| Population burden and epