Jakarta's Disease Rate Falls to 10.75% Near the End of Anies Baswedan's Term

Public health quality in DKI Jakarta during the governorship of Anies Baswedan shows improvement. This is reflected in the decrease in the morbidity rate of the capital city's population over the last five years, as shown in the graph.

Based on the results of the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the morbidity rate of Jakarta's population was 12.34% in 2017. This figure decreased to 10.75% in 2021. Thus, Anies's leadership managed to reduce Jakarta's morbidity rate by 1.59 percentage points.

During Anies's four years in office (2017-2021), the reported health complaints affecting daily activities decreased most significantly in the Thousand Islands Regency, by 12.8 percentage points. This was followed by Central Jakarta, which saw a decrease of 8.67 percentage points. West Jakarta and North Jakarta experienced decreases of 5.91% and 1.8%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the morbidity rate in East Jakarta and South Jakarta increased by 3.39% and 0.1 percentage points, respectively, during the 2017-2021 period.

The following are the morbidity rates of Jakarta's population by regency/city in 2021:

* East Jakarta: 13.49%
* South Jakarta: 12.48%
* North Jakarta: 11.49%
* DKI Jakarta Province: 10.75%
* West Jakarta: 7.45%
* Thousand Islands Regency: 6.42%
* Central Jakarta: 5.8%

Morbidity rate is the percentage of the population reporting health complaints affecting their physical condition or mental well-being, including those caused by accidents or other factors that disrupt daily activities.