We make every effort to keep track of the latest stats when it comes to sexual health in South Africa. Below are some of the most recent stats and details about the condition of our sexual health. South Africa continues to face high numbers of infection and other related health problems.

• South Africa has the highest STD rate in the world.
• Per 100,000 people, there are 37,273 living with an STI in South Africa.
• 8,2 million South Africans are living with HIV.
• Estimated, 13,7% of the population is positive
• Fourth of women (15-49) are positive.
• Increased from 3,8 million in 2002 to 8,2 million by 2021.
• Disruption in treatment protocol and COVID-19 causes for increase.
• 18.9% are Syphilis infections, 70,675.
• 10.5% are Gonorrhoea Infections, with approximately 4.5 Million Diagnoses in 2017.
• In 2017, approximately 5.8 million chlamydia diagnoses.
• Men account for 1/3 of new infections.
• 6.8% are Hepatitis B infections
• There was a goal to achieve a 75% reduction by 2020, made in 2010, which did not happen.
• Over 5 million people live on ART.
• Men account for 1 third of HIV infections in 2021.
• Hepatitis C remains high
• 5.1 million adult females live with HIV
• 2.7 million adult males live with HIV
• 0.2 million children live with HIV
• KZN and Gauteng account for the highest infection rates with 17,6% in KZN and 11,8% in Gauteng.
• Mpumalanga also has a high prevalence. However, Western and Northern Cape have the lowest prevalence.
• In 2022, there were 51,000 Aids related deaths. A 10% decrease from 2019.
• The top 5 provinces with new infection rates (accounting for 80%) were: Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, KZN and Limpopo.
• SA must reduce their new cases from 189,000 (2022) to 40,000 per year to achieve the end of AIDS by 2030 goal.