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The objective of this section is to present the best available data on a wide range of health and related indicators. This should provide health planners and managers with easy access to data from a variety of sources.

Prevalence of mental illness (%)

Definition	Percentage of population with some self-reported mental illness or disability. In the census questionnaire, respondents were asked to indicate whether or not there were any people with serious visual, hearing, physical or mental disabilities in the household. The seriousness of the disability was not clearly defined. Rather, the respondent’s perceptions of seriousness were relied on.
Reference	Statistics South Africa. Census in Brief. The people of South Africa population census 1996. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 1998.
Ref. URL	http://www.statssa.gov.za/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Disability