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Health
South Africa
Overview
Health indicators, mortality rates, disease burden, and healthcare infrastructure data for South Africa.
Healthcare Quality
Oyster healthcare score
49
Oyster List · lineage unverified
Stored score on a 0–100 scale. Oyster List uses several healthcare proxy methods; this row does not record its input sources, observation year, or formula version. It cannot be identified as a direct WHO or World Bank score. Scoring limitations.
WHO Health Indicators
Browse the latest available value for each stored sex, age, other dimension and unit combination across these pages. Different scopes are separate series. Periods can be old; a recent import does not make an old period current. Future-dated periods are listed separately because the stored data does not identify observation versus projection status.
53 scoped series entries across 32 indicators. Up to 50 entries per page; category counts below refer to this page.
Suicide deaths
10.078742
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2008
Sex: Female · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/710_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
24.170887
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2008
Sex: Male · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/710_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Suicide deaths
16.842257
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2008
Sex: Total · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 16BBF41 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 16BBF41_3.4.2 - Suicide/710_16BBF41_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
22.400000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2009
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/710_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
28.400000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2009
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/710_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Non-communicable diseases deaths (age 30 to 70)
24.900000
Unit: % of 30 year olds · Period: 2009
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1F96863 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1F96863_3.4.1 - cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease/710_1F96863_Dataset_2024-12-18.csv
Homicide deaths
12.533244
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/710_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Homicide deaths
70.655510
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2004
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 361734E · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 361734E_16.1.1 - Intentional homicide/710_361734E_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
1.563102
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/710_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Poisoning deaths (unintentional)
1.417873
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2008
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 84FD3DE · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 84FD3DE_3.9.3 - Unintentional poisoning/710_84FD3DE_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Mortality rate (neonetal)
12.292321
Unit: deaths per 1000 live births · Period: 2005
Sex: Total · Age: 0 to 27 days
WHO data portal · Indicator: A4C49D3 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: A4C49D3_3.2.2- Neonatal mortality rate/710_A4C49D3_Dataset_2024-05-16.csv
Maternal mortality ratio
118.286277
Unit: deaths per 100 000 live births · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: AC597B1 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: AC597B1_3.1.1 - Maternal mortality ratio/710_AC597B1_Dataset_2025-04-10.csv
Road traffic deaths
24.500000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2021
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: D6176E2 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D6176E2_3.6.1 - Deaths due to road traffic injuries/710_D6176E2_Dataset_2024-02-05.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
64.411000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/710_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
97.886000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/710_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Air pollution deaths (age-standardized)
79.085000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2018
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E2FC6D7 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E2FC6D7_3.9.1 - Household and ambient air pollution/710_E2FC6D7_Dataset_2025-05-02.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
26.900000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/710_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
28.300000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/710_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene services deaths
27.600000
Unit: deaths per 100 000 · Period: 2019
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: ED50112 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: ED50112_3.9.2 - Unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene/710_ED50112_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Malaria cases
0.837020
Unit: cases per 1000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 442CEA8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 442CEA8_3.3.3 - Malaria/710_442CEA8_Dataset_2024-03-08.csv
HIV infections
3.200000
Unit: infections per 1000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 77D059C · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 77D059C_3.3.1 - HIV infections/710_77D059C_Dataset_2025-03-26.csv
Tuberculosis cases
427.000000
Unit: cases per 100 000 · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: C288D13 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: C288D13_3.3.2 - Tuberculosis/710_C288D13_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in children (under 5)
3.100000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: 0 to 4 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: F513188 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: F513188_3.3.4 - Hepatitis B/710_F513188_Dataset_2025-05-01.csv
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in children (under 5)
9.060000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Total years
WHO data portal · Indicator: F513188 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: F513188_3.3.4 - Hepatitis B/710_F513188_Dataset_2025-05-01.csv
Stunting in children (under 5)
20.900000
Unit: % of children · Period: 2022
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5F8A486 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5F8A486_2.2.1 - Stunting/710_5F8A486_Dataset_2025-05-08.csv
Tobacco use
6.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/710_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
5.300000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/710_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
35.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2025
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/710_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
34.900000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2030
Sex: Male · Age: Not specified
Future-dated period · Projection status not recorded; do not interpret as a current observation.
