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Male circumcision (% of men who are circumcised)	2008-07-29	2003
Number of CS nurses	2008-07-25	2008
Diabetes prevalence (per 1 000)	2008-07-12	2007
Prevalence of mental disorders	2008-07-12	2004
Cervical cancer screening effective coverage	2008-07-12	2003
Doctor clinical workload	2007-08-22	2006
Per capita expenditure (non-hospital PHC)	2007-08-17	2006
Hyperlipidaemia prevalence (per 1 000)	2007-05-24	2007
Asthma prevalence (per 1 000)	2007-05-24	2007
Number of admissions for alcohol and other drug abuse	2007-05-21	2007
Primary drug of abuse as % of all drugs of abuse	2007-05-21	2007
Number of orphans	2007-05-03	2010
People living with HIV	2007-04-25	2010
Proportion of ANC clients tested for HIV	2006-07-23	2006
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100 000 population	2006-07-08	2006
Proportion of people with access to improved sanitation	2006-07-08	2004
Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate	2006-07-06	2003
HIV knowledge, people who know that a person can protect herself from HIV infection by condom use	2006-07-06	2005
Condom use at the last high-risk sex	2006-07-06	2005
Percentage of Medical Practitioner posts vacant	2006-06-25	2008
Percentage of Professional Nurse posts vacant	2006-06-25	2008
Cervical cancer screening coverage	2006-06-21	2006
Smear conversion rate (new Sm+ cases)	2006-06-12	2007
Case fatality rate: rabies	2006-06-07	2005
Case fatality rate: malaria	2006-06-07	2007
Reported cases of malaria	2006-06-07	2007
Reported cases of rabies (per 100 000)	2006-06-07	2005
Reported cases of measles (per 100 000)	2006-06-07	2005
Reported cases of malaria (per 100 000)	2006-06-07	2007
Reported cases of measles	2006-06-07	2005
Reported cases of cholera	2006-06-07	2005
Reported deaths from malaria	2006-06-07	2007
Case fatality rate: tetanus	2006-06-07	2005
Case fatality rate: measles	2006-06-07	2005
Reported cases of cholera (per 100 000)	2006-06-07	2005
Reported cases of tetanus (per 100 000)	2006-06-07	2005
Cataract surgery rate (surgeries per million uninsured population)	2006-06-07	2006
Tuberculosis, DOTS detection rate (%)	2005-09-08	2006
Tuberculosis, DOTS treatment success, (%)	2005-09-08	2005
Tuberculosis death rate per 100 000	2005-09-07	2006
Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source	2005-09-07	2004
Number of CS radiographers	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS occupational therapists	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS dieticians	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS speech therapists	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS physiotherapists	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS environmental health practitioners	2005-06-22	2008
Number of CS clinical psychologists	2005-06-22	2008
Prevalence (%) of multidrug resistance among new TB cases	2005-06-14	2004
Vitamin A coverage children 12-59 months	2005-06-06	2006
Immunisation drop out rate (DTP3-measles)	2005-06-06	2006
OPV 3 coverage	2005-06-06	2004
Not gaining weight under 5 years rate (%)	2005-06-06	2006
Weighing coverage (annualised)	2005-06-06	2006
Male urethritis syndrome (MUS) rate	2005-06-06	2006
ANC visits per client	2005-06-06	2006
Utilisation rate PHC <5 years	2005-06-06	2006
Severe malnutrition under 5 years incidence (per 1 000)	2005-06-06	2006
Vitamin A coverage infants 6-11 months	2005-06-06	2006
Immunisation drop out rate (DTP1-3)	2005-06-06	2006
OPV 1 coverage	2005-06-06	2004
Children under 5 years weighing rate	2005-06-06	2006
Women year protection rate	2005-06-06	2006
Delivery rate in facility	2005-06-06	2006
Utilisation rate PHC =>5 years	2005-06-06	2006
Urban percentage	2005-05-30	2001
Proportion of extra-pulmonary TB	2005-05-25	2007
Incidence of TB (PTB new Sm+) (per 100 000)	2005-05-25	2007
Cure rate (new Sm+ cases)	2005-05-25	2006
Incidence of TB (all types) (per 100 000)	2005-05-25	2007
Interruption (defaulter) rate (new Sm+ cases)	2005-05-25	2006
Population density (people per km2)	2005-05-18	2008
HIV prevalence (%) (total population)	2005-05-14	2020
Percentage of facilities providing ART	2005-04-20	2004
HIV incidence	2005-04-20	2007
Child mortality (deaths between 1-4 years per 1 000 live births)	2005-04-20	2003
AIDS orphans	2005-04-20	2015
Infant mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1 000 live births)	2005-04-20	2010
Percentage of deaths due to AIDS	2005-04-20	2020
AIDS sick (number of people with AIDS-defining conditions)	2005-04-20	2020
Adult mortality (45q15 - probability of dying between 15-64 years of age)	2005-04-20	2015
Life expectancy at birth	2005-04-20	2026
Unemployment rate (official definition)	2004-10-21	2007
Medical aid beneficiaries	2004-10-11	2006
Medical aid coverage	2004-10-11	2007
Per capita health expenditure	2004-10-11	2007
Pensioner ratio	2004-10-11	2006
Public sector dependent population	2004-10-11	2007
Claims ratio	2004-10-11	2006
Road accident fatalities per 100 000 population	2004-10-08	2007
