Health in South Africa 1,351 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 540,082 2025 up 12.3% 22nd Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 539,301 2025 up 11.4% 25th Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 535,290 2025 up 14.2% 23rd Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 533,937 2025 up 11.8% 25th Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 530,309 2025 up 14.7% 23rd Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 528,326 2025 up 10.0% 25th Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 525,570 2025 up 12.9% 24th Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 521,292 2025 up 4.9% 25th Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 518,894 2025 up 7.6% 24th Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 515,776 2025 down 0.5% 27th Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 512,828 2025 up 1.9% 25th Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 517,899 2025 down 3.6% 26th Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 514,885 2025 down 1.3% 26th Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 529,289 2025 down 3.6% 26th Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 526,994 2025 down 1.3% 26th Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 548,661 2025 down 3.6% 26th Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 547,095 2025 down 1.1% 25th Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 570,920 2025 down 0.8% 25th Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 570,373 2025 up 2.1% 25th Population, male 48.7% 2025 up 0.3% 172nd Population, male 31.50 million 2025 up 14.4% 24th Population, female 51.3% 2025 down 0.2% 46th Population, female 33.24 million 2025 up 13.9% 24th Age dependency ratio, young 38.2% 2025 down 10.6% 93rd Age dependency ratio, old 10.2% 2025 up 26.2% 129th Age dependency ratio 48.4% 2025 down 4.7% 161st Population ages 65 and above 6.9% 2025 up 28.2% 126th Population ages 65 and above, total 4.46 million 2025 up 46.4% 31st Population ages 65 and above, male 5.5% 2025 up 33.6% 133rd Population ages 65 and above, male 1.73 million 2025 up 52.9% 33rd Population ages 65 and above, female 8.2% 2025 up 25.2% 124th Population ages 65 and above, female 2.73 million 2025 up 42.5% 29th Population ages 15-64, total 43.63 million 2025 up 16.0% 22nd Population ages 15-64, male 67.9% 2025 up 2.5% 60th Population ages 15-64, male 21.41 million 2025 up 17.3% 22nd Population ages 15-64, female 66.9% 2025 up 0.8% 61st Population ages 15-64, female 22.23 million 2025 up 14.7% 21st Population ages 0-14, total 16.66 million 2025 up 3.7% 26th Population ages 0-14, male 26.6% 2025 down 10.3% 90th Population ages 0-14, male 8.37 million 2025 up 2.7% 26th Population ages 0-14, female 24.9% 2025 down 8.0% 94th Population ages 0-14, female 8.28 million 2025 up 4.8% 25th Obesity in men vs obesity in women, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year 2024 up 205.9% 175th Infant mortality vs prenatal care, annual growth rate -0.4115 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.6% 47th Obesity vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 11.8% 140th Adult obesity vs protein, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 11.8% 140th Child adolescent obesity, annual growth rate 0.1294 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.9% 169th Health system composite index -0.8876 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 21.4% 160th Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 31.8% 2024 up 9.4% 51st Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 21.8% 2024 up 3.0% 117th Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 31.3% 2024 up 16.3% 59th Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 31.3% 2024 up 16.3% 59th Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care 2.42 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.2% 58th Obesity in men vs. women 14.5% 2024 up 0.7% 129th Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 161st Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 161st Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 161st Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0792 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 17.8% 57th Immunization, Pol3 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 156th Immunization, BCG 74.0% 2024 down 20.4% 144th ← Previous Page 2 of 23 Next →