Health in South Africa 1,371 indicators covering health for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tuberculosis treatment success rate 71.0% 2023 down 9.0% 155th Prevalence of hypertension, female 44.3% 2019 down 5.5% 26th Prevalence of hypertension, male 43.8% 2019 up 1.4% 44th Prevalence of hypertension 44.1% 2019 down 2.4% 35th Treatment for hypertension, female 54.7% 2019 up 24.9% 70th Treatment for hypertension, male 37.2% 2019 up 44.2% 89th Treatment for hypertension 46.5% 2019 up 29.9% 81st Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 2.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 66.7% 82nd Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 3.3% 2014 down 17.5% 92nd Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people 2026 up 27.9% 91st Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3551 2024 up 18.4% 183rd Number of deaths among adolescents 3,161 2024 down 12.5% 31st Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 5,736 2024 down 28.7% 36th Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 2,575 2024 down 41.9% 37th Deaths aged 15 to 19 7,614 2024 down 6.0% 19th Deaths aged 20 to 24 11,947 2024 down 31.1% 16th Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,575 2024 down 41.9% 37th Deaths aged 15 to 24 19,561 2024 down 23.1% 16th Deaths aged 10 to 14 3,161 2024 down 12.5% 31st Deaths aged 5 to 24 25,297 2024 down 24.4% 23rd Deaths aged 10 to 19 10,775 2024 down 8.0% 23rd Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 12.44 2024 up 5.9% 70th Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates 35.06 2024 down 11.8% 53rd Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates 10.03 2024 down 12.7% 37th Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates 14,715 2024 up 3.5% 34th Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates 41,435 2024 down 12.6% 28th Deaths age 10 to 19 - UN IGME estimates 10,775 2024 down 8.0% 23rd Mortality rate age 5-9 2.4 2024 down 41.1% 58th Deaths age 5 to 14 5,736 2024 down 28.7% 36th Deaths age 15 to 19 7,614 2024 down 6.0% 19th Deaths age 5 to 24 25,297 2024 down 24.4% 23rd Mortality rate age 15-24 18.63 2024 down 19.2% 28th Deaths age 15 to 24 19,561 2024 down 23.1% 16th Mortality rate age 10-14 2.97 2024 down 21.2% 47th Mortality rate age 5-24 23.9 2024 down 22.2% 40th Deaths age 10 to 19 10,775 2024 down 8.0% 23rd Deaths age 5 to 9 2,575 2024 down 41.9% 37th Mortality rate age 20-24 11.63 2024 down 24.7% 27th Deaths age 10 to 14 3,161 2024 down 12.5% 31st Mortality rate age 5-14 5.37 2024 down 31.5% 55th Deaths age 20 to 24 11,947 2024 down 31.1% 16th Mortality rate age 15-19 7.08 2024 down 8.6% 32nd Mortality rate age 10-19 10.03 2024 down 12.7% 37th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 10,775 2024 down 8.0% 23rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 1,101 2024 down 43.0% 37th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 1,474 2024 down 41.0% 37th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 1,363 2024 down 14.1% 31st Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 1,798 2024 down 11.3% 31st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 4,481 2024 down 10.5% 21st Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 6,294 2024 down 6.2% 22nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 3,118 2024 down 8.8% 17th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 4,496 2024 down 4.0% 19th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 3,886 2024 down 46.9% 15th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 8,061 2024 down 19.5% 14th Number of youth deaths 47,171 deaths 2024 down 14.9% 28th Adolescent mortality rate 2.97 2024 down 21.2% 47th Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 5.37 2024 down 31.5% 55th Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 2.4 2024 down 41.1% 58th Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 8 deaths 2021 — 35th ← Previous Page 9 of 23 Next →