Sufferers from chronic health conditions in South Africa 2019, by disease
As of 2019, 4.74 million South Africans were suffering from hypertension, making it the most prevalent chronic health condition in the country. Having come a long way in reducing HIV and AIDS-related infections and cases of death, but still facing the world's biggest HIV epidemic, approximately 1.68 million cases of HIV and AIDS had been diagnosed as a chronic health condition by a medical practitioner or nurse.
