Covid-19 reversed SA’s hard-won gains in limiting Aids deaths

The growth of the elderly population slowed in 2020 and 2021, there was a significant uptick in deaths, and a subsequent decline in life expectancy

The coronavirus pandemic drove deaths in SA to levels not seen since the height of SA’s HIV/Aids epidemic more than 15 years ago, cutting a swathe through the elderly and reversing hard-won gains in HIV treatment, according to the latest population report by Stats SA.

More than 701,300 deaths were recorded in the 12 months to mid-2021 and another 663,073 deaths occurred in the year to mid-2022, Stats SA said in its midyear population estimates for 2022...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

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