Health Statistics in South Africa

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All Health datasets for South Africa (947)

Dataset
Crude suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
–
Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+1.1%
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+36.4%
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a proportion of all NCD deaths
WHO
+5.2%
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+3.7%
Total NCD Deaths
WHO
+12.7%
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease
WHO
+10.8%
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population)
WHO
+1.4%
Number of female leprosy new cases
WHO
0%
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population
WHO
−0.1
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases
WHO
−14
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
−45.2%
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment
WHO
−68.3%
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
−68.6%
Number of new G2D leprosy cases
WHO
+9
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population
WHO
+0.1
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
−1
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children (less than 15 years of age)
WHO
0
Number of new leprosy cases
WHO
−44.4%
New chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infections (number)
WHO
−17.8%
Hepatitis - Deaths caused by chronic hepatitis B and C (per 100 000 population)
WHO
−8.5%
People living with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) (number)
WHO
–
Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) in the general population (%)
WHO
–
New chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections (number)
WHO
−31.1%
People living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) including cured (all ages) (adjusted number)
WHO
+10.4%
People living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) (number)
WHO
−17.7%
Prevalence of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) ) in the general population (%)
WHO
−26.9%
Hepatitis - Deaths caused by chronic hepatitis B and C
WHO
+3.3%
Persons on chronic hepatitis B (HBV) treatment (number)
WHO
+87.9%
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) treatment rate as percentage of diagnosed (%)
WHO
+77.2%
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) treatment rate as percentage of total infected (%)
WHO
+2.6%
Persons on chronic hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, cumulative (number)
WHO
+1,700
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) cumulative treatment rate as percentage of total infected, including cured  (%)
WHO
+0.1
Persons initiated chronic hepatitis C(HCV) treatment (number)
WHO
+100
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) treatment rate as percentage of diagnosed (%)
WHO
–
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infected persons diagnosed (number)
WHO
+6.1%
Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) diagnosis coverage as a percentage of infected (%)
WHO
+3.4%
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infected persons diagnosed, including cured (number)
WHO
–
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infected persons diagnosed (number)
WHO
−21.8%
Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) diagnosis coverage as percentage of total HCV infected, including cured (%)
WHO
–
Pregnant women attending antenatal care, tested for HBsAg (percent)
WHO
+228.4%
Pregnant women attending antenatal care, tested positive for HBsAg (percent)
WHO
−0.7
Life expectancy at birth (years)
WHO
−0.6%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
WHO
−0.2%
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
WHO
+0.7%
Life expectancy at age 60 (years)
WHO
+1.1%
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
−0.7%
Physical activity policies for activie societies
WHO
0
Physical activity policies focused on active systems
WHO
+1
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates
WHO
−0.2%
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
−0.8%
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
WHO
+2.5%
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
WHO
+1.9%
Number of under-five deaths
WHO
+0.8%
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births)
WHO
+0.9%
Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births)
WHO
0%
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years
WHO
−1.4%
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5)
WHO
0%
Number of neonatal deaths
WHO
+1.6%
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
WHO
+1.6%
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age
WHO
−1.4%
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years)
WHO
−2.1%
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
WHO
+4%
Number of infant deaths
WHO
−0.7%
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
WHO
−0.4%
Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age)
WHO
−1.4%
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort)
WHO
0%
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence (%)
WHO
+82.4%
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV
WHO
+1.3%
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes
WHO
0%
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
+0.7%
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy
WHO
−8.3%
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
WHO
0%
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV
WHO
0%
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission
WHO
−3.8%
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods
WHO
−6.7%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children
WHO
0%
Number of new HIV infections
WHO
−7.1%
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV (%)
WHO
0%
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)
WHO
−3%
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population)
WHO
−6.3%
Childhood cancer survival for lymphoid leukaemia, age-standardized 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
Cancer care
OECD
+31.8%
Healthcare quality and outcomes
OECD
+25.3%
