South Africa: worries about COVID-19 2021-2022

According to monthly surveys conducted in 2021 and 2022, the share of the respondents in South Africa worried about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in their country was highest in January 2021, at 46 percent. This was during the second wave of the pandemic, after which the share of people concerned about COVID-19 dropped. However, it rose to 42 percent in July 2021 in the face of the third wave of infections in the nation. As of April 2022, respondents perceiving coronavirus as a concern in the country shrank down to only 12 percent.

Monthly share of people who are worried about the coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa from January 2021 to April 2022

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

January 2021 to April 2022

Number of respondents

500+

Age group

18-74 years

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The samples for South Africa are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of these populations."

Data has been collected from different monthly publications.

Data for March 2022 is missing.

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