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52.9Sworn Score

Country profile

South Africa

Africa · Capital: Pretoria

Score 52.9 ± 2 · Rank #99 of scored countries in 2000.

Based on 118/123 indicators, avg data age 0.4 years.

Showing 123 of 123 indicators

Health·32

Adolescent fertility

World Bank

67.42 per 1,000 women2000

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Air-pollution attributable mortality

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Alcohol consumption per capita (15+)

Google Data Commons

8.96 litres/year2000

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Anaemia in women (15–49)

Google Data Commons

35.20 %2000

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Births attended by skilled health personnel

Google Data Commons

· ↑ better

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Catastrophic health spending (>10% of household income)

Google Data Commons

1.44 %1990

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Child mortality (under 5)

WHO · World Bank

71.23 per 1,000 live births2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Child stunting (under 5)

Google Data Commons

26.60 %2000

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Child wasting (under 5)

Google Data Commons

4.50 %1999

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Access to clean fuels and tech for cooking

World Bank

56.70 %2000

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Family-planning need met with modern methods

Google Data Commons

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Moderate or severe food insecurity (FIES)

Google Data Commons

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Health expenditure (% of GDP)

World Bank

7.34 % of GDP2000

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New HIV infections

Google Data Commons

12.62 per 1,000 uninfected2000

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HIV prevalence (15–49)

World Bank

13.80 %2000

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Hospital beds per 1,000 people

WHO · World Bank

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DPT immunization (12–23 months)

WHO · World Bank

73.00 %2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Measles immunization (12–23 months)

WHO · World Bank

71.50 %2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Infant mortality (under 1)

World Bank

46.50 per 1,000 live births2000

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Life expectancy at birth

WHO · World Bank

57.74 years2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Maternal mortality ratio

WHO · World Bank

174.87 per 100,000 live births2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Mortality from road traffic injuries

World Bank

44.00 per 100,0002000

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Neonatal mortality

World Bank

13.50 per 1,000 live births2000

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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

WHO · World Bank

0.69 per 1,0002000

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2 sources

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Physicians per 1,000 people

World Bank

0.59 per 1,0001996

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Access to at-least basic sanitation

World Bank

60.50 %2000

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Tobacco use (15+, age-standardized)

Google Data Commons

23.70 %2000

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Tuberculosis incidence

WHO · World Bank

762.00 per 100,0002000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

UHC service coverage index

Google Data Commons

43.00 index (0–100)2000

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Undernourishment

FAO · World Bank

· ↓ better

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Economy·24

Current account balance

IMF · World Bank

-0.11 % of GDP2000

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2 sources

Disagreed in 2000 · median rule

Debt service (% of exports)

Google Data Commons

5.91 %2000

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Employment to population (15+)

World Bank

44.21 %2000

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Exports of goods and services

World Bank

24.40 % of GDP2000

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows

World Bank

0.64 % of GDP2000

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Financial account ownership (15+)

Google Data Commons

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GDP growth (annual %)

World Bank

4.20 %2000

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GDP per capita (PPP)

IMF · World Bank

8,074 USD (PPP)2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Gini coefficient

World Bank

57.80 0–100 index2000

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Central government debt

IMF · World Bank

38.77 % of GDP2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Gross capital formation

World Bank

15.06 % of GDP2000

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Inflation (CPI, annual %)

IMF · World Bank

5.32 %2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Informal employment share

Google Data Commons

54.14 % of employment2000

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Labor force participation

ILO · World Bank

57.26 %2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Extreme poverty ($2.15/day)

World Bank

47.90 %2000

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Poverty rate (national line)

World Bank

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R&D expenditure

Google Data Commons

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Remittance cost (sending $200)

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Researchers per million inhabitants

Google Data Commons

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Tax revenue

World Bank

20.98 % of GDP2000

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External balance on goods and services

World Bank

2.59 % of GDP2000

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Unemployment rate (total)

ILO · IMF · World Bank

22.79 %2000

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3 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)

Google Data Commons

31.79 %2000

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Youth unemployment (15–24)

World Bank

43.19 %2000

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Governance·16

Birth registration (under 5)

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNICEF)

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Bribery prevalence (experienced, 12 months)

Google Data Commons

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Budget reliability (spend vs approved budget)

