As of 2019, 4.74 million South Africans were suffering from hypertension, making it the most prevalent chronic health condition in the country. Having come a long way in reducing HIV and AIDS-related infections and cases of death, but still facing the world's biggest HIV epidemic, approximately 1.68 million cases of HIV and AIDS had been diagnosed as a chronic health condition by a medical practitioner or nurse.
Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics South Africa. (December 17, 2020). Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/
Statistics South Africa. "Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/
Statistics South Africa. (2020). Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/
Statistics South Africa. "Population Suffering from Chronic Health Conditions in South Africa in 2019, by Disease (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/
Statistics South Africa, Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Population suffering from chronic health conditions in South Africa in 2019, by disease (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116079/population-suffering-from-chronic-health-conditions-in-south-africa-by-disease/