Home Blog Big Challenges for the Indonesian Healthcare Market Indonesia Big Challenges for the Indonesian Healthcare Market InCorp Editorial Team 13 June 2025 2 minutes reading time Table of Contents Healthcare Challenges in Indonesia: An Introduction to the Market Indonesia’s healthcare market expenditure is predicted to reach US$60.6 billion in 2018 with a growth of 14.9 percent over the 2012-2018 period. Despite this high growth, there are still many healthcare challenges in Indonesia. Healthcare Challenges in Indonesia: An Introduction to the Market Overall, Indonesia still has poor sanitation. It is difficult to obtain clean water outside of big cities, therefore, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and contagious diseases such as typhoid, paratyphoid fever, dengue fever, and malaria are still widespread. In addition, according to the World Trade Organization, about 70% of the men over age 20 in Indonesia are smokers, which leads to increases in non-communicable diseases such as cancer, stroke, heart disease, and diabetes, and generates the need for chronic disease-related products. All these factors increase public demand for healthcare services, and some sectors (Food Supplements, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals) in the next few years will present opportunities for developing the healthcare industry, particularly for private hospitals. One of the biggest challenges remains the uneven distribution of resources. Hospitals, doctors, and the entire healthcare infrastructure are unevenly distributed. Another significant challenge for Indonesia is national healthcare insurance, which the Indonesian government plans to roll out for all of its 240 million citizens at the beginning of 2014. Around 60 percent of Indonesians are already covered by some form of insurance, but by 2019, that net will widen, giving all Indonesians free access to community healthcare centers and government hospitals. The government aims to kick-start a plan that will be funded in part by government, employer, and employee contributions. The country’s doctor-to-patient ratio was only 3 doctors per 10,000 people, significantly lower than Malaysia, which has 9 doctors for every 10,000 people, or Cuba, which has 64 doctors for every 10,000 people. Indonesia currently has around 73 medical facilities across the country, but still lacks doctors, particularly specialists. If you have further questions about the Indonesian healthcare market, feel free to contact us for information! 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