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/710_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Tobacco use
22.000000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2010
Sex: Total · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 75DDA77 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 75DDA77_3.A.1 - Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use/710_75DDA77_Dataset_2024-01-17.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
30.522090
Unit: % of adults · Period: 1998
Sex: Female · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/710_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
9.526151
Unit: % of adults · Period: 1998
Sex: Male · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/710_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in adults (age 18+)
21.547717
Unit: % of adults · Period: 1998
Sex: Total · Age: 18 plus years
WHO data portal · Indicator: BEFA58B · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: BEFA58B/710_BEFA58B_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Intimate partner violence prevalence among ever partnered women in their lifetime (%)
24.000000
Unit: % of women · Period: 2018
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: E0D4E17 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: E0D4E17_5.2.2 - Sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner (last 12 months)/710_E0D4E17_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
1.634381
Unit: % of children · Period: 1995
Sex: Female · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/710_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
0.809039
Unit: % of children · Period: 1995
Sex: Male · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/710_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Obesity in children (age 5 to 19)
1.219175
Unit: % of children · Period: 1995
Sex: Total · Age: 10 to 19 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: EF93DDB · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: EF93DDB/710_EF93DDB_Dataset_2024-02-29.csv
Population using safely managed sanitation services
71.707700
Unit: % of population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: 12EE54A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 12EE54A_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/710_12EE54A_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels
70.400000
Unit: % of population · Period: 2023
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: 6A64C9A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 6A64C9A_7.1.2 - Clean fuels/710_6A64C9A_Dataset_2024-04-29.csv
Safely treated domestic wastewater flows
21.591370
Unit: % of wastewater flows · Period: 2024
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: A37BDD6 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: A37BDD6_6.3.1 - Safely treated wastewater/710_A37BDD6_Dataset_2025-05-12.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
27.481040
Unit: % of population · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Rural
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/710_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
44.369690
Unit: % of population · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Total
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/710_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Population using hand-washing facilities with soap and water
52.555500
Unit: % of population · Period: 2020
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
Additional dimension 1: Urban
WHO data portal · Indicator: D1223E8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: D1223E8_6.2.1 - Safely managed sanitation & hand-washing/710_D1223E8_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Births attended by health personnel
97.000000
Unit: % of births · Period: 2016
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 1772666 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 1772666_3.1.2 - Births attended by skilled health personnel/710_1772666_Dataset_2025-04-07.csv
Density of doctors
7.940000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 217795A · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 217795A_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/710_217795A_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Density of nurses and midwives
63.930000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 5C8435F · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 5C8435F_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/710_5C8435F_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
General government expenditure on domestic health
16.885675
Unit: % spent on health · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: B9C6C79 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: B9C6C79_1.a.2 - Government spending essential services/710_B9C6C79_Dataset_2025-04-04.csv
Density of pharmacists
2.700000
Unit: per 10 000 population · Period: 2022
Sex: Not specified · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 45CA7C8 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 45CA7C8_3.C.1 - Health worker density and distribution/710_45CA7C8_Dataset_2025-04-30.csv
Hypertension in adults (age 30 to 79)
47.000000
Unit: % of 30 - 79 year olds · Period: 2010
Sex: Female · Age: Not specified
WHO data portal · Indicator: 608DE39 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 608DE39/710_608DE39_Dataset_2024-01-08.csv
Family planning satisfied with modern methods
79.700000
Unit: % of women · Period: 2016
Sex: Female · Age: 15 to 49 years
WHO data portal · Indicator: 8074BD9 · Imported: 21/11/2025
Source file: 8074BD9_3.7.1 - Women satisfied with modern methods/710_8074BD9_Dataset_2025-05-06.csv
World Bank Health Indicators
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%)
2.20
2016 · World Bank
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%)
1.00
2016 · World Bank
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
2.10
2016 · World Bank
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%)
3.80
2016 · World Bank
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)
5.50
2016 · World Bank
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him (%)
1.00
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (not wanting to go alone) (% of women): Q1 (lowest)
10.50
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (not wanting to go alone) (% of women): Q2
7.50
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (not wanting to go alone) (% of women): Q3
4.30
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (not wanting to go alone) (% of women): Q4
4.40
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (not wanting to go alone) (% of women): Q5 (highest)
4.40
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (distance to health facility) (% of women): Q1 (lowest)
19.70
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (distance to health facility) (% of women): Q2
14.50
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (distance to health facility) (% of women): Q3
9.80
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (distance to health facility) (% of women): Q4
6.00
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (distance to health facility) (% of women): Q5 (highest)
5.60
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (getting money for treatment) (% of women): Q1 (lowest)
22.60
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (getting money for treatment) (% of women): Q2
16.50
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (getting money for treatment) (% of women): Q3
12.00
2016 · World Bank
Problems in accessing health care (getting money for treatment) (% of women): Q4
7.20
2016 · World Bank
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