Table 3.
Input and output variables.
Sources: Eastern Cape Department of Health [17], Free State Department of Health [18], Gauteng Department of Health [21], KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health [30], Limpopo Department of Health [33], Mpumalanga Department of Health [41], Northern Cape Department of Health [52], North West Department of Health [53], Western Cape Government Health [62]. National Treasury [42–46, 48–51]
| Provinces | Health inputs | Health output | |
|---|---|---|---|
| x1 (THE) | x2 (THS) | y1 (IMR) | |
| Eastern Cape | 22,771,139 | 40,424 | 14 |
| Free State | 9,795,191 | 17,301 | 11.8 |
| Gauteng | 44,132,368 | 66,124 | 10.1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 40,430,163 | 68,125 | 12.4 |
| Limpopo | 19,522,743 | 33,848 | 12.4 |
| Mpumalanga | 12,445,693 | 20,421 | 9.7 |
| Northern Cape | 4,722,157 | 6924 | 11.6 |
| North West | 11,420,212 | 17,536 | 8.1 |
| Western Cape | 21,671,137 | 31,549 | 9.3 |
| Observations | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Mean | 20,767,867 | 33,584 | 11 |
| Minimum | 4,722,157 | 6924 | 8 |
| Maximum | 44,132,368 | 68,125 | 14 |
| Median | 19,522,743 | 31,549 | 12 |
| Standard deviation | 12,794,907 | 20,302 | 2 |
THE is the actual total health expenditure or spending measured in R’000
THS is the total number of people or workers employed in the health sector
IMR refers to the number of deaths per 1000 live births of children under 1 year of age