South Africa Health Indicators from WHO Global Health Observatory

WHO Global Health Observatory data for South Africa covering categories such as air pollution, child mortality, HIV, nutrition, and noncommunicable diseases. The dataset is provided in CSV format and was last updated on March 16, 2026. It originates from the World Health Organization's data portal.

Use Cases

• Monitor progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the listed indicator categories.
• Analyze trends in noncommunicable diseases and mental health based on the described coverage areas.
• Assess health system performance and financing based on the 'Health systems' and 'Health financing' categories.
• Compare environmental health factors like air pollution and WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene) across time.

Strengths

• Covers a wide range of public health categories as listed in the description, including over 30 distinct topics.
• Sourced from the authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory.
• Last updated timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-16 17:12:13.987370.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory

Collection Method

Aggregated and published via the WHO data portal.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 17:12:13.987370; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa