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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.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest health care index in Africa 2019-2026, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of medical schemes in South Africa 2011-2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Share of leading open and restricted medical schemes in South Africa 2021
  • Premium Statistic Market share of medical scheme administrators in South Africa 2021

Medical aid demographics

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  • Basic Statistic Share of medical aid scheme members in South Africa 2022-2025, by population group
  • Premium Statistic Number of medical aid beneficiaries in South Africa 2023, by population group
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of medical scheme beneficiaries in South Africa 2021, by province
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of health care choices of households in South Africa 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Average age of medical aid beneficiaries in South Africa 2020-2021, by scheme
  • Premium Statistic Pensioner ratio of medical aid members in South Africa 2020-2021, by scheme

Leading medical aid plans

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  • Premium Statistic Discovery health medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2023. by plan
  • Premium Statistic GEMS medical scheme contributions in South Africa in 2025. by plan
  • Premium Statistic Bonitas medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025. by plan
  • Premium Statistic Polmed medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025, by plan
  • Premium Statistic Momentum medical aid medial aid main member price range in South Africa 2025, by plan

Medical professionals

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  • Basic Statistic Number of health practitioner registrations in South Africa 2020-2023, by category
  • Premium Statistic Number of health practitioner removals in South Africa 2020-2024, by category
  • Premium Statistic Medical doctors per 10,000 population in South Africa 2016-2021
  • Premium Statistic Ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2019, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Total and target ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2019
  • Premium Statistic Projected total and target ratios of medical specialties in South Africa 2025

Expenditure

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  • Premium Forecast Expenditure on healthcare in South Africa 2000-2050
  • Premium Forecast Spending per capita on healthcare expenditure in South Africa 2000-2050
  • Premium Forecast GDP share of health expenditure in South Africa 2000-2050
  • Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket medical scheme payments in South Africa 2021, by discipline
  • Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket MSA payments in South Africa 2015-2021, by scheme type
  • Premium Statistic Out-of-pocket member payments in South Africa 2015-2021, by scheme type
  • Premium Statistic Estimated out-of-pocket medical payments in South Africa 2020 and 2021, by discipline
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