Table 4.
Demographic input data for South African Provinces ranked in ascending order of infant mortality rate (IMR) and estimated access to services
| Province | Population (1000s) | Births (1000s) | % of total national Births | Crude birth rate | IMR per 1000 live births | U5MR per 1000 live births | Total fertility rate | Urbanized (%) | % mothers 35 plus | Mean life expect. male & female | IMR adjusted for HIV & consanguinity | Estimated % access to services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Capem | 5848 | 125.0 | 10.7 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 24.0 | 2.3 | 92.0 | 13.6% | 68.9 | 13.3 | 79% |
| Limpopo | 5533 | 138.3 | 11.8 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 13.4% | 67.0 | 19.3 | 44% |
| Gauteng | 12,500 | 281.8 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 22.2 | 36.0 | 2.3 | 97.0 | 14.0% | 63.9 | 19.3 | 44% |
| Northern Cape | 1121 | 22.8 | 2.0 | 20.6 | 25.4 | 37.0 | 2.5 | 76.0 | 13.0% | 64.6 | 23.6 | 32% |
| North West | 3595 | 80.0 | 6.8 | 21.9 | 25.5 | 40.0 | 2.7 | 44.0 | 13.7% | 61.9 | 22.7 | 34% |
| Mpumalanga | 4001 | 93.5 | 8.0 | 21.9 | 32.9 | 57.0 | 2.6 | 43.0 | 12.7% | 59.6 | 28.6 | 24% |
| Eastern Cape | 6598 | 131.1 | 11.2 | 20.3 | 34.8 | 55.0 | 2.5 | 46.0 | 13.4% | 57.9 | 31.5 | 20% |
| KwaZulu Natal | 10,323 | 235.9 | 20.2 | 22.5 | 38.3 | 60.0 | 2.5 | 48.0 | 12.2% | 57.7 | 34.3 | 18% |
| Free State | 2742 | 60.7 | 5.2 | 21.5 | 38.3 | 59.0 | 2.5 | 84.0 | 13.9% | 59.2 | 35.3 | 17% |
| South Africa | 52,261 | 1169.1 | 100.0 | 21.9 | 28.3 | 46.0 | 2.5 | 63.0 | 13.3% | 62.0 | 25.3 | 29% |
m Western Cape is a reference province for what could be achieved with universal equitable access to health services because of high level of access to services in the province – thus all province-specific tables are ranked in descending order of IMR, the indicator used as the basis for the access to care calculation in MGDb