Health in South Africa 1,392 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nursing personnel 88.0% 2024 down 3.6% 30th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 88.0% 2024 down 3.6% 31st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 15 2022 unchanged 100th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 0 2022 — 89th Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 54 2022 up 170.0% 58th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 65.3% 2017 down 2.1% 55th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 89.8% 2017 up 5.4% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 94.6% 2017 up 7.9% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.2% 2017 up 3.9% 49th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 2.8% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 53.9% 2017 up 32.9% 38th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 55.6% 2017 up 0.5% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 55.5% 2017 down 3.5% 53rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 83.0% 2017 down 0.4% 45th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 94.6% 2017 up 0.6% 45th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 6.6% 2017 down 61.1% 59th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 2.4% 2017 down 22.3% 53rd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.8% 2017 down 12.6% 51st People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.3% 2017 up 250.0% 43rd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 43.5% 2017 down 11.9% 68th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 68.7% 2017 down 1.0% 54th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 81.4% 2017 up 2.4% 46th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 87.7% 2017 up 5.7% 45th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 89.7% 2017 up 0.8% 54th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 93.6% 2017 up 4.1% 44th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 96.8% 2017 up 8.1% 48th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 9.0% 15th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 3.3% 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 2.1% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 63.1% 2017 up 50.1% 32nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 66.6% 2017 up 53.9% 34th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 64.8% 2017 up 14.6% 42nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 63.0% 2017 up 1.2% 48th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 69.3% 2017 down 6.4% 55th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 37.1% 2017 down 11.9% 57th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 51.2% 2017 down 2.2% 57th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 79.4% 2017 up 0.2% 50th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 91.1% 2017 down 0.3% 48th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 96.2% 2017 up 0.8% 45th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 9.6% 2017 down 61.4% 60th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 4.2% 2017 down 75.6% 57th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 2.6% 2017 down 63.8% 54th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 4.0% 2017 up 80.2% 45th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 1.0% 2017 down 2.1% 42nd People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 3.5% 2017 up 113.5% 50th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.1% 2017 down 72.2% 59th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.1% 2017 down 64.5% 47th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 42nd HPV vaccination coverage in 15-year-olds 49.0% 2024 up 390.0% 65th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 25.95 2009 up 10.5% 82nd Population 0-24 49.4% 2011 down 9.0% 47th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 15,419 2012 up 671.0% 2nd Tuberculosis prevalence rate 768 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 22.9% 4th New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 100 2015 up 51.5% 1st Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 4,162 2024 down 69.9% 58th Prevalence of undernourishment 1 population 2011 down 50.0% 28th Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 1,182 per 100,000 people 2011 up 44.1% 2nd ← Previous Page 22 of 24 Next →