Health and health services in Gauteng:
Key issues
Overview
• Gauteng in the context of South Africa overall
• Between districts in Gauteng
Key indicators
• Gauteng has the second lowest poverty level of all provinces (21% compared with SA average of 33%)
• Gauteng has the lowest rural share:– Population living in rural area is 3%; SA
average 43%
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public sector doctors
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
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
Private hospitals
Public hospitals= District hospitals= Regional / provincial hospitals
Gauteng
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