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Health and health services in the Northern Cape: Key issues

Health and health services in the Northern Cape: Key issues

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Health and health services in the Northern

Cape: Key issues

Overview

• Northern Cape in the context of South Africa overall

• Between districts in Northern Cape

Key indicators

• Northern Cape has the third lowest poverty level (24% compared with SA average of 33%)

• Northern Cape has the third lowest percentage of population living in rural area (17%; SA 43%), but the lowest population density (3 people per km2 compared to average of 40)

Electricity for lighting

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Perc

enta

ge o

f hou

seho

lds

Piped water

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Perc

enta

ge o

f hou

seho

lds

Flush toilet

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Perc

enta

ge o

f hou

seho

lds

Infant deaths (less than 1 year)

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Infa

nt d

eath

s per

100

0 liv

e bi

rths

Deaths in children less than 5 years

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Und

er 5

dea

ths p

er 1

000

live

birt

hs

Government health spending

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

Gove

rnm

ent s

pend

ing

on h

ealth

per

per

son

Doctors working for public sector

Easte

rn Cape

Free S

tate

Gauten

g

KwaZulu-N

atal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

Northern

Cape

North W

est

West

ern Cap

e

South Afric

a0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Doct

ors p

er 1

00,0

00 p

eopl

e

Private hospitals

Public hospitals= District hospitals

= Regional hospitals

= Provincial or national hospitals