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Public sector dependent population

DefinitionThis is an adjustment of the total population to the number assumed to be dependent on services in the public health sector based on medical scheme (health insurance) coverage.

It is calculated by subtracting the number of people with medical scheme cover (determined from medical scheme membership reports, or surveys indicating percentage of population on medical schemes) from the total population.
ReferenceVan Rensburg D, van Rensburg N. Distribution of human resources. In: Crisp N, Ntuli A, editors. South African Health Review 1999. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 1999.
Ref. URLhttp://www.hst.org.za/publications/216
DetailsMore information in Chapter 13, South African Health Review 1998
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Indicator Type: -> Demographic -> Population

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Public sector dependent population [Definition]
1998 5 952 1742 216 7724 526 0427 517 1104 655 3492 472 521681 4682 961 7032 924 544[1] 33 907 683
1998 NHA6 060 1942 257 5504 629 0857 676 0444 836 8892 548 324685 7833 027 9292 972 027[2] 34 693 825
1998 non med scheme---------[3] 35 138 989
1999 non med scheme---------[4] 36 065 167
2000 non med scheme---------[5] 36 286 805
2001 5 780 2132 306 1726 459 9778 228 9134 814 8352 679 525665 5863 192 3343 194 181[6] 37 321 736
2001 non med scheme---------[7] 37 794 516
2001 with AIDS6 266 5922 400 1495 823 6667 918 5105 177 6692 652 032711 6573 135 8913 000 180[8] 37 058 477
2001 without AIDS---------[9] 37 252 698
2002 non med scheme---------[10] 38 208 994
2002 with AIDS6 404 6632 435 9375 925 6258 042 1835 014 0242 553 424811 1003 184 1153 045 655[11] 37 763 715
2002 without AIDS---------[12] 37 999 720
2003 5 839 8742 332 9736 882 5348 521 3814 942 6042 785 693662 4483 299 0263 347 133[13] 38 613 666
2003 non med scheme---------[14] 39 505 137
2004 non med scheme6 492 7212 631 8396 268 3368 637 2755 232 3042 790 098747 0163 494 5393 376 811[15] 39 670 941
2005 6 087 1052 392 3257 095 7438 756 2075 237 8272 891 917674 5083 391 1763 445 684[16] 39 972 492
2005 GHS6 363 4072 512 1896 651 3878 564 9025 276 2812 827 475774 5503 374 2073 443 077[17] 39 922 438
2005 non med scheme6 438 1462 626 9496 482 0098 612 9265 373 0452 751 834758 3293 488 9813 526 353[18] 40 052 579
2006 GHS6 327 0002 518 0007 184 0008 662 0005 286 0002 885 000785 0003 326 0003 850 000[19] 40 824 000
2006 non med scheme6 437 3032 617 2516 617 3918 640 0565 369 9442 760 113761 1013 492 5083 588 017[20] 40 263 557
2007 GHS6 140 0002 486 0007 632 0008 778 0004 988 0003 100 000934 0003 027 0003 732 000[21] 40 817 000
2007 non-med scheme5 924 3672 519 9017 562 0858 900 5804 906 8703 051 037964 8113 010 6433 980 381[22] 40 809 284
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. SAHR 1999 Ch16: Van Rensburg D, van Rensburg N. Distribution of human resources. In: Crisp N, Ntuli A, editors. South African Health Review 1999. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 1999. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/216
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/
    pg 214. Also based on information in Chapter 13 of South African Health Review 1998.
  2. National Health Accounts Public 2000: Thomas S, Muirhead D. National Health Accounts Project: The Public Sector Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; November 2000.
    Local copy: -
    Annex 4: Population Estimates
  3. Medical Schemes 1999: Report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 1999. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2000. http://www.medicalschemes.com
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_1999.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries (registered and exempt schemes) subtracted from the total population. Beneficiaries: 6991511 Population: 42130500
  4. Medical Schemes 2000: Report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 2000. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2002. http://www.medicalschemes.com
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2000.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries (registered and exempt schemes) subtracted from the total population. Beneficiaries: 6989139 Population: 43054306
  5. Medical Schemes 2002-3: Annual report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 2002-3. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2003. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2002_3.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries (registered and exempt schemes) subtracted from total population. Beneficiaries: 7 004 636 Population: 43 291 441
  6. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using provincial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA Census 2001 population.
  7. Medical Schemes 2002-3: Annual report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 2002-3. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2003. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2002_3.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries subtracted from total population. Beneficiaries: 7 025 262 Population: 44 819 778
  8. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using provincial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA population estimates for 2001 (with AIDS).
  9. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using racial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA population estimates for 2001 (without AIDS).
  10. Medical Schemes 2002-3: Annual report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 2002-3. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2003. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2002_3.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries subtracted from total population. Beneficiaries: 6 962 914 Population: 45 171 908
  11. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using provincial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA population estimates for 2002 (with AIDS).
  12. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using racial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA population estimates for 2002 (without AIDS).
  13. Fiscal Review 2001: Intergovernmental Fiscal Review 2001. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2001. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2001.pdf
    Calculated using provincial and racial medical schemes coverage (quoting October Household Survey 1999) and StatsSA population estimates for 2003.
  14. Medical Schemes 2003-4: Annual report of the Registrar of Medical Schemes 2003-4. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2004. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2003_04.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries subtracted from total population. Beneficiaries: 6 924 686 Population: 46 429 823
  15. Medical Schemes 2004-5: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2004-5. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2004. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2004_05.pdf
    Calculated from total number of beneficiaries subtracted from total population. Beneficiaries: 6 915 666 Population: 46 586 607
  16. SAHR 2003/04 Ch20: Blecher M, Thomas S. Health care financing. In: Ijumba P, Day C, Ntuli A, editors. South African Health Review 2003/04. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2004. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/423
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/
  17. StatsSA GHS 2004: General household survey, July 2004. Statistical release P0318. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2005. http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/GHS_P0318July2004.pdf
  18. Medical Schemes 2005-6: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2005-6. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2006. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2005_06.pdf
  19. StatsSA GHS 2006: General household survey July 2006. Statistical Release P0318. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2007. http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/GHS_P0318July2006.pdf
    Totals do not add up due to rounding.
  20. Medical Schemes 2006-7: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2006-7. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2007. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2006-7.pdf
  21. StatsSA GHS 2007: General household survey July 2007. Statistical Release P0318. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2008. http://www.statssa.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/GHS_P0318July2007.pdf
  22. Medical Schemes 2007-8: Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2007-08. Pretoria: Council for Medical Schemes; 2008. http://www.medicalschemes.com/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MedicalSchemes/medicalschemes_2007-8.pdf
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