Table 1.
National Hepatitis A positivity rate, incidence, and testing rate for years 2017 to 2020.
| 2017 | ||||||
| Province in South Africa | Population (Mid-Year) | Hep A IgM Tests | Hep A IgM Pos | Positivity Rate (%) | Testing Rate/100,000 | Incidence Rate/100,000 |
| Eastern Cape | 6,498,700 | 15,247 | 178 | 1.17 | 234.62 | 2.74 |
| Free State | 2,866,700 | 4333 | 61 | 1.41 | 151.15 | 2.13 |
| Gauteng | 14,278,700 | 40,653 | 583 | 1.43 | 284.71 | 4.08 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 11,074,800 | 38,721 | 665 | 1.72 | 349.63 | 6.00 |
| Limpopo | 5,778,400 | 10,112 | 226 | 2.23 | 175.00 | 3.91 |
| Mpumalanga | 4,444,200 | 13,664 | 128 | 0.94 | 307.46 | 2.88 |
| North West | 1,214,000 | 6398 | 105 | 1.64 | 527.02 | 8.65 |
| Northern Cape | 3,856,200 | 4090 | 84 | 2.05 | 106.06 | 2.18 |
| Western Cape | 6,510,300 | 10,368 | 711 | 6.86 | 159.26 | 10.92 |
| Total | 56,521,900 | 143,586 | 2741 | 1.91 | 254.04 | 4.85 |
| 2018 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 6,522,700 | 8871 | 136 | 1.53 | 136.00 | 2.09 |
| Free State | 2,954,300 | 2090 | 40 | 1.91 | 70.74 | 1.35 |
| Gauteng | 14,717,000 | 14,079 | 188 | 1.34 | 95.66 | 1.28 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 11,384,700 | 37,827 | 564 | 1.49 | 332.26 | 4.95 |
| Limpopo | 5,797,300 | 6629 | 156 | 2.35 | 114.35 | 2.69 |
| Mpumalanga | 4,523,900 | 7717 | 92 | 1.19 | 170.58 | 2.03 |
| North West | 3,979,000 | 3625 | 30 | 0.83 | 91.10 | 0.75 |
| Northern Cape | 1,225,600 | 1432 | 32 | 2.23 | 116.84 | 2.61 |
| Western Cape | 6,621,100 | 5163 | 434 | 8.41 | 77.98 | 6.55 |
| Total | 57,725,600 | 87,433 | 1672 | 1.91 | 151.46 | 2.90 |
| 2019 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 6,712,276 | 12,350 | 211 | 1.71 | 183.99 | 3.14 |
| Free State | 2,887,465 | 4618 | 71 | 1.54 | 159.93 | 2.46 |
| Gauteng | 15,176,115 | 37,552 | 615 | 1.64 | 247.44 | 4.05 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 11,289,086 | 33,792 | 509 | 1.51 | 299.33 | 4.51 |
| Limpopo | 5,982,584 | 10,149 | 213 | 2.10 | 169.64 | 3.56 |
| Mpumalanga | 4,592,187 | 9544 | 134 | 1.40 | 207.83 | 2.92 |
| North West | 4,027,160 | 7379 | 104 | 1.41 | 183.23 | 2.58 |
| Northern Cape | 1,263,875 | 3769 | 54 | 1.43 | 298.21 | 4.27 |
| Western Cape | 6,844,272 | 10,453 | 602 | 5.76 | 152.73 | 8.80 |
| Total | 58,775,020 | 129,606 | 2513 | 1.94 | 220.51 | 4.28 |
| 2020 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 6,734,001 | 11,377 | 193 | 1.70 | 168.95 | 2.87 |
| Free State | 2,928,903 | 4409 | 72 | 1.63 | 150.53 | 2.46 |
| Gauteng | 15,488,137 | 32,847 | 535 | 1.63 | 212.08 | 3.45 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 11,531,628 | 30628 | 562 | 1.83 | 265.60 | 4.87 |
| Limpopo | 5,852,553 | 9830 | 246 | 2.50 | 167.96 | 4.20 |
| Mpumalanga | 4,679,786 | 10,361 | 226 | 2.18 | 221.40 | 4.83 |
| North West | 4,108,816 | 6155 | 108 | 1.75 | 149.80 | 2.63 |
| Northern Cape | 1,292,786 | 3340 | 88 | 2.63 | 258.36 | 6.81 |
| Western Cape | 7,005,741 | 9726 | 493 | 5.07 | 138.83 | 7.04 |
| Total | 59,622,351 | 118,673 | 2523 | 2.13 | 199.04 | 4.23 |