Health in South Africa 1,351 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Survival to age 65, male 52.8% 2024 up 11.5% 207th Survival to age 65, female 67.7% 2024 up 9.4% 194th Fertility rate, total 2.21 births per woman 2024 down 9.0% 94th Life expectancy at birth, male 62.78 years 2024 up 4.8% 189th Life expectancy at birth, total 66.31 years 2024 up 5.0% 183rd Life expectancy at birth, female 69.79 years 2024 up 5.5% 177th Mortality rate, infant, male 26.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.4% 58th Mortality rate, infant 24.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.2% 58th Mortality rate, infant, female 22.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.1% 58th Death rate, crude 9.24 per 1,000 people 2024 down 4.3% 56th Birth rate, crude 18.48 per 1,000 people 2024 down 15.2% 83rd Mortality rate, adult, male 353.7 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 12.4% 8th Mortality rate, adult, female 234.18 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 17.8% 13th Immunization, measles 76.0% 2024 down 9.5% 155th Immunization, DPT 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 160th Mortality rate, neonatal 12.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 6.0% 70th Mortality rate, under-5, male 37.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 11.3% 54th Mortality rate, under-5, female 32.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 12.2% 51st Mortality rate, under-5 35.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 11.6% 53rd Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 47th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 — 47th Deaths in armed conflicts 1 deaths 2025 — 52nd Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths 2025 — 23rd Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 41st Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 14th Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — 53rd Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per capita 0 units per person 2025 — 53rd Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per capita 0 units per person 2025 — 53rd Population ages 0-14, female, per square kilometre 6.77 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 144th Population ages 0-14, male, per square kilometre 6.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.9% 145th Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre 13.59 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 145th Population ages 15-64, female, per square kilometre 17.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.0% 143rd Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre 17.22 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.2% 146th Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre 35.12 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.0% 145th Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.7% 143rd Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre 1.31 units per square kilometre 2023 up 48.9% 151st Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre 3.39 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.4% 146th Population, female, per square kilometre 26.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 149th Population, male, per square kilometre 25.35 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.5% 149th Life expectancy for people of different ages 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Life expectancy 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus 251,724 one-year-olds 2023 up 17.4% 19th Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.22 live births per woman 2023 down 8.7% 99th Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 1.0% 2023 down 20.1% 102nd Life expectancy 66.14 years 2023 up 6.0% 201st Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 0.2% 2023 down 40.6% 69th Maternal mortality ratio 118 2023 down 34.4% 60th Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.2% 2023 down 40.6% 69th Lifetime risk of maternal death 409 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 68.3% 126th Number of maternal deaths 1,400 2023 down 36.4% 34th Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.9523 index 2023 down 1.9% 183rd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 15.5 per 1,000 2024 down 11.9% 25th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 7.7 per 1,000 2024 down 41.7% 27th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 8.3 per 1,000 2024 down 6.7% 37th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 5.8 per 1,000 2024 down 12.1% 25th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 11.6 per 1,000 2024 down 10.8% 41st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 8.4 per 1,000 2024 down 16.0% 34th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 3.4 per 1,000 2024 down 19.0% 48th ← Previous Page 3 of 23 Next →