City Stats | health

A city's productivity is linked to the reliability of its health facilities. Especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, reliable health facilities determine the speed or slowness of recovery of economic activities. This is because a resilient city means that it is ready to face various challenges including disease outbreaks.

The Jakarta Property Institute compared three major cities with a population of more than 5 million people, namely Jakarta, Singapore and Hong Kong. How does the condition of Jakarta compare to developed cities like these two cities? Are the health facilities in Jakarta reliable enough?

Let's check together!

Source: Health Profile Book of DKI Jakarta Province 2018; Year Book of Statistics Singapore 2019;
Health Facts of Hong Kong 2019 Edition

1. Jakarta has met WHO standards but Singapore and Hong Kong are still better than Jakarta.

Ratio of nurses vs. population (2018)

*WHO international standards indicate that 1 inpatient bed serves 1,000 patients.

2. Singapore provides better maternity hospital beds than Jakarta and Hong Kong. 1 bed for 30 women.

Ratio of maternity home beds vs female population aged 25-39 years (2018)

*WHO international standards indicate that a maternity home bed serves 100 patients.

3. There are fewer doctors in Jakarta than Singapore and Hong Kong. More than 500 people must be served by one doctor in Jakarta.

Ratio of doctors vs. population (2018)

*WHO international standards indicate that a maternity home bed serves 100 patients.

4. Hong Kong is the best country in terms of inpatient bed facilities compared to Singapore and Jakarta.

Ratio of inpatient beds vs population (2018)

*WHO international standards indicate that 1 inpatient bed serves 1,000 patients.

5. Jakarta, Singapore and Hong Kong do not meet WHO standards for ICU bed capacity.

Ratio of ICU beds vs population (2018)

*WHO international standards indicate that 1 ICU bed serves 1,000 patients.

6. People in Hong Kong have a life expectancy of 84 years, better than Singapore and Jakarta.

Life expectancy (2018)

7. For every 1,000 babies born, Jakarta has 3 infant deaths.

Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births (2018)