Health in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: official figures
East Nusa Tenggara had 440 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 7.8 per 100,000 residents, 12th highest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 186 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in East Nusa Tenggara have a doctor?
95.4% of the Puskesmas in East Nusa Tenggara that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (9th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in East Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara had 66 hospitals in 2024 (63 general and 3 specialist), 25 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in East Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara had 6,285 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.1 per 1,000 residents (5th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in East Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara had 2,034 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (497 specialists and 1,537 general practitioners), or 36 per 100,000 residents (5th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in East Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara had 9 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (497 in total), 3rd lowest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in East Nusa Tenggara?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 37.0% of children under five in East Nusa Tenggara were stunted, meaning too short for their age (9.8% very short and 27.2% short): the 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 East Nusa Tenggara?
51.5% of infants in East Nusa Tenggara received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (9th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in East Nusa Tenggara?
58.9% of children under two in East Nusa Tenggara 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 Nusa Tenggara?
Life expectancy at birth in East Nusa Tenggara was 71.83 years in 2024 (12th 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 East Nusa Tenggara?
Health offices in East Nusa Tenggara recorded 126 maternal deaths among 121,633 live births reported in 2024, about 104 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 Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara reported 898 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 7.6% of the 61,709 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 Nusa Tenggara?
East Nusa Tenggara notified 9,838 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 174 per 100,000 residents (5th 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 Nusa Tenggara?
88.5% of households in East Nusa Tenggara had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 77.7% 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 Nusa Tenggara compares with other provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
East Nusa Tenggara ranks 34 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Central Java | 44 |
| 32 | West Nusa Tenggara | 39 |
| 33 | Lampung | 36 |
| 34 | East Nusa Tenggara | 36 |
| 35 | West Kalimantan | 35 |
| 36 | West Sulawesi | 33 |
| 37 | Central Papua | 29 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
East Nusa Tenggara ranks 1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Nusa Tenggara | 37.0% |
| 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% |
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents (2024)
East Nusa Tenggara ranks 34 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | South Sumatra | 1.2 |
| 32 | West Kalimantan | 1.2 |
| 33 | West Sulawesi | 1.1 |
| 34 | East Nusa Tenggara | 1.1 |
| 35 | Lampung | 1.0 |
| 36 | West Nusa Tenggara | 0.9 |
| 37 | Central Papua | 0.7 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
East Nusa Tenggara ranks 30 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | North Kalimantan | 53.2% |
| 28 | West Sulawesi | 51.9% |
| 29 | West Sumatra | 51.7% |
| 30 | East Nusa Tenggara | 51.5% |
| 31 | West Kalimantan | 48.4% |
| 32 | South Papua | 43.3% |
| 33 | Papua | 43.1% |
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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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