The section on tuberculosis, which is the leading cause of death in South Africa, provides comprehensive information. Data on HIV/AIDS covers historical as well as projected prevalence. The section on medical personnel provides data on medical graduates, vacancy rates, and available medical personnel as well as the uptake by race of medical aid membership. Information on both private and public hospitals is also included. Statistics on blood transfusions, organ transplants, and circumcision are some of the additions to the chapter. The welfare section gives a breakdown of the welfare budget as well as all the types of social grants, their values, and the rapid growth in the number of beneficiaries over recent years.
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HEALTH AND WELFARE
THE HEALTH AND WELFARE PICTURE
Health and welfare at a glance
HEALTH INDICATORS
Mortality
Infant and under-five mortality
Infant mortality rate by province, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009
Under-five mortality rate by province, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009
Under-five mortality rate, selected countries, 1970, 1990, 2005, and 2007
Maternal mortality
Maternal mortality rate, 1990-2005
Unnecessary deaths of mothers, 2005–07
Unnecessary deaths of mothers
Still birth rate by province, 2003/04–2008/09
Still birth rate by district municipality, 2003/04–2008/09
Causes of death
Leading causes of death, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Causes of death by race, 2007
Causes of death: all races, 2007
Death by age and year of death
Deaths by age and year of death, 1997–2007
Termination of pregnancy
Termination of pregnancy by province, 1997–2007
Termination of pregnancy by age, 2001–2006
Nutrition
Severe malnutrition among under fives, 2001–08
Severe malnutrition among under fives by province, 2001–06
Household food adequacy by province, 2009
Diseases
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea incidence among under fives by province and municipality, 2001–07/08
Malaria
Malaria cases and deaths, 1971–2007
Malaria deaths, 1971, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Measles
Suspected measles cases, by province, 2007 and 2008
Occupational diseases
Occupational diseases claims finalised
Tuberculosis (TB)
TB cases and pulmonary TB cases reported, 1995–2007
Total TB cases, 1995-2007
TB treatment rate, 1994–2008
Reported TB deaths by province, 2006–08
Incidence of TB, selected countries, 2005
HIV and AIDS
Current data
Population segments living with HIV/AIDS
South African population as a proportion of world population, 2007
South African HIV/AIDS cases as a proportion of world HIV/AIDS cases
Snap-shot of population living with HIV/AIDS by province, 1 July 2010 (actual numbers)
Snap-shot of people living with HIV/AIDS by province, 1 July 2010 (proportions)
Historical trends
All infections
New HIV infections by year, 1999–2009
Adult infection
Estimated adult HIV-prevalence rates by population group, 1991–2009
Female infection
HIV infection rates of women attending public antenatal clinics, 1992–2008
HIV infection rates of women attending public antenatal clinics by province, 1992–2008
HIV infection rates of women attending public antenatal clinics by province, 2008
HIV infection rates of women attending public antenatal clinics by age, 1997–2008
Projected prevalence rates
HIV prevalence rate by province, 2002, 2009, and 2015
Estimated HIV prevalence rates, 2002–15
Estimated number of persons in need for ART and persons receiving ART, 2005–10
ART recipients, by province, 2010–11
International comparisons
Regional HIV/AIDS statistics, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008
HIV prevalence among young (male and female) people (aged15-49), selected countries, 2007
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Finance
National health budget allocations, 2011/12-2012/13
Provincial health budget allocations, 2011/12
Consolidated national and provincial spending, 1994/95–2012/13
Health expenditure, selected countries, 2006
Medical insurance
Medical aid beneficiaries by province, 2004–2008
Beneficiaries by province as a proportion of provincial population, 2008
Beneficiaries of medical aid schemes, 1997–2008
Medical aid coverage by province and race, 2009
Medical aid coverage by race, 2009
National Health Insurance (NHI)
Medical personnel
University health science awards by race, 2001–2006
University health science awards, 2001–2006
Number of medical graduates by institution, 2004–08
Registered health care personnel, 1990–2008
Number of medical personnel vacancies by province, 2009
Number of public sector doctors by province, 2000–08
Number of public sector professional nurses by province, 2000–08
Public sector people-to-doctor and people-to-nurse ratio, 2008
Output of nurses, private and public, 2000-09
Number of completed nurse training courses, 2009
Government nursing colleges by province, 2009
Physicians per 1 000 people, selected countries, 2003–08
Hospitals
Statistical information
Bed utilisation rate, 2008/09
Number of beds in public and private sector hospitals by province, 2008 and 2009
Proportions of hospitals, private and public sectors, 2008 and 2009
Number of hospitals in each province, 2008 and 2009
Number of hospital beds per 1 000 people, selected countries, 2003-2008
Vaccination
Immunisation coverage of children under one year, 2000–08
Rates of immunisation and TB treatment, selected countries
Blood transfusion
Blood donation by race, 2006–09
Organ transplants
Number of organ transplants, 2004–08
Circumcisions
Male circumcision by province, 2003
Male circumcision by race, 2003
Condom use
Condom use among adults (proportions, 2002, 2005, and 2008
WELFARE
Welfare budget
National welfare budget allocations, 2010/11–2012/13
Welfare personnel and services
Population to social worker ratio by province, 2009
Social grants
Beneficiaries of social grants, 2001, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, and 2012/13
Number of beneficiaries, 2001, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12
Old age grants and rates of inflation, 1994–2009
Increase in value of social grants, April 2006–April 2010
Growth in child support grant recipient numbers and payments, October 1998–May 2008
Beneficiaries of social grants by province and municipality, 2007
Provincial breakdown of consumer units receiving free basic services from municipalities, June 2009