
Share of medical aid scheme members in South Africa 2021-2022, by population group
total population in the period under review, this accounts for around 9.7 million residents having private medical care. This leaves approximately 52 million dependent on public health care, with a share of 84.2 percent. When comparing membership rates by population group, coverage by medical schemes were noticeably higher amongst white individuals (at 71.9 percent) and Indians/Asians (at 48.7 percent) than amongst colored (at 18.2 percent) and Black Africans (at 9.7 percent).
As of 2022, 15.8 percent of all individuals in South Africa were members of medical aid schemes, which presents a slight decrease from 16 percent recorded in the previous year. Considering the