Question NW3055 to the Minister of Health
11 October 2023 - NW3055
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Health
What total number of health facilities serve a population of 100 000 in (a) rural and/or (b) urban areas (i) nationally and (ii) in each province?
Reply:
In response to the question, all health facilities in both public and private sector were included. The total number of facilities was divided by population using the 2022 Mid-Year Population Estimates by Statistics South Africa. The South African Health Facilities are classified into three categories, Peri-urban, Rural and Urban.
The total number of health facilities that serve a population of 100 000:
|
(i) Province |
Peri-Urban |
(a) Rural |
(b) Urban |
|
Eastern Cape |
2,10 |
9,95 |
14,75 |
|
Free State |
1,81 |
8,35 |
24,64 |
|
Gauteng |
0,35 |
0,16 |
15,05 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
1,53 |
7,60 |
16,47 |
|
Limpopo |
1,53 |
14,78 |
5,44 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1,02 |
6,08 |
10,19 |
|
Northern Cape |
4,66 |
17,57 |
28,73 |
|
North West |
1,39 |
8,07 |
8,77 |
|
Western Cape |
1,77 |
7,57 |
24,61 |
|
1,34 |
6,75 |
15,43 |
The Urban category has a higher facility density per 100 000 population followed by the Rural with Peri-Urban having the lowest density. This is comparable to the WHO density assessment which had the hospital density for South Africa per 100 000 population at 0,67 in 2013, Malasia at 0,47 and Sri Lanka at 0,099.
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