 | Gorontalo | 1.9 |
| 9 | Riau Islands | 1.9 |
| 10 | West Papua | 1.8 |
| 11 | South Sulawesi | 1.7 |
| 12 | East Kalimantan | 1.7 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
Riau Islands ranks 9 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | West Java | 92.4% |
| 7 | East Java | 87.6% |
| 8 | Bali | 87.2% |
| 9 | Riau Islands | 85.5% |
| 10 | South Sulawesi | 83.5% |
| 11 | Jambi | 80.8% |
| 12 | South Kalimantan | 79.4% |
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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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