Unemployment rate (expanded definition)	2004-10-04	2004
Syphilis prevalence rate (%) (antenatal)	2004-10-04	2007
Population % by ethnic group	2004-10-04	2031
HIV prevalence (%) (antenatal)	2004-10-04	2007
Population	2004-10-04	2031
Population % by province	2004-09-06	2007
Total fertility rate	2004-09-03	2026
Number of enrolled nurses	2004-05-31	2008
STI partner treatment rate (%)	2004-05-26	2002
STI partner notification rate (%)	2004-05-26	2006
Reported cases of TB (new Sm+)	2004-05-26	2007
STI partner tracing rate (%)	2004-05-26	2006
Retreatment ratio	2004-05-26	2007
Measles 1st dose coverage (annualised)	2004-05-24	2006
Iron deficiency anaemia prevalence	2004-05-24	1995
Anaemia prevalence	2004-05-24	1995
Immunisation drop out rate (measles 1 to 2)	2004-05-24	2006
PHC facilities with one or more nurses trained in IMCI	2004-05-24	2006
Iron deficiency prevalence	2004-05-24	1995
Vitamin A deficiency	2004-05-24	1995
Pneumonia incidence rate under 5 years	2004-05-24	2002
Obesity (%)	2004-05-21	2004
Hypertension prevalence (per 1 000)	2004-05-21	2007
Male condoms distributed (thousands)	2004-05-21	2006
Overweight (%)	2004-05-21	2004
Condom use at last sex	2004-05-21	2006
Age of first sex =<14 years (% having first had sex at age 14 or younger)	2004-05-21	2006
Teenage pregnancy	2004-05-21	2006
Percentage of households using electricity for cooking	2004-05-21	2007
Post-neonatal mortality rate (deaths 28-365 days age per 1 000 live births)	2004-05-21	2003
Population % composition	2004-05-21	2007
Age dependency ratio	2004-05-21	2031
Ever had sex (%)	2004-05-21	2006
Education level: percentage of population 20 years and older with no schooling	2004-05-21	2007
Frequent smokers (%)	2004-05-19	2002
Smoking age of initiation <10 years	2004-05-19	2002
Risky drinking (%) - weekends	2004-05-19	2003
Alcohol dependence (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Watch TV more than 3 hours per day	2004-05-19	2002
Percentage participating in insufficient physical activity	2004-05-19	2003
Ever smoked cigarettes (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Currently drink alcohol (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Ever drank alcohol (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Waist-hip ratio (WHR) above cut-off (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Prevalence of smoking (%)	2004-05-19	2003
Percentage of facilities that are PMTCT sites	2004-05-14	2006
Percentage of professional nurses trained in syndromic management	2004-05-14	2002
Percentage of facilities out of stock: male condoms	2004-05-14	2002
Female condom distribution rate (per 100 females)	2004-05-14	2002
Incidence of STI treated	2004-05-14	2006
Percentage of facilities with data discrepancies	2004-05-14	2002
Percentage provider knowledge of correct drug treatment of STI syndromes	2004-05-14	2002
Percentage of facilities out of stock: STI medicines	2004-05-14	2002
VCT coverage	2004-05-14	2002
Male condom distribution rate	2004-05-14	2006
Percentage of households with access to piped water	2004-05-12	2007
Useable beds per 100 000 population	2004-05-12	2003
Percentage of households with refuse removal	2004-05-12	2007
Case fatality rate: cholera	2004-05-12	2004
Percentage of households by type of housing	2004-05-12	2007
Reported deaths from cholera	2004-05-12	2004
Number of professional nurses	2004-05-05	2008
Number of CS dentists	2004-05-05	2008
Number of CS doctors	2004-05-05	2008
Ratio of public to private sector per capita health expenditure	2004-02-11	2006
Human development index rank	2004-02-09	2005
Human development index	2004-02-09	2010
Access to malaria treatment within 24 hours	2004-01-23	2003
Case fatality rate: viral hepatitis (total)	2004-01-16	2004
Reported cases of viral hepatitis (total) (per 100 000)	2004-01-16	2004
Number of maternal deaths	2003-12-22	2004
Health expenditure % of GDP	2002-12-20	2007
Number of CS pharmacists	2002-12-17	2008
Exclusive breastfeeding rate	2002-12-09	2003
Healthy life expectancy (HALE)	2002-12-02	2001
Number of dental therapists	2002-11-06	2008
Number of dental specialists	2002-11-06	2008
Physiotherapists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Psychologists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Student nurses per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Enrolled nurses per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Medical specialists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Dental specialists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Number of student nurses	2002-11-06	2008
Number of environmental health practitioners	2002-11-06	2008
Number of radiographers	2002-11-06	2008
Number of pharmacists	2002-11-06	2008
Percentage of health professional posts vacant	2002-11-06	2008
Number of nursing assistants	2002-11-06	2008
Number of medical practitioners	2002-11-06	2008
Number of dental practitioners	2002-11-06	2008
