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| SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH STATS: |
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Access to sanitation
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90% |
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[53rd of 129]
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Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people
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23.51 per 1,000 people
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[75th of 195]
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Contraception
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56% |
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[38th of 89]
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Drug access
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80% |
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[88th of 163]
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HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate
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21.5% |
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[4th of 136]
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HIV AIDS > Deaths
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370,000 |
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[1st of 102]
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HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS
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5,300,000 |
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[1st of 126]
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Life expectancy at birth > Female
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48.15 years |
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[208th of 226]
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Life expectancy at birth > Male
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49.63 years |
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[202nd of 226]
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Life expectancy at birth > Total population
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48.89 years |
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[206th of 225]
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Life expectancy at birth, total > years
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47.66 years
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[159th of 194]
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Malaria cases > per 100,000
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143 |
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[58th of 94]
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Physicians > per 1,000 people
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0.77 per 1,000 people
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[16th of 148]
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Plastic surgery procedures
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11,140 |
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[12th of 34]
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Probability of not reaching 40
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24.4% |
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[44th of 111]
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Probability of reaching 65 > Male
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40.2% |
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[131st of 159]
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Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults
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23.2 %
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[30th of 42]
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Spending > Per person
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230 |
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[46th of 133]
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Total expenditure on health as % of GDP
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8.7% |
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[32nd of 185]
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Water availability
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1,154 cubic meters |
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[140th of 169]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNHDR; International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; World Health Organization;
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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