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Male circumcision (% of men who are circumcised)2008-07-292003
Number of CS nurses2008-07-252008
Cervical cancer screening effective coverage2008-07-122003
Diabetes prevalence (per 1 000)2008-07-122007
Prevalence of mental disorders2008-07-122004
Doctor clinical workload2007-08-222006
Per capita expenditure (non-hospital PHC)2007-08-172007
Asthma prevalence (per 1 000)2007-05-242007
Hyperlipidaemia prevalence (per 1 000)2007-05-242007
Primary drug of abuse as % of all drugs of abuse2007-05-212007
Number of admissions for alcohol and other drug abuse2007-05-212007
Number of orphans2007-05-032010
People living with HIV2007-04-252010
Proportion of ANC clients tested for HIV2006-07-232006
Proportion of people with access to improved sanitation2006-07-082004
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100 000 population2006-07-082006
Condom use at the last high-risk sex2006-07-062005
HIV knowledge, people who know that a person can protect him / herself from HIV infection by condom2006-07-062005
Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate2006-07-062003
Percentage of Professional Nurse posts vacant2006-06-252008
Percentage of Medical Practitioner posts vacant2006-06-252008
Cervical cancer screening coverage2006-06-212006
Smear conversion rate (new Sm+ cases)2006-06-122007
Reported cases of measles (per 100 000)2006-06-072005
Case fatality rate: tetanus2006-06-072005
Reported cases of malaria (per 100 000)2006-06-072007
Case fatality rate: measles2006-06-072005
Reported cases of measles2006-06-072005
Reported cases of cholera (per 100 000)2006-06-072005
Reported cases of cholera2006-06-072005
Reported cases of tetanus (per 100 000)2006-06-072005
Reported deaths from malaria2006-06-072007
Case fatality rate: rabies2006-06-072005
Cataract surgery rate (surgeries per million uninsured population)2006-06-072006
Case fatality rate: malaria2006-06-072007
Reported cases of malaria2006-06-072007
Reported cases of rabies (per 100 000)2006-06-072005
Tuberculosis, DOTS detection rate (%)2005-09-082006
Tuberculosis, DOTS treatment success, (%)2005-09-082005
Tuberculosis death rate per 100 0002005-09-072006
Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source2005-09-072004
Number of CS radiographers2005-06-222008
Number of CS occupational therapists2005-06-222008
Number of CS dieticians2005-06-222008
Number of CS speech therapists2005-06-222008
Number of CS physiotherapists2005-06-222008
Number of CS environmental health practitioners2005-06-222008
Number of CS clinical psychologists2005-06-222008
Prevalence (%) of multidrug resistance among new TB cases2005-06-142004
ANC visits per client2005-06-062006
Vitamin A coverage children 12-59 months2005-06-062006
Immunisation drop out rate (DTP1-3)2005-06-062006
Utilisation rate PHC <5 years2005-06-062006
OPV 1 coverage2005-06-062004
Children under 5 years weighing rate2005-06-062006
Women year protection rate2005-06-062006
Delivery rate in facility2005-06-062006
Severe malnutrition under 5 years incidence (per 1 000)2005-06-062006
Immunisation drop out rate (DTP3-measles)2005-06-062006
Utilisation rate PHC =>5 years2005-06-062006
OPV 3 coverage2005-06-062004
Not gaining weight under 5 years rate (%)2005-06-062006
Weighing coverage (annualised)2005-06-062006
Male urethritis syndrome (MUS) rate2005-06-062006
Vitamin A coverage infants 6-11 months2005-06-062006
Urban percentage2005-05-302001
Incidence of TB (PTB new Sm+) (per 100 000)2005-05-252007
Cure rate (new Sm+ cases)2005-05-252006
Interruption (defaulter) rate (new Sm+ cases)2005-05-252006
Incidence of TB (all types) (per 100 000)2005-05-252007
Proportion of extra-pulmonary TB2005-05-252007
Population density (people per km2)2005-05-182008
HIV prevalence (%) (total population)2005-05-142020
Infant mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1 000 live births)2005-04-202010
Percentage of deaths due to AIDS2005-04-202020
AIDS sick (number of people with AIDS-defining conditions)2005-04-202020
HIV incidence2005-04-202007
Child mortality (deaths between 1-4 years per 1 000 live births)2005-04-202003
Life expectancy at birth2005-04-202026
Percentage of facilities providing ART2005-04-202004
AIDS orphans2005-04-202015
Adult mortality (45q15 - probability of dying between 15-64 years of age)2005-04-202015
Unemployment rate (official definition)2004-10-212007
Claims ratio2004-10-112007
Medical aid beneficiaries2004-10-112007
Per capita health expenditure2004-10-112007
Pensioner ratio2004-10-112007
Medical aid coverage2004-10-112007
Public sector dependent population2004-10-112007
Road accident fatalities per 100 000 population2004-10-082007
