A brief profile of the status of health and the health system in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (English)

South Africans suffer from a high burden of preventable illness and premature death, despite high expenditure on health. Over the last two decades some significant improvements have occurred in maternal and child health and in reducing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden. However, health indicators remain poor when compared to other countries at similar levels of development. Life expectancy is approximately 62 years, lower than average...

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Belli,Paolo;

Matsebula,Thulani Clement;

Ndhlalambi,Melusi;

Ngarachu,Maria Njambi;
Document Date
2018/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
127287
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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South Africa,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/06/18
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Disclosed
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A brief profile of the status of health and the health system in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic

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Belli,Paolo; Matsebula,Thulani Clement; Ndhlalambi,Melusi; Ngarachu,Maria Njambi.

A brief profile of the status of health and the health system in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/209801529303393585

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