Radiographers per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Occupational therapists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Pharmacists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Nursing assistants per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Professional nurses per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Line item expenditure as percentage of recurrent health expenditure	2002-11-06	2001
Dental therapists per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Medical researchers per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Dental practitioners per 100 000 population	2002-11-06	2008
Number of medical researchers	2002-11-06	2008
Number of psychologists	2002-11-06	2008
Number of physiotherapists	2002-11-06	2008
Number of occupational therapists	2002-11-06	2008
Number of medical specialists	2002-11-06	2008
Health systems performance rank	2002-02-09	1997
Nurses per 100 000 population	2002-01-10	2002
Prevalence of physical disability (%)	0000-00-00	2007
Case fatality rate: TB (all types)	0000-00-00	2002
TOPs by gestational age (%)	0000-00-00	2007
Low birth weight rate (% live births <2500g)	0000-00-00	2006
Prevalence of disability (%)	0000-00-00	2007
TOPs (Terminations of Pregnancy)	0000-00-00	2007
TOP facilities functioning (%)	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage PHC facilities where condoms are freely available	0000-00-00	2003
Perinatal mortality rate (deaths <8 days old per 1 000 total births)	0000-00-00	2006
Percentage clinics with TB services every week day	0000-00-00	2003
ANC coverage	0000-00-00	2006
Percentage clinics with family planning services every week day	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage clinics with EPI services every week day	0000-00-00	2003
Wasting (%)	0000-00-00	2003
Utilisation rate PHC	0000-00-00	2006
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR)	0000-00-00	2005
Male urethral discharge incidence	0000-00-00	2002
Length of stay	0000-00-00	2006
Percentage of households with telephone (telephone in dwelling or cell phone)	0000-00-00	2007
Poverty prevalence	0000-00-00	2006
Medical practitioners per 100 000 population	0000-00-00	2008
Number of beds	0000-00-00	2008
Percentage of households with no toilet	0000-00-00	2007
Average household size	0000-00-00	2007
Environmental health practitioners per 100 000 population	0000-00-00	2008
Prevalence of mental illness (%)	0000-00-00	2007
GDP per capita (PPP US$)	0000-00-00	2005
Per capita income (Rands)	0000-00-00	1985
Labour dependency ratio	0000-00-00	1991
Total number of health professional posts	0000-00-00	2008
Immunisation coverage of children <1 year	0000-00-00	2006
Number of health facilities	0000-00-00	2008
Successful completion rate (new Sm+)	0000-00-00	2006
Area as a % of total area of South Africa	0000-00-00	2006
Reported cases of TB (all types)	0000-00-00	2007
Prevalence of hearing disability (%)	0000-00-00	2007
Perinatal care index (perinatal MR / LBWR)	0000-00-00	2006
Prevalence of sight disability (%)	0000-00-00	2007
TOPs by maternal age (%)	0000-00-00	2007
Neonatal death rate (NNDR) (deaths <28 days old per 1 000 live births)	0000-00-00	2006
Percentage of PHC facilities offering VCT	0000-00-00	2003
Immunisation coverage of children 12-23 months (%)	0000-00-00	2003
DOTS population coverage (%)	0000-00-00	2006
Caesarean section rate	0000-00-00	2006
Percentage clinics with emergency response < 1 hour	0000-00-00	2000
Percentage men with painful urination, genital symptoms	0000-00-00	1998
Births assisted by trained health personnel	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage clinics with STI services every week day	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage adults experienced work related illness/injuries	0000-00-00	2003
Bacteriological coverage rate	0000-00-00	2006
Contraceptive prevalence rate (any method)	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage clinics with antenatal services every week day	0000-00-00	2003
Nurse clinical workload	0000-00-00	2006
Stunting (%)	0000-00-00	2003
Percentage of pregnant women who received tetanus toxoid vaccine	0000-00-00	2004
Stillbirth rate (per 1 000 total births)	0000-00-00	2006
Reported cases of typhoid (per 100 000)	0000-00-00	1998
Underweight (%)	0000-00-00	2003
Useable bed utilisation (occupancy) rate	0000-00-00	2006
Under 5 mortality rate (deaths under 5 years per 1 000 live births)	0000-00-00	2010
Percentage of households with piped water inside	0000-00-00	2001
Rural (non-urban) percentage	0000-00-00	2001
Adult literacy rate	0000-00-00	2002
Reported cases of congenital syphilis	0000-00-00	2004
Literacy rate	0000-00-00	1996
Health as percentage of total expenditure	0000-00-00	2007
Iodine deficiency	0000-00-00	1998
Area (square km)	0000-00-00	2006
Crude death rate (deaths per 1000 population)	0000-00-00	2006
Iodised salt consumption	0000-00-00	1998
Smear positivity (percentage of new PTB cases which are Sm+)	0000-00-00	2007
Annual population growth rate	0000-00-00	2007
Diarrhoea incidence <5 per 1 000	0000-00-00	2006
Reported cases of TB (PTB)	0000-00-00	2007

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