Syphilis prevalence rate (%) (antenatal)2004-10-042007
HIV prevalence (%) (antenatal)2004-10-042007
Population % by ethnic group2004-10-042031
Population2004-10-042031
Unemployment rate (expanded definition)2004-10-042004
Population % by province2004-09-062007
Total fertility rate2004-09-032026
Number of enrolled nurses2004-05-312008
Reported cases of TB (new Sm+)2004-05-262007
STI partner tracing rate (%)2004-05-262006
Retreatment ratio2004-05-262007
STI partner treatment rate (%)2004-05-262002
STI partner notification rate (%)2004-05-262006
Measles 1st dose coverage (annualised)2004-05-242006
Iron deficiency anaemia prevalence2004-05-241995
Anaemia prevalence2004-05-241995
Immunisation drop out rate (measles 1 to 2)2004-05-242006
PHC facilities with one or more nurses trained in IMCI2004-05-242006
Iron deficiency prevalence2004-05-241995
Vitamin A deficiency2004-05-241995
Pneumonia incidence rate under 5 years2004-05-242002
Post-neonatal mortality rate (deaths 28-365 days age per 1 000 live births)2004-05-212003
Population % composition2004-05-212007
Male condoms distributed (thousands)2004-05-212006
Overweight (%)2004-05-212004
Age dependency ratio2004-05-212031
Ever had sex (%)2004-05-212006
Education level: percentage of population 20 years and older with no schooling2004-05-212007
Condom use at last sex2004-05-212006
Age of first sex =<14 years (% having first had sex at age 14 or younger)2004-05-212006
Teenage pregnancy2004-05-212006
Obesity (%)2004-05-212004
Percentage of households using electricity for cooking2004-05-212007
Hypertension prevalence (per 1 000)2004-05-212007
Percentage participating in insufficient physical activity2004-05-192003
Ever smoked cigarettes (%)2004-05-192003
Currently drink alcohol (%)2004-05-192003
Ever drank alcohol (%)2004-05-192003
Waist-hip ratio (WHR) above cut-off (%)2004-05-192003
Prevalence of smoking (%)2004-05-192003
Frequent smokers (%)2004-05-192002
Smoking age of initiation <10 years2004-05-192002
Risky drinking (%) - weekends2004-05-192003
Alcohol dependence (%)2004-05-192003
Watch TV more than 3 hours per day2004-05-192002
Female condom distribution rate (per 100 females)2004-05-142002
Incidence of STI treated2004-05-142006
Percentage of facilities with data discrepancies2004-05-142002
Percentage provider knowledge of correct drug treatment of STI syndromes2004-05-142002
Percentage of facilities out of stock: STI medicines2004-05-142002
VCT coverage2004-05-142002
Male condom distribution rate2004-05-142006
Percentage of facilities that are PMTCT sites2004-05-142006
Percentage of professional nurses trained in syndromic management2004-05-142002
Percentage of facilities out of stock: male condoms2004-05-142002
Case fatality rate: cholera2004-05-122004
Percentage of households with access to piped water2004-05-122007
Useable beds per 100 000 population2004-05-122003
Percentage of households with refuse removal2004-05-122007
Percentage of households by type of housing2004-05-122007
Reported deaths from cholera2004-05-122004
Number of CS doctors2004-05-052008
Number of professional nurses2004-05-052008
Number of CS dentists2004-05-052008
Ratio of private to public sector per capita health expenditure2004-02-112007
Human development index2004-02-092010
Human development index rank2004-02-092005
Access to malaria treatment within 24 hours2004-01-232003
Reported cases of viral hepatitis (total) (per 100 000)2004-01-162004
Case fatality rate: viral hepatitis (total)2004-01-162004
Number of maternal deaths2003-12-222004
Health expenditure % of GDP2002-12-202007
Number of CS pharmacists2002-12-172008
Exclusive breastfeeding rate2002-12-092003
Healthy life expectancy (HALE)2002-12-022001
Number of nursing assistants2002-11-062008
Medical researchers per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Physiotherapists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Dental practitioners per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of medical practitioners2002-11-062008
Number of medical researchers2002-11-062008
Psychologists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of dental practitioners2002-11-062008
Student nurses per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of psychologists2002-11-062008
Enrolled nurses per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of physiotherapists2002-11-062008
Medical specialists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of occupational therapists2002-11-062008
Radiographers per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Dental specialists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of medical specialists2002-11-062008