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2nd edition
WHO
0%
Revenues of healthcare financing schemes
OECD
0%
Reported number of human rabies deaths
WHO
+100%
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14 years old girls) (%)
WHO
+1.3%
Polio (Pol3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−13.5%
Pertussis - number of reported cases
WHO
+7,072.2%
Total tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
−33.3%
Yellow fever - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Rubella - number of reported cases
WHO
−86.1%
Diphtheria - number of reported cases
WHO
+330.1%
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases
WHO
0
Mumps - number of reported cases
WHO
+705
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases
WHO
+400%
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases
WHO
−6
Measles - number of reported cases
WHO
+198.4%
Pneumoccocal conjugate vaccines (PCV3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−20.7%
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−11%
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the nationally recommended age (%)
WHO
−12.2%
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−12.2%
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−13.2%
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
−11.8%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−12.2%
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−12.2%
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)
WHO
−10.8%
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC)
WHO
−11.8%
Avoidable mortality
OECD
+14.3%
Cancer
OECD
–
Infant health: low birthweight
OECD
0%
Life expectancy
OECD
0%
Maternal and infant mortality
OECD
−0.4%
Potential years of life lost
OECD
−21.9%
Adopted written national policy on alcohol
WHO
0%
Action Plan for implementation of alcohol policy
WHO
−1
Alcoholic beverage legally defined
WHO
0%
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol
WHO
–
Adopted written national policy on alcohol, year revised
WHO
+0.1%
Standard drink defined
WHO
−91.7%
National drinking guidelines
WHO
–
National legislation to prevent illegal alcohol sales
WHO
–
Hospital aggregates
OECD
+3.4%
Consultations
OECD
0%
Immunisations
OECD
−12.1%
Healthcare coverage
OECD
+0.5%
Risk factors for health
OECD
+9%
Alcohol consumption
OECD
+9%
Body weight
OECD
+1.6%
Food supply and consumption
OECD
−1.1%
Tobacco consumption
OECD
−3%
Government monopoly on production
WHO
0
Government monopoly on retail sales
WHO
0
Detection of marketing infringements
WHO
–
Penalties for marketing infringements
WHO
–
Off-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
0
Off-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
0
Off-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
0
Off-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0
On-premise sales restrictions on days
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on hours
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on places
WHO
−1
On-premise sales restrictions on outlet density
WHO
0
On-premise sales restrictions to intoxicated persons
WHO
–
Server training
WHO
–
Level of taxation adjusted for inflation
WHO
+1
Duty paid or excise stamp on alcohol container
WHO
–
Number of standard alcoholic drinks displayed on containers
WHO
0
Alcohol content displayed on containers
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on pregnancy
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on under-age drinking
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on drink-driving
WHO
0%
Health warning labels on alcohol advertising
WHO
–
Health warning labels on alcohol containers
WHO
0%
Legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits
WHO
0%
Age limits off-premise sales
WHO
0%
Random breath testing (RBT) use
WHO
+1
Penalties for drink driving
WHO
–
Sobriety checkpoints
WHO
–
Graduated licensing
WHO
–
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type
WHO
+2.6%
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0%
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
WHO
0
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%)
WHO
0%
Cancer survival for those diagnosed with breast cancer, 5-year net survival (%)
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs
WHO
–
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Joint effects of air pollution attributable deaths
WHO
–
Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 capita, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Ambient and household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
WHO
–
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average
WHO
0%
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands)
WHO
+328.6%
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
WHO
−3.3%
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
WHO
0%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
0%
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.9%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
0%
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+0.8%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.3%
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
WHO
+1.7%
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
WHO
0%
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
WHO
+3.2%
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$
WHO
−5.9%
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
+1.8%
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$
WHO
+1.8%
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+8.4%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in US$
WHO
−5.9%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
+0.1%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
WHO
+2%
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%)
WHO
0%
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$
WHO
−6.3%
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−0.4%
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$
WHO
+13.3%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$
WHO
−6.5%
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
WHO
−0.6%
Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women)
