Health in Aceh, Indonesia: official figures
Aceh had 366 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 6.6 per 100,000 residents, 17th highest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 174 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in Aceh have a doctor?
99.7% of the Puskesmas in Aceh 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 Aceh?
Aceh had 81 hospitals in 2024 (72 general and 9 specialist), 41 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Aceh?
Aceh had 10,862 hospital beds in 2024, or 2.0 per 1,000 residents (7th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Aceh?
Aceh had 4,446 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (1,239 specialists and 3,207 general practitioners), or 80 per 100,000 residents (8th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in Aceh?
Aceh had 22 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (1,239 in total), 8th highest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in Aceh?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 28.6% of children under five in Aceh were stunted, meaning too short for their age (6.4% very short and 22.2% short): 5th 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 Aceh?
37.2% of infants in Aceh received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (3rd lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in Aceh?
21.4% of children under two in Aceh 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 Aceh?
Life expectancy at birth in Aceh was 73.20 years in 2024 (15th 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 Aceh?
Health offices in Aceh recorded 100 maternal deaths among 105,074 live births reported in 2024, about 95 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 Aceh?
Aceh reported 893 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 3.4% of the 40,941 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 Aceh?
Aceh notified 12,577 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 226 per 100,000 residents (12th 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 Aceh?
90.1% of households in Aceh had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 81.1% 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 Aceh compares with other special autonomy provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
Aceh ranks 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Riau Islands | 92 |
| 6 | North Kalimantan | 83 |
| 7 | East Kalimantan | 81 |
| 8 | Aceh | 80 |
| 9 | Papua | 79 |
| 10 | Riau | 75 |
| 11 | Banten | 73 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
Aceh ranks 5 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | West Sulawesi | 35.4% |
| 3 | Southwest Papua | 30.5% |
| 4 | West Nusa Tenggara | 29.8% |
| 5 | Aceh | 28.6% |
| 6 | Maluku | 28.3% |
| 7 | West Kalimantan | 26.8% |
| 8 | Southeast Sulawesi | 26.1% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
Aceh ranks 7 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Papua | 2.1 |
| 5 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 2.1 |
| 6 | Bali | 2.0 |
| 7 | Aceh | 2.0 |
| 8 | Gorontalo | 1.9 |
| 9 | Riau Islands | 1.9 |
| 10 | West Papua | 1.8 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
Aceh ranks 36 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | South Papua | 43.3% |
| 33 | Papua | 43.1% |
| 34 | Southwest Papua | 41.8% |
| 35 | West Papua | 41.7% |
| 36 | Aceh | 37.2% |
| 37 | Central Papua | 22.8% |
| 38 | Highland Papua | 2.7% |
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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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