Health in North Maluku, Indonesia: official figures
North Maluku had 150 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 11.1 per 100,000 residents, 7th highest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 57 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in North Maluku have a doctor?
90.0% of the Puskesmas in North Maluku that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (7th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in North Maluku?
North Maluku had 23 hospitals in 2024 (21 general and 2 specialist), 5 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in North Maluku?
North Maluku had 1,766 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.3 per 1,000 residents (16th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in North Maluku?
North Maluku had 685 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (159 specialists and 526 general practitioners), or 51 per 100,000 residents (12th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in North Maluku?
North Maluku had 12 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (159 in total), 10th lowest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in North Maluku?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 23.2% of children under five in North Maluku were stunted, meaning too short for their age (4.6% very short and 18.6% short): joint 15th highest 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 North Maluku?
58.2% of infants in North Maluku received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (15th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in North Maluku?
54.7% of children under two in North Maluku 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 North Maluku?
Life expectancy at birth in North Maluku was 71.05 years in 2024 (11th lowest 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 North Maluku?
Health offices in North Maluku recorded 48 maternal deaths among 25,501 live births reported in 2024, about 188 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 North Maluku?
North Maluku reported 270 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 3.6% of the 16,965 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 North Maluku?
North Maluku notified 3,884 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 287 per 100,000 residents (15th 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 North Maluku?
88.9% of households in North Maluku had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 82.3% 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 North Maluku compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
North Maluku ranks 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bengkulu | 53 |
| 25 | Gorontalo | 52 |
| 26 | West Java | 52 |
| 27 | North Maluku | 51 |
| 28 | Maluku | 50 |
| 29 | Central Sulawesi | 50 |
| 30 | East Java | 48 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
North Maluku ranks 15 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Papua | 24.7% |
| 13 | West Papua | 24.7% |
| 14 | Gorontalo | 23.9% |
| 15 | North Maluku | 23.2% |
| 16 | South Sulawesi | 23.2% |
| 17 | South Kalimantan | 22.9% |
| 18 | East Kalimantan | 22.3% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
North Maluku ranks 23 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | West Sumatra | 1.4 |
| 21 | Southeast Sulawesi | 1.4 |
| 22 | Riau | 1.4 |
| 23 | North Maluku | 1.3 |
| 24 | Central Java | 1.3 |
| 25 | Central Kalimantan | 1.3 |
| 26 | Bengkulu | 1.2 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
North Maluku ranks 24 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | East Kalimantan | 68.1% |
| 22 | Southeast Sulawesi | 65.1% |
| 23 | North Sulawesi | 64.8% |
| 24 | North Maluku | 58.2% |
| 25 | Maluku | 54.8% |
| 26 | Central Kalimantan | 53.4% |
| 27 | North Kalimantan | 53.2% |
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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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