Ehlanzeni District 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 successful-ly treated while 7% died.

Demographics: Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
Population1,754,931
Population Density63.5 per sq. km
Population Growth0.88% per annum

Ehlanzeni District Municipality: Socioeconomic Indicators
Schooling Rates (aged 20+)^
No Schooling13.8%
Matric34.2%
Higher Education7.7%
Unemployment Rate32.4%

Ehlanzeni District Municipality: Health Facility Overview
Clinics111
Community Health Centres16
Other PHCs41
Hospitals (excl. TB hospitals)17
TB Hospitals2
Other6

Estimated TB BurdenRate per 100,000 population
Incidence569

DS-TB, 2015RR/MDR-TB, 2016
All TB Patients9,382611
Treatment Out-comes
Successful7,571 (80.7%)319 (52.2%)
Died702 (7.5%)166 (27.2%)
Lost to Follow Up610 (6.5%)99 (16.2%)