Health in Southwest Papua, Indonesia: official figures
Southwest Papua had 104 community health centres (Puskesmas) in 2024, about 16.6 per 100,000 residents, the highest of 38 provinces on that measure (Indonesia overall: 3.6 per 100,000). Of these, 18 had inpatient beds.
How many puskesmas in Southwest Papua have a doctor?
84.7% of the Puskesmas in Southwest Papua that reported staffing had at least one doctor in 2024 (4th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 96.6%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua had 12 hospitals in 2024 (12 general and 0 specialist), 3 of them privately run.
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua had 1,014 hospital beds in 2024, or 1.6 per 1,000 residents (14th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 1.4).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua had 388 doctors working in health facilities in 2024 (94 specialists and 294 general practitioners), or 62 per 100,000 residents (16th highest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 61).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many specialist doctors are there in Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua had 15 specialist doctors per 100,000 residents in 2024 (94 in total), 19th lowest of 38 provinces (Indonesia overall: 19).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyWhat is the stunting rate in Southwest Papua?
In the Ministry of Health survey SSGI 2024, 30.5% of children under five in Southwest Papua were stunted, meaning too short for their age (9.5% very short and 21.0% short): 3rd 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 Southwest Papua?
41.8% of infants in Southwest Papua received the complete basic immunisation course in 2024 as reported by health offices (5th lowest of 38 provinces; Indonesia overall: 83.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesehatan) · saved copyHow many toddlers are fully immunised in Southwest Papua?
46.9% of children under two in Southwest Papua 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 Southwest Papua?
Life expectancy at birth in Southwest Papua was 70.02 years in 2024 (5th 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 Southwest Papua?
Health offices in Southwest Papua recorded 21 maternal deaths among 13,767 live births reported in 2024, about 153 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 Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua reported 75 infant deaths (under one year) in 2024 and 7.8% of the 1,521 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 Southwest Papua?
Southwest Papua notified 1,812 tuberculosis cases in 2024, a rate of 289 per 100,000 residents (13th 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 Southwest Papua?
81.7% of households in Southwest Papua had access to improved drinking water in 2024 and 77.8% 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 Southwest Papua compares with other special autonomy provinces
Doctors per 100,000 residents (2024)
Southwest Papua ranks 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bangka Belitung Islands | 68 |
| 14 | West Sumatra | 67 |
| 15 | South Sulawesi | 62 |
| 16 | Southwest Papua | 62 |
| 17 | North Sumatra | 60 |
| 18 | South Kalimantan | 56 |
| 19 | Jambi | 56 |
Children under five stunted (SSGI) (2024)
Southwest Papua ranks 3 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)
Southwest Papua ranks 14 of 38, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | South Papua | 1.5 |
Infants with complete basic immunisation (2024)
Southwest Papua ranks 34 of 38, highest first. As reported by health offices
| Rank | Region | Infants with complete basic immunisation |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | West Kalimantan | 48.4% |
| 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% |
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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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