Health in South Africa 1,371 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 61.6% 2023 up 20.4% 82nd Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 6.7% 2023 down 12.1% 182nd Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 5.5% 2023 up 32.4% 47th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 16.9% 2023 up 17.8% 25th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 36.3% 2023 down 13.7% 93rd Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 536.59 2023 down 9.6% 87th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 194.94 2023 down 22.0% 80th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 330.61 2023 up 8.8% 85th Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 8.9% 2023 up 10.0% 47th Health spending as a share of total government spending 16.9% 2023 up 17.8% 25th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 0 2025 down 100.0% 99th Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 230 2023 down 66.2% 2nd Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 157th Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 25 2025 down 21.9% 6th External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 11.04 2023 down 72.4% 68th Cholera reported cases 13 reported cases 2024 up 1,200.0% 57th Dentists 6,866 2024 up 18.0% 51st People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 27.5% 2020 unchanged 77th Nursing and midwifery personnel 265,877 2024 up 297.5% 22nd Nursing personnel 265,877 2024 up 297.5% 21st Cholera reported deaths 0 reported deaths 2024 — 46th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 3.06 2024 down 49.2% 2nd People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 50.8% 2024 up 17.4% 35th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 33.71 2019 down 12.4% 75th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 32.23 2019 down 11.6% 74th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 53.3% 2019 up 19.2% 106th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 44.1 2019 down 2.4% 35th Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 23.6% 2019 up 59.5% 59th Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 22.0% 2019 up 57.1% 70th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 43.6% 2019 up 30.1% 89th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 46.5% 2019 up 29.9% 80th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 50.7% 2019 up 19.6% 111th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 41.3 2019 down 2.6% 52nd Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 65.0% 2025 down 23.5% 140th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 52.6% 2020 unchanged 75th Adolescent birth rate 1.34 2022 up 29.4% 46th Estimated number of malaria cases 735 Cases 2024 down 93.7% 69th Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 66 2023 down 4.3% 105th Medical doctors 7.66 2024 up 3.5% 127th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 43.6% 2022 down 5.0% 26th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 44.8% 2022 down 6.3% 19th 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 85 2022 up 19.7% 123rd Nursing and midwifery personnel 41.54 2024 up 245.3% 92nd Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 7.60 million 2025 up 16.9% 1st Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 15.9% 2025 down 11.2% 3rd Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild vs. vaccine-derived polioviruses 0 cases 2023 — 24th Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe 82.0% 2024 up 49.1% 98th Share of children fully vaccinated against measles 82.0% 2024 up 49.1% 98th Reported cases of paralytic polio from vaccine-derived viruses 0 cases 2023 — 24th Infant health: low birthweight 16.6 Percentage of live births 2020 down 0.6% 2nd Life expectancy 66.3 Years 2024 up 4.9% 41st Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 7 Years 2024 up 11.1% 6th Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -7 Years 2024 down 11.1% 36th TB patients with known HIV status 66.0% 2024 down 29.0% 154th Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 6.13 million 2025 up 67.2% 1st Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 81.0% 2025 up 44.6% 49th Dentists 1.07 2024 up 1.9% 117th Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 6,341 2024 down 66.2% 6th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 251,724 one-year-olds 2023 up 6.2% 19th Number of new HIV infections 130,000 2025 down 48.0% 1st ← Previous Page 13 of 23 Next →