Health What is Nigeria’s suicide rate? Source World Health Organization: Suicide worldwide in 2019 Short answer What is Nigeria’s suicide rate? In Nigeria, the rate of suicide is considerably high at 6.9 per 100,000 of the population in 2019. This translates to roughly 7,019 people a year. The current rate is less than the average global rate of 9 per 100,000. However, the rate is likely higher as underreporting related to the stigma and il... Back Full answer
Health Which of the countries in Africa with the highest burden of malaria also recorded the sharpest year-on-year increase in cases? Source World Health Organization: World malaria report 2021 Short answer Which of the countries in Africa with the highest burden of malaria also recorded the sharpest year-on-year increase in cases? In 2020, Nigeria (27%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12%), Uganda (5%), Mozambique (4%), Angola (3.4%) and Burkina Faso (3.4%) accounted for about 55% of all cases globally. Case incidence was higher in 2020 than in 2015 in four countries – by less than 25% in the Democratic Republic of t... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? Source WHO: Covid-19 Dashboard - Nigeria Short answer What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ... Back Full answer
Health What is the leading natural cause of death in South Africa? Source Mortality and Causes of Death 2018 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer What is the leading natural cause of death in South Africa? Tuberculosis was the leading underlying natural cause of death from 2016 to 2018, according to Statistics South Africa’s 2018 Mortality and Causes of Death report. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population How many people live in South Africa? Source Mid-year Population Estimates 2020 (Statistics South Africa) Short answer How many people live in South Africa? As of June 2022 an estimated 60.6 million people called South Africa home. ... Back Full answer
Health #YouAsked Is Messina a hospital in South Africa? Source Medpages Short answer Is Messina a hospital in South Africa? Yes. Messina Hospital is situated in Musina in the Limpopo province. ... Back Full answer
Health #YouAsked How many HIV-positive people live in South Africa? Source Mid-year population estimates 2022 Short answer How many HIV-positive people live in South Africa? About 8.5 million people in the country are HIV positive. This is according to Statistics SA’s 2022 mid-year population estimates report. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of South Africa’s population is female? Source Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2022 Short answer What share of South Africa’s population is female? For 2022, Statistics South Africa estimates the mid-year population to be 60.6 million people. Approximately 51% (about 31 million) of the population is female. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Welfare & population What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? According to the statistical report on men and women, female doctors made up less than 35% of all doctors in 2017 and 2018. In 2019 this share increased slightly to 35.04%. ... Back Full answer