Occupational therapists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of student nurses2002-11-062008
Number of dental therapists2002-11-062008
Number of environmental health practitioners2002-11-062008
Pharmacists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of radiographers2002-11-062008
Number of dental specialists2002-11-062008
Nursing assistants per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Professional nurses per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Number of pharmacists2002-11-062008
Line item expenditure as percentage of recurrent health expenditure2002-11-062001
Percentage of health professional posts vacant2002-11-062008
Dental therapists per 100 000 population2002-11-062008
Health systems performance rank2002-02-091997
Nurses per 100 000 population2002-01-102002
ANC coverage0000-00-002006
Percentage clinics with family planning services every week day0000-00-002003
Reported cases of TB (all types)0000-00-002007
Prevalence of hearing disability (%)0000-00-002007
Percentage clinics with EPI services every week day0000-00-002003
Rural (non-urban) percentage0000-00-002001
Adult literacy rate0000-00-002002
Reported cases of congenital syphilis0000-00-002004
Perinatal care index (perinatal MR / LBWR)0000-00-002006
Prevalence of sight disability (%)0000-00-002007
Wasting (%)0000-00-002003
Utilisation rate PHC0000-00-002006
Literacy rate0000-00-001996
Health as percentage of total expenditure0000-00-002007
TOPs by maternal age (%)0000-00-002007
Neonatal death rate (NNDR) (deaths <28 days old per 1 000 live births)0000-00-002006
Percentage of PHC facilities offering VCT0000-00-002003
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR)0000-00-002005
Male urethral discharge incidence0000-00-002002
Iodine deficiency0000-00-001998
Immunisation coverage of children 12-23 months (%)0000-00-002003
Length of stay0000-00-002006
Percentage of households with telephone (telephone in dwelling or cell phone)0000-00-002007
Area (square km)0000-00-002006
DOTS population coverage (%)0000-00-002006
Caesarean section rate0000-00-002006
Percentage clinics with emergency response < 1 hour0000-00-002000
Poverty prevalence0000-00-002006
Medical practitioners per 100 000 population0000-00-002008
Number of beds0000-00-002008
Crude death rate (deaths per 1000 population)0000-00-002006
Iodised salt consumption0000-00-001998
Percentage men with painful urination, genital symptoms0000-00-001998
Percentage of households with no toilet0000-00-002007
Smear positivity (percentage of new PTB cases which are Sm+)0000-00-002007
Annual population growth rate0000-00-002007
Births assisted by trained health personnel0000-00-002003
Percentage clinics with STI services every week day0000-00-002003
Average household size0000-00-002007
Diarrhoea incidence under 5 years (per 1 000)0000-00-002006
Percentage adults experienced work related illness/injuries0000-00-002003
Reported cases of TB (PTB)0000-00-002007
Bacteriological coverage rate0000-00-002006
Contraceptive prevalence rate (any method)0000-00-002003
Percentage clinics with antenatal services every week day0000-00-002003
Environmental health practitioners per 100 000 population0000-00-002008
Prevalence of mental illness (%)0000-00-002007
GDP per capita (PPP US$)0000-00-002005
Per capita income (Rands)0000-00-001985
Prevalence of physical disability (%)0000-00-002007
Nurse clinical workload0000-00-002006
Stunting (%)0000-00-002003
Percentage of pregnant women who received tetanus toxoid vaccine0000-00-002004
Case fatality rate: TB (all types)0000-00-002002
TOPs by gestational age (%)0000-00-002007
Stillbirth rate (per 1 000 total births)0000-00-002006
Reported cases of typhoid (per 100 000)0000-00-001998
Labour dependency ratio0000-00-001991
Low birth weight rate (% live births <2500g)0000-00-002006
Prevalence of disability (%)0000-00-002007
Underweight (%)0000-00-002003
Total number of health professional posts0000-00-002008
Immunisation coverage of children <1 year0000-00-002006
TOPs (Terminations of Pregnancy)0000-00-002007
Useable bed utilisation (occupancy) rate0000-00-002006
Under 5 mortality rate (deaths under 5 years per 1 000 live births)0000-00-002010
TOP facilities functioning (%)0000-00-002003
Percentage PHC facilities where condoms are freely available0000-00-002003
Number of health facilities0000-00-002008
Successful completion rate (new Sm+)0000-00-002006
Area as a % of total area of South Africa0000-00-002006
Perinatal mortality rate (deaths <8 days old per 1 000 total births)0000-00-002006
Percentage clinics with TB services every week day0000-00-002003
Percentage of households with piped water inside0000-00-002001




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