WHO
+8.3%
Medical doctors (per 10,000)
WHO
−6.1%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000)
WHO
−2.4%
Dentists (per 10,000)
WHO
+0.9%
Pharmacists (per 10,000)
WHO
+1.1%
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs
WHO
+2.6%
Tobacco MPOWER Protect people: P2 smoke-free places, additional characteristics
WHO
0
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use, tobacco smoking, and cigarette smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking, prevalence
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes, prevalence
WHO
–
Best-practice policy implemented for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) (Y/N)
WHO
0%
Tobacco Monitor: population-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, tobacco use and smoking
WHO
–
Tobacco Monitor: school-based national surveys, smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes
WHO
–
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals (number)
WHO
+2.2%
Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates (number)
WHO
−1.6%
Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists (number)
WHO
+3.2%
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians (number)
WHO
+4.6%
Physiotherapists (number)
WHO
+3.2%
Physiotherapy Technicians and Assistants (number)
WHO
−19.9%
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Professionals (number)
WHO
0%
Community Health Workers (number)
WHO
−8.1%
Pharmacists (number)
WHO
+2.4%
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants (number)
WHO
+6.9%
Dentists (number)
WHO
+2.6%
Dental Assistants and Therapists (number)
WHO
+2%
Dental Prosthetic Technicians (number)
WHO
−5.6%
Nursing and midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
−1.1%
Nursing personnel (number)
WHO
−1.1%
Midwifery personnel (number)
WHO
+20.2%
Nursing personnel (%)
WHO
+21.2%
Medical doctors (number)
WHO
−4.9%
Generalist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
+22.2%
Specialist medical practitioners (number)
WHO
−6.8%
Medical doctors not further defined (number)
WHO
+4.1%
Medical doctors (%)
WHO
−8.1%
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
WHO
−1.7%
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate
WHO
+1.3%
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized rate)
WHO
−0.3%
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
WHO
−0.4%
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)
WHO
−1.7%
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)
WHO
−0.3%
Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health care expenditure (PHCE) (%)
WHO
+1.6%
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported
WHO
–
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to antimicrobials in Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates (WHO-GASP) (proportion)
WHO
+1.4
Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to antimicrobials testing in Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates (WHO-GASP) (number)
WHO
+14.6%
Total number of  malaria cases (presumed + confirmed cases)
WHO
−53.1%
Number of suspected malaria cases
WHO
+28.1%
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
+27%
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
WHO
−66.2%
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases
WHO
–
Number of presumed malaria cases
WHO
0
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases
WHO
−88.8%
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria
WHO
+2.9%
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy
WHO
−59.8%
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy
WHO
+11.9%
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying (IRS)
WHO
+1.6%
Number of indigenous malaria cases
WHO
−86.1%
Number of imported malaria cases
WHO
−15.1%
Number of confirmed malaria cases
WHO
−53.1%
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)
WHO
−58%
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses (including artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs))
WHO
−58%
Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
WHO
−84.2%
Estimated malaria incidence (per 1000 population at risk)
WHO
−86.9%
Estimated number of malaria deaths
WHO
−84.4%
Estimated number of malaria cases
WHO
−86.1%
Alcohol content in beverage in percent of volume, (alcohol by volume) (ABV %)
WHO
0%
Sugar-content of beverage (g/100ml)
WHO
0%
Primary data availability for UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) (%)
WHO
–
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)
WHO
−1.3%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access
WHO
−4.4%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases
WHO
+1.3%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases
WHO
0%
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO
0%
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases
WHO
0%
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) (%)
WHO
+7.8%
TB patients with known HIV status (%)
WHO
−21.4%
Tested TB patients HIV-positive (%)
WHO
+31.5%
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB (%)
WHO
+1.6%
Treatment success rate: new TB cases
WHO
−6.6%
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases
WHO
+29.4%
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases
WHO
−2.7%
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−2.1%
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%)
WHO
−16.3%
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment
WHO
−12.9%
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB
WHO
−15.9%
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases
WHO
−13.3%
Tuberculosis treatment coverage
WHO
−6.3%
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases
WHO
0%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases)
WHO
−7.6%
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year)
WHO
−8.9%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases
WHO
−7.8%
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in children aged 0 - 14
WHO
–
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV
WHO
0%
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people (per 100 000 population)
WHO
+2.6%

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