Private healthcare in South Africa
Statistics report about private healthcare in South Africa
This report presents statistics about the healthcare system in South Africa. It contains the latest available data on medical aid schemes, demographics, and the various medical aid plans on offer. Lastly, some insight is given into the status of the country’s medical professionals, as well as expenditures within the private healthcare sector.
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Private healthcare in South Africa
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English
Released
2025
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Table of contents
Overview
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Countries with the highest health care index in Africa 2019-2026, by country
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Number of medical schemes in South Africa 2011-2021, by type
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Share of leading open and restricted medical schemes in South Africa 2021
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Market share of medical scheme administrators in South Africa 2021
Medical aid demographics
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Share of medical aid scheme members in South Africa 2022-2025, by population group
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Number of medical aid beneficiaries in South Africa 2023, by population group
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Distribution of medical scheme beneficiaries in South Africa 2021, by province
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Distribution of health care choices of households in South Africa 2023, by type
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Average age of medical aid beneficiaries in South Africa 2020-2021, by scheme
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Pensioner ratio of medical aid members in South Africa 2020-2021, by scheme
Leading medical aid plans
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Discovery health medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2023. by plan
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GEMS medical scheme contributions in South Africa in 2025. by plan
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Bonitas medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025. by plan
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Polmed medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025, by plan
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Momentum medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025, by plan
Medical professionals
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Number of health practitioner registrations in South Africa 2020-2023, by category
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Number of health practitioner removals in South Africa 2020-2024, by category
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Medical doctors per 10,000 population in South Africa 2016-2021
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Ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2019, by sector
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Total and target ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2019
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Projected total and target ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2025
Expenditure
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Expenditure on healthcare in South Africa 2000-2050
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Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in South Africa 2000-2050
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GDP share of health expenditure in South Africa 2000-2050
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Out-of-pocket medical scheme payments in South Africa 2021, by discipline
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Out-of-pocket MSA payments in South Africa 2015-2021, by scheme type
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Out-of-pocket member payments in South Africa 2015-2021, by scheme type
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Estimated out-of-pocket medical payments in South Africa 2020 and 2021, by discipline
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