South Africa

DEMOGRAPHICS MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH

Total population (000) 48,282 (2006) Under-five mortality rate Causes of under-five deaths Causes of maternal deaths Coverage along the continuum of care
Deaths per 1000 live births Globally more than one third of child deaths are attributable to Regional estimates for Africa, 1997-2002
Total under-five population (000) 5,254 (2006) undernutrition
Causes of neonatal
Unmet need for family planning (%) ---
Births (000) 1,102 (2006) Obstructed labor Contraceptive
100 deaths Abortion 60 Pre-pregnancy
Birth registration (%) --- Diarrhoea 1% Antenatal visits for woman (4 or more visits, %) 73 (1998) Anaemia 4% 4% prevalence rate
Tetanus 1% Antenatal visit
Other 6%
4% 92
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 69 (2006) 80 69 Congenital 10% Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria (%) --- (1 or more) Pregnancy
60 HIV/AIDS Hypertensive Skilled attendant
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 56 (2006) Infection 19% disorders Haemorrhage 92 Birth
60 57% C-section rate (total, urban, rural; %) 34%
at birth
21 (2000) 9%
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) Neonatal (Minimum target is 5% and maximum target is 15%) 16,19,12 (1998)
35% *Postnatal care Neonatal period
Total under-five deaths (000) 76 (2006) 40 Asphyxia 23%
Sepsis/Infections,
20 Early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hr of birth, %) 45 (1998) including AIDS Exclusive
breastfeeding 7 Infancy
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 400 (2005) 20 16%
110 (2005)
MDG Target Malaria Postnatal visit for baby (within 2 days for home births, %) --- Measles
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in N) 0% Injuries Preterm 39%
Other causes
85
0 Other 5%
Total maternal deaths 4,300 (2005) Measles 30%
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 1%
0% Diarrhoea Pneumonia 0 20 40 60 80 100
Source: Lawn JE, Cousens SN
Source: UNICEF, 2006 Source: WHO, 2006 1% 1% for CHERG (Nov 2006) Source: Khan, Khalid S., et al, Lancet 2006:367:1066-74 Source: DHS, MICS, Other NS
*See Annex for indicator definition

Antenatal care Skilled attendant at delivery Neonatal tetanus protection

INTERVENTION COVERAGE FOR MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN Percent women aged 15-49 years attended at least once by a Percent live births attended by skilled health personnel Percent of newborns protected against tetanus

NUTRITION skilled health provider during pregnancy

100 94 100 100

Stunting prevalence (moderate and severe, %) 31 (1999) Complementary feeding rate (6-9 months, %) 46 (2003) 89 92 84 92
82
Wasting prevalence (moderate and severe, %) 4 (1999) Low birthweight incidence (%) 15 (1998) 80 80 80 73

Underweight prevalence Exclusive breastfeeding Vitamin A supplementation 60 60 60

Percent

Percent

Percent
Percent children < 5 years underweight for age* Percent infants < 6 months exclusively breastfed Percent children 6-59 months receiving vitamin A doses
40 40 40
At least one dose Two doses
100 100 100 20 20 20

80 80 80 0 0
1994-1995 1998 2003 1995 1998 2003 1992 1997 2002 2006
60 60 60 Other NS DHS DHS Other NS DHS DHS
Percent

Percent

Percent
Source: WHO/UNICEF
37 33
40 40 40

20 10 20 20
29 WATER AND SANITATION EQUITY
8 7
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
1994 1999 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Water Sanitation Coverage gap by wealth quintile
Other NS Other NS DHS
Source: UNICEF
Percent population using improved drinking water sources Percent population using improved sanitation facilities
*Based on 2006 WHO reference population Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total
99
100 100 100
CHILD HEALTH 98
83
88 85
79
80 73 80 80
69 69 65
Immunization Malaria prevention Prevention of mother to child 60 60 53 60

Percent

Percent

Percent
Percent of children immunised against measles 46
Percent of children immunised with 3 doses DPT
Percent children < 5 years sleeping under ITNs* transmission of HIV
Percent HIV+ pregnant women receiving ARVs for PMTCT
40 40 40
Percent of children immunised with 3 doses Hib
20 20 20
99
100 100
99 0 0 0
80 85 80 1990 2004 1990 2004 Poorest 2nd 3rd 4th Wealthiest
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2006 Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2006
60 60 50 1998
Percent

Percent

No data DHS
40 40 34 POLICIES SYSTEMS
20 20 15
Coverage gap (%) 23
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Financial Flows and Human Resources
0 0 Substitutes Partial Ratio
1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 748 (2007) poorest/wealthiest 1.9
Source: WHO/UNICEF Other NS Other NS Other NS
New ORS formula and zinc for management of Difference
*Sub-national risk of malaria transmission General government expenditure on health as
diarrhoea Yes poorest-wealthiest (%) 15
% of total government expenditure (%) 11 (2007)
Diarrhoeal disease treatment Malaria treatment Pneumonia treatment
Percent children < 5 years with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration Percent febrile children < 5 years using antimalarials* Percent children < 5 years with suspected pneumonia taken to Community treatment of pneumonia with antibiotics No Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of total
therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding appropriate health provider
Percent children < 5 years with suspected pneumonia receiving expenditure on health (%) 10 (2007)
IMCI adapted to cover newborns 0-1 week of age ---
antibiotics
Density of health workers (per 1000 population) 4.9 (2004)
100 100 Costed implementation plan(s) for maternal,
newborn and child health available --- Official Development Assistance to child health
80 80 75 per child (US$) 4 (2005)
Midwives be authorised to administer a core set of
60 60 life saving interventions --- Official Development Assistance to maternal and
South Africa
Percent

Percent

No data neonatal health per live birth (US$) 6 (2005)

40 37 40 Maternity protection in accordance with ILO
Convention 183 No National availability of Emergency Obstetric Care
20 20 services (% of recommended minimum) ---
Specific notification of maternal deaths ---
0 0
1998
DHS
1998
DHS
Countdown to 2015
*Sub-national risk of malaria transmission 2008 Report