Health in South Africa 1,392 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Taxes as a % of price: total tax 60.1% 2022 up 21.7% 82nd Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 47.0% 2022 up 26.8% 29th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.0% 2022 up 6.2% 84th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 41.0% 2023 down 2.4% 36th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 42.13 2022 down 8.3% 89th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 140,000 2025 down 57.6% 2nd Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 down 39.4% 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th Number of deaths from malaria 10 Deaths 2024 down 94.3% 59th Cholera case-fatality rate 0.0% 2024 — 48th Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Pest and disease 10.64 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 up 11.8% 8th Death rate from malaria 0.1562 Deaths 2024 down 95.0% 58th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 — 40th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they -100 % change on previous year 2021 — 40th New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 0.11 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 94.8% 75th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 81.0% 2024 down 4.7% 101st Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 81.0% 2024 down 4.7% 101st Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 67 2025 up 24.1% 16th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 22.7 2021 down 13.4% 45th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.7 2021 down 5.6% 14th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 22.3 2021 up 18.6% 6th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 71 2021 up 12.7% 88th Death rate from unintentional poisoning 1.7 per 100,000 population 2021 down 5.6% 15th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rotavirus 263,711 one-year-olds 2023 down 10.1% 20th Share of deaths that are registered 100.0% 2019 — 1st Prevalence of stunting, height for age 21.3% 2017 down 14.8% 43rd Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 3.88 2022 down 6.1% 84th Health spending per capita 1,228 international-$ in 2020 prices 2023 up 7.6% 53rd Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 19th Malaria cases reported 735 2024 down 93.7% 69th Mean systolic blood pressure 129.2 2009 up 1.5% 42nd Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.6 2009 up 1.8% 30th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 256,275 2025 down 13.1% 1st HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 2.07 billion constant 2019 US$ 2024 up 12.0% 1st Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 88.0% 2022 up 14.3% 64th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 11.8% 2017 down 9.2% 8th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 43.84 2020 up 76.6% 91st Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.5% 2020 up 10.4% 99th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 — 34th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.1% 2020 up 8.3% 83rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.4% 2020 up 11.1% 43rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 2.62 2020 down 22.7% 99th Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 39.50 million people 2024 up 12.9% 14th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 96 2025 up 10.3% 9th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 85 2025 up 30.8% 76th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 6.45 2020 up 19.0% 81st Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 203,776 one-year-olds 2023 down 21.5% 22nd Avoidable mortality 253,927 Deaths 2020 down 18.2% 4th Avoidable mortality — Preventable mortality 151,946 Deaths 2020 down 8.1% 4th Avoidable mortality — Treatable mortality 101,981 Deaths 2020 down 29.6% 4th Reported number of human rabies deaths 12 2024 up 100.0% 23rd Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 630,000 2024 down 56.6% 5th Maternal mortality ratio 109.6 2022 down 76.9% 16th Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 27.5% 2020 unchanged 76th HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 79.0% 2025 down 3.7% 41st ← Previous Page 20 of 24 Next →