Table 2 Key health and demographic indicators by South African provincea
Indicator | Year | Province | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WC | KZN | EC | LPP | ||
Area as a % of total area of South Africa | 2011 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 10.3 |
Population | 2016 | 6,279,730 | 11,065,240 | 6,996,976 | 5,799,090 |
Population % by province | 2016 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
GDP per capita (USA) | 2010 | 8.69 | 4.77 | 3.65 | 4259 |
Education level (% population with no schooling) | 2015 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 9.8 |
Poverty prevalence (food poverty line) | 2011 | 23.2 | 37.4 | 40.5 | 41.5 |
Population % dependent on public sector | 2016 | 75.96 | 88.22 | 90.13 | 91.58 |
Health as % of total expenditure | 2000 | 30.0 | 26.7 | 20.9 | 17.8 |
Per capita public sector health expenditure | 2015 | 4242.5 | 3623.1 | 3304.4 | 2957.7 |
Life expectancy at birth | 2010 | 68.0 | 52.9 | 53.8 | 63.6 |
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) | 2010 | 26.6 | 52.8 | 52.2 | 37.7 |
Under 5 mortality rate | 2015 | 23.1 | 57.8 | 59.6 | 36.6 |