City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Country Overview

South Africa has a population of 56 million, with an estimated 390,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases each year. The country is also a high multidrug resistant (MDR-TB) burden country. Out of the 282,400 new and relapsed patients who initiated TB treatment in 2015, 82% were successfully treated while 7% died.

Demographics: City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Population4,005,016
Population Density1667.3 per sq. km
Population Growth1.56% per annum

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality: Socioeconomic Indicators
Schooling Rates (aged 20+)^
No Schooling2.0%
Matric34.0%
Higher Education14.4%
Unemployment Rate22.4%

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality: Health Facility Overview
Clinics106
Community Health Centres51
Other PHCs144
Hospitals (excl. TB hospitals)47
TB Hospitals2
Other251

DS-TB, 2016RR/MDR-TB, 2015
All TB Patients24,1671197
Treatment Out-comes
Successful19,784 (81.9%)490 (40.9%)
Died888 (3.7%)205 (17%)
Lost to Follow Up2,321 (9.6%)394 (32.9%)

Estimated TB BurdenRate per 100,000 population
Incidence839