Health in South Africa 1,377 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drug use disorder deaths by age 67.99 deaths 2021 up 11.0% 18th Substance use disorder deaths 1,204 deaths 2021 up 24.4% 12th Opioid use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Amphetamine use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Cocaine use disorder death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Drug use disorder deaths by sex 614.14 deaths 2021 up 11.2% 8th Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex 40.91 deaths 2021 down 2.5% 9th Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex 23.84 deaths 2021 up 4.8% 8th Opioid use disorder deaths by sex 423.01 deaths 2021 up 13.9% 8th Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths 2,033 deaths 2021 up 26.3% 18th Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 8.8% 53rd Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 15th Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths by sex 927.98 deaths 2021 up 16.8% 11th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 190.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.5% 128th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by type 1,082 deaths 2021 down 1.2% 21st Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 24.9% 69th Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 35.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 17.6% 41st Death rate from ischaemic heart disease 55.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 21.0% 158th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 95,364 deaths 2021 up 9.2% 33rd Tuberculosis death rate 98.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 62.9% 16th Age-standardized suicide rates 21.11 2021 up 14.5% 7th Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 4,634 2021 down 2.9% 40th Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 58.74 2021 up 13.2% 59th Total NCD Deaths 289,450 2021 up 17.7% 26th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 22.7% 2021 down 8.8% 50th Life expectancy at age 60 15.27 2021 down 10.2% 163rd Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 560.44 2021 down 14.5% 80th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.69 2021 up 1.8% 16th Life expectancy at birth 61.5 2021 up 4.1% 167th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 371.43 2021 down 11.7% 8th Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 77.0% 2024 up 8.5% 118th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 11.28 2021 down 11.0% 169th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0283 2021 down 17.2% 55th nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0277 2021 down 16.8% 55th lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 98,060 2021 up 0.4% 127th Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.15 million 2021 up 4.1% 167th ex - expectation of life at age x 61.5 2021 up 4.1% 167th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 52.76 2021 up 3.8% 173rd ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 2,771 2021 down 16.8% 55th 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 11 2021 down 6.0% 79th 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 32.8 2021 down 27.9% 57th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases vs. GDP per capita 190.59 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 20.5% 128th Suicide rate vs. income inequality 20.34 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 8.8% 12th Life expectancy 61.5 Years 2021 up 4.1% 168th Deaths from falls 1,251 deaths 2021 up 26.8% 61st Death rate from falls 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 12.2% 171st Death rate from natural disasters 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 46.2% 35th Deaths from natural disasters 43.76 deaths 2021 down 35.4% 20th Number of deaths 721,336 deaths 2021 up 19.0% 18th Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 5.1% 31st Deaths from fires and burns 3,603 deaths 2021 up 19.6% 7th Death rate from fires and burns 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 5.7% 8th Diarrheal disease deaths 16,181 deaths 2021 down 5.9% 11th Diarrheal diseases death rate 27.24 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.9% 31st Number of deaths from malaria 56 deaths 2021 up 3.5% 51st Death rate from malaria 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.0% 56th Tuberculosis deaths 55,350 deaths 2021 down 50.7% 4th Tuberculosis death rate 93.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 56.5% 10th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases 95,364 deaths 2021 up 9.2% 33rd ← Previous Page 16 of 23 Next →