Health in South Africa

Health in South Africa touches on various aspects of health including the infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS), Nutrition, Mental Health and Maternal care.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that South Africa is fulfilling 73.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. When looking at the right to health with respect to children, South Africa achieves 89.1% of what is expected based on its current income. In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 63.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. South Africa falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 67.2% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.