EThekwini 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: EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Population3,702,231
Population Density1,448.5 per sq. metre
Population Growth1.43%

EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality: Socioeconomic Indicators
Schooling Rates (aged 20+)^
No Schooling4.7%
Matric43.1%
Higher Education10.9%
Unemployment Rate21.9%

EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality: Health Facility Overview
Clinics116
Community Health Centres8
Other PHCs97
Hospitals (excl. TB hospitals)20
Other4

Estimated TB BurdenRate per 100,000 population
Incidence552

DS-TB, 2015RR/MDR-TB, 2016
All TB Patients18,5521,893
Treatment Out-comes
Successful15,250 (82.2%)484 (57.8%)
Died734 (4.0%)327 (17.3%)
Lost to Follow Up1036 (5.6%)421 (22.2%)