Google Data Commons

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Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International

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Disaster risk reduction strategy score (Sendai)

Google Data Commons

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Domestic general government health expenditure

World Bank

2.68 % of GDP2000

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Military expenditure

World Bank

1.39 % of GDP2000

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World Press Freedom Index

Reporters Without Borders

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Statistical Capacity score

World Bank

· ↑ better

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Unsentenced detainees (share of prisoners)

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Control of Corruption (WGI)

World Bank

0.47 WGI estimate2000

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Government Effectiveness (WGI)

World Bank

0.47 WGI estimate2000

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Political Stability & Absence of Violence (WGI)

World Bank

-0.32 WGI estimate2000

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Regulatory Quality (WGI)

World Bank

0.48 WGI estimate2000

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Rule of Law (WGI)

World Bank

-0.01 WGI estimate2000

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Voice and Accountability (WGI)

World Bank

0.51 WGI estimate2000

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Education·13

Education expenditure (% of GDP)

World Bank

4.91 % of GDP2000

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Primary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

92.57 %2000

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Secondary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

74.32 %2000

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Tertiary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

15.70 %1994

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Expected years of schooling

World Bank

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Harmonized learning outcomes

World Bank

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Literacy (adult, 15+)

UNESCO · World Bank

82.40 %1996

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2 sources

Agreed in 1996 · median rule

Literacy (youth, 15–24)

World Bank

93.91 %1996

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Pre-primary participation

Google Data Commons

36.84 %2000

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Primary schools with electricity

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNESCO UIS)

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Pupil–teacher ratio (primary)

World Bank

34.90 pupils per teacher2000

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Primary school completion rate

World Bank

72.58 %2000

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Upper-secondary completion rate

Google Data Commons

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Infrastructure·13

ATMs per 100,000 adults

Google Data Commons

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Bank branches per 100,000 adults

Google Data Commons

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Access to electricity

World Bank

72.40 %2000

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Electric power consumption per capita

World Bank

4,367 kWh/person2000

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Energy consumption per capita

Google Data Commons

98.24 MMBtu/person2000

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Fixed broadband subscriptions

World Bank

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Individuals using the internet

World Bank

5.35 %2000

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Logistics Performance Index

World Bank

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4G network coverage

Google Data Commons

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Mobile cellular subscriptions

World Bank

17.68 per 100 people2000

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Road density

World Bank

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Secure internet servers

World Bank

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Urban population

World Bank

56.26 %2000

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Environment·15

Agricultural land

FAO · World Bank

80.89 % of land2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Freshwater withdrawal

World Bank

28.42 % of internal resources2000

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CO₂ emissions per capita

World Bank / Climate Watch

· ↓ better

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Disaster deaths and missing persons

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Energy intensity of GDP

World Bank

9.22 MJ/$2017 PPP2000

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Forest area

FAO · World Bank

15.86 % of land2000

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2 sources

Disagreed in 2000 · median rule

Domestic material consumption per capita

Google Data Commons

16.51 tonnes/person2000

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Methane emissions per capita

World Bank / Climate Watch

· ↓ better

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PM2.5 air pollution (mean exposure)

World Bank

23.61 μg/m³2000

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Marine protected key biodiversity areas

Google Data Commons

39.98 %2000

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Terrestrial protected key biodiversity areas

Google Data Commons

28.04 %2000

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Marine protected areas

World Bank

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Terrestrial protected areas

World Bank

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Red List Index (species survival)

Google Data Commons

0.82 index (0–1)2000

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Renewable energy consumption

World Bank

16.20 %2000

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Rights·10

Children in employment (7–14)

World Bank

27.70 %1999

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Child marriage (married before 18)

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Female labor force participation

ILO · World Bank

46.58 %2000

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2 sources

Agreed in 2000 · median rule

Gender parity index (primary)

World Bank

0.96 ratio2000

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Gender parity index (secondary)

World Bank

1.12 ratio2000

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Gender parity index (tertiary)

World Bank

1.02 ratio1994

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Internally displaced persons (violence)

World Bank / IDMC

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Intimate-partner violence against women (12 months)

Google Data Commons

· ↓ better

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Refugees by country of origin

World Bank / UNHCR

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Women in national parliaments

World Bank

29.82 %2000

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