Table 1

Selected social and health demographics of participating provinces

Metric	South Africa		Western Cape		KwaZulu Natal		Limpopo		North West
Metric	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Wealth quintiles
Lowest				2.7		25.5		27.6		14.7
Second				7.5		22.6		40.7		29.1
Middle				11.8		20.6		17.8		30.3
Fourth				32.1		15.8		7.7		18.7
Highest				45.8		15.4		6.2		7.3
Primary source of income
Salary		58.6		72.9		54.6		42.8		53.2
Remittances		9.4		2.7		10.7		16.3		12.2
Pensions		2.2		4.3		1.7		1.2		1.8
Grants		19.9		10.3		24.6		30.4		24.2
Other sources		9.9		9.9		8.4		9.3		8.5
Household type
Other		0.8		1.4		0.2		0		0
Informal		13.1		19		6.7		4.9		18.6
Traditional		5		0		12.6		2.2		0.5
Formal		81.1		79.6		80.5		93		80.9
Household services
Household piped water		89		98.7		86.6		74.1		85.2
Household mains electricity		84.7		87.9		83.5		92.7		83.7
Household sanitation		83		93.8		81.4		58.9		70.6
Medical insurance coverage
Male				36.3		11.3		13.4		15.7
Female				30.1		12.7		10.5		14.9
Healthcare facility consulted first
Public clinic		64.9		43.7		73.9		78.1		72.3
Public hospital		6.1		12.4		4.7		7.8		2.6
Other public institution		0.5		0.1		0.4		0.3		0.6
Private clinic		1.3		1.2		0.9		0.8		1
Private hospital		1.6		2.3		1.1		0.5		0.7
Private doctor		24.2		39.8		18.3		11.1		19.7
Traditional healer		0.7		0.2		0.4		1		0.3
Pharmacy		0.4		0.3		0.2		0.3		0.3
Other		0.4		0.1		0.1		0.3		2.6
Problems in accessing healthcare
Obtaining permission				7.2		23.9		22.8		10.6
Money for payment				16		27.8		37.5		32.9
Distance to travel				11.3		29.7		33.1		31.8
Not wanting to go alone				8.6		24.6		18.8		17.4
Satisfaction with healthcare facilities
Public/government
Very satisfied		53.8		47.9		50.8		72.1		40.3
Somewhat satisfied		26.5		21.6		31.7		15.7		26
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied		9.5		11.1		11.1		5.1		15.1
Somewhat dissatisfied		5		8.9		3.8		4.2		5.3
Very dissatisfied		5.2		10.5		2.6		2.9		13.4
Private
Very satisfied		92.6		93.7		89.3		91.9		89
Somewhat satisfied		5		3.7		7.4		5.8		9.1
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied		1.3		0.9		2.7		0		0.3
Somewhat dissatisfied		0.5		0.9		0.3		0.3		1.3
Very dissatisfied		0.6		0.8		0.4		2		0.4
Distribution of death
0				3.3		3.8		0.5		6.3
1–14				1.5		2.9		0.5		3.5
15–44				24.3		30.7		21.8		27.4
45–64				30.6		26.7		31		30
65+				40.1		35.6		46.3		32.7
Unspecified				0.2		0.2		0		0.1
Leading natural cause of death (all ages)
TB	1st	6.5	5th	5.1	1st	7.6	4th	5.5	1st	7.4
Diabetes	2nd	5.5	1st	7.7	2nd	7.4	2nd	6.3	6th	4.7
Other forms of heart disease	3rd	5.1	10th	3.1	3rd	66	8th	3.3	3rd	5.5
Cerebrovascular diseases	4th	5.1			5th	6	3rd	5.8	7th	4.3
HIV	5th	4.8	2nd	6.2	4th	6.2	7th	3.4	8th	3.4
Hypertensive diseases	6th	4.4	9th	3.9	7th	3.8	5th	5.4	2nd	5.8
Influenza and pneumonia	7th	4.3					1st	7.6	5th	5
Other viral diseases	8th	3.6			8th	3.6	6th	5.2	4th	5
Ischaemic heart diseases	9th	2.8	3rd	6	9th	2.8
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	10th	2.8	6th	4.9					10th	2.7
Malignant neoplasm—digestive			7th	4.6	10th	2.2
Malignant neoplasm—intrathoracic			8th	4.6
Intestinal infectious diseases							9th	2.9
Renal failure							10th	2
Other disorders involving immune mechanism									9th	3.2
Non-natural causes of death (all ages)
Transport accidents				7.5		13		31.8		16.1
Other accidental injuries				64		67.1		56.1		65.3
Intentional self-harm				0.4		2		0.4		0.2
Assault				24.4		13.7		8		12.7
Complications of medical and surgical care				2.1		1.8		1.2		1.4

HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; TB, tuberculosis.