Table 1.
SDG dashboard relevant for kidney health — South African example of selected indicators
| SDG | Overall score | SDG score ratio, South Africa to Africaa | Target example within SDG | Valueb | Dashboard colourc | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDG 1 | 49.85 | 1.53 | Poverty headcount ratio at US$1.90/day (% of total population) | 24.53 |  |
→ |
| SDG 2 | 52.52 | 1.12 | Prevalence of stunting (low height-for-age) in children under 5 years of age (%) | 27.40 |  |
(↑) |
| Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥30 (% adult population) | 28.30 |  |
↓ | |||
| SDG 3 | 48.74 | 1.10 | Universal Health Coverage Tracer Index (0–100) | 65.19 |  |
(↑) |
| New HIV infections (per 1,000 population) | 5.46 |  |
(↑) | |||
| Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease in populations aged 30–70 years (per 100,000 population) | 26.20 |  |
→ | |||
| Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) | 87.00 |  |
NA | |||
| Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) | 96.70 |  |
NA | |||
| Percentage of surviving infants who received two WHO-recommended vaccines (%) | 60.00 |  |
↓ | |||
| SDG 4 | 78.06 | 1.59 | Literacy rate of 15–24-year-olds, both sexes (%) | 98.96 |  |
NA |
| SDG 5 | 80.050.8 | 1.55 | Ratio of female to male mean years of schooling among individuals aged 25 years and above | 0.95 |  |
→ |
| SDG 6 | 66.99 | 1.32 | Population using at least basic drinking water services (% of total population) | 84.70 |  |
(↑) |
| SDG 7 | 78.97 | 2.26 | Access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (% of total population) | 84.75 |  |
↑ |
| SDG 8 | 61.20 | 0.97 | Unemployment rate (% of total labour force) | 27.37 |  |
↓ |
| SDG 9 | 44.95 | 3.09 | Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) | 69.97 |  |
↑ |
| Research and development expenditure (% GDP) | 0.80 |  |
→ | |||
| SDG 10 | NA | NA | Gini Coefficient adjusted for top income (1-100) | 67.10 |  |
NA |
| SDG 11 | 77.93 | 1.32 | Urban population with access to improved (piped) water source (% of total urban population) | 98.57 |  |
↑ |
| SDG 12 | 68.80 | 0.75 | Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) | 57.24 |  |
NA |
| SDG 13 | 87.03 | 0.96 | Energy-related CO2 emissions per capita (tCO2/capita) | 9.39 |  |
→ |
| SDG 14 | 56.51 | 1.04 | Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) | 56.01 |  |
↑ |
| SDG 15 | 59.10 | 0.87 | Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) | 37.71 |  |
(↑) |
| SDG 16 | 54.91 | 1.01 | Homicides (per 100,000 population) | 33.97 |  |
↓ |
| Birth registrations with civil authority of children under 5 years of age (%) | 85.00 |  |
NA | |||
| Freedom of Press Index (0–100) | 20.39 |  |
↑ | |||
| SDG 17 | 79.55 | 1.31 | Government Health and Education spending (% GDP) | 10.35 |  |
↑ |
| All SDGs | 61.5 | NA | Global rank | 113 | NA | NA |
Data derived from ref.19. GDP, gross domestic product; NA, not available; SDG, Sustainable Development Goal; WHO, World Health Organization; ↑, on track or maintaining achievement; (↑), moderately increasing; →, stagnating; ↓, decreasing. aA ratio of >1 or <1 suggests that South Africa is performing better or worse than the African average, respectively. bValue refers to the percent, rate or proportion relevant to each SDG in South Africa in 2019. cColour code — green, goal achieved; yellow, challenges remain; orange, substantial challenges remain; red, major challenges remain.