sahr2001 - Health Systems Trust

17 • Health and Related Indicators
Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
Northern Province
North West
Western Cape
South Africa
Medical Practitioners per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 12.3 24.3 36.6 24.0 16.4 28.9 12.5 11.9 39.7 21.9
2001 Public sector 2 12.2 22.2 28.7 22.3 16.4 26.3 12.2 12.2 32.5 19.8
Medical Specialists per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 2.6 10.9 32.4 7.4 1.2 2.0 1.0 1.5 42.7 11.2
2001 Public sector 2 2.6 9.3 24.6 6.5 0.6 2.4 0.8 1.7 44.5 10.3
Other health professions
Number of Occupational Therapists
2000 Public sector 1 14 32 115 69 21 5 54 18 86 414
2001 Public sector 2 10 34 119 57 15 6 57 16 87 402
Number of Pharmacists
2000 Public sector 1 141 52 238 253 58 16 97 48 182 1 085
2001 Public sector 2 115 73 268 279 82 22 116 75 219 1 260
Number of Physiotherapists
2000 Public sector 1 37 27 120 115 13 4 42 11 85 454
2001 Public sector 2 28 33 116 111 9 5 42 14 101 459
Number of Psychologists
2000 Public sector 1 23 11 97 35 2 1 5 10 54 238
2001 Public sector 2 25 10 107 38 1 2 14 12 49 259
Number of Radiographers
2000 Public sector 1 237 192 634 361 44 21 81 63 483 2 116
2001 Public sector 2 233 166 606 343 41 23 90 61 496 2 061
Occupational Therapists per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 0.2 1.4 2.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.6 2.9 1.2
2001 Public sector 2 0.2 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.5 2.9 1.1
Pharmacists per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 2.3 2.3 5.1 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.6 6.1 3.1
2001 Public sector 2 1.8 3.0 4.6 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.2 2.4 7.3 3.4
Physiotherapists per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 0.60 1.20 2.60 1.50 0.50 0.60 0.90 0.40 2.90 1.30
2001 Public sector 2 0.45 1.37 1.99 1.40 0.34 0.70 0.81 0.45 3.37 1.24
Psychologists per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 0.40 0.50 2.10 0.50 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.30 1.80 0.70
2001 Public sector 2 0.40 0.42 1.84 0.48 0.04 0.28 0.27 0.38 1.63 0.70
Radiographers per 100 000 population
2000 Public sector 1 3.9 8.5 13.7 4.7 1.7 3.1 1.7 2.1 16.3 6.1
2001 Public sector 2 3.7 6.9 10.4 4.3 1.6 3.2 1.7 1.9 16.5 5.6
Total number of health sector posts
2001 Public sector 3 97 929 14 103 42 899 39 591 9 472 3 820 22 603 15 570 21 659 268 122
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