Health and health services in the Free

State: Key issues

Overview

• The Free State in the context of South Africa overall

• Between districts in the FS

Number of people per province

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC0

2

4

6

8

10

12

TotalNo med aid

[CMS data]

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Million people: total and those not on medical schemes

Infant deaths (less than 1 year)

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

Western

Cape

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Infa

nt d

eath

s per

100

0 liv

e bi

rths

Children who die before age 5

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

200220062010

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Under 5 mortality rate [ASSA 2003 projections]

Electricity for lighting

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

Western

Cape

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Perc

enta

ge o

f hou

seho

lds

Electricity for cooking

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

199620052009

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Percent households using electricity for cooking

Access to piped water

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA0

20

40

60

80

100

120

199620052009

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Percent households with access to piped water by province

Flush toilet

0102030405060708090

100

Perc

enta

ge o

f hou

seho

lds

Households with no toilet

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

199620052009

Percent households without a toilet

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Number of people per province

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC0

2

4

6

8

10

12

TotalNo med aid

[CMS data]

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Million people: total and those not on medical schemes

Government health spending

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

Western

Cape

South Afric

a0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

Gove

rnm

ent s

pend

ing

on h

ealth

per

per

son

Public sector doctors & specialists

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC SA0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

doctorsspecialists

General doctors & specialists per 100000 uninsured population

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Adults & children getting ART

EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

200120052008

Source: Day C, Gray A. Health & related indicators. SAHR 2010

Number on ART by province

Private hospitals

Public hospitals

= District hospitals

= Regional hospitals= Provincial tertiary hospitals

Blue

Green

Red

G

R

B

G

B

R G B

R

G B

R

Selected indicators for Free State Province