Health in South Africa 1,377 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Low birth weight prevalence 16.6% 2020 down 0.6% 21st Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 67.0% 2025 down 26.4% 180th Low birth weight number 198.8 2020 up 3.3% 13th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.64 2020 down 0.4% 21st 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 127 2020 down 42.0% 58th Number of new HIV infections 170,000 Cases 2024 down 39.3% 1st Reported deaths from rabies 9 Deaths 2024 up 50.0% 25th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 8.73 million 2030 up 19.4% 18th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 12.1 2022 down 7.6% 14th Hospital beds by sector 2.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2010 down 17.0% 35th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 22.8 2022 up 1.3% 45th Incidence of malaria 0.11 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 94.8% 75th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 91,599 2025 down 48.1% 2nd Concentrations of fine particulate matter 25.59 2023 up 15.5% 61st Death rate due to road traffic injuries 22.2 per 100,000 population 2019 down 22.4% 59th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 111,457 2023 up 1.7% 9th Medical doctors not further defined 51,579 2023 up 29.4% 21st Constant stillbirth rate 18.72 2030 unchanged 30th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 31.7% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 80.4% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 21,862 2030 down 3.1% 23rd Stillbirth maintained projection 21,178 2030 down 5.7% 22nd Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 13,920 2030 down 34.2% 20th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 3,218 2030 down 81.2% 25th Stillbirth rate current trends 18.14 2030 down 2.6% 22nd Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 17.6% 2030 up 4.8% 51st Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 17.9% 2030 up 3.5% 53rd Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 81,770 patients 2021 down 61.3% 1st Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 2,570 2019 up 27.8% 21st Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 44.4% 2019 up 19.4% 53rd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 111 2019 down 1.8% 138th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 14,000 2024 down 26.3% 6th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 12.44 2030 unchanged 69th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 12.44 2030 unchanged 63rd Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 71.1% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 3.0% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 35.06 2030 unchanged 52nd Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 32.31 2030 down 6.5% 46th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 79.7% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 25 2030 down 24.1% 1st Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 10.31 2030 up 2.2% 33rd Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 9.38 2030 down 5.4% 31st Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.66 2030 down 36.5% 2nd Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 14,258 2030 down 2.5% 37th Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 14,258 2030 down 2.5% 32nd Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 13,753 2030 down 5.4% 21st Under-five deaths - Remains constant 40,326 2030 down 2.4% 28th Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 37,174 2030 down 8.7% 27th Under-five deaths - SDG target met 28,705 2030 down 26.0% 21st Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 10,856 2030 down 0.0% 26th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 10,150 2030 down 5.5% 24th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 56,845 2019 up 10.9% 28th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.0% 2024 down 28.6% 31st Mortality caused by road traffic injury 22.2 per 100,000 population 2019 down 22.4% 59th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 9.9 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 30.8% 66th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 34.9 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 19.4% 53rd Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Life expectancy - Regions 64.4 Years 2020 up 11.6% 50th Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 76.0% 2024 down 16.5% 160th ← Previous Page 18 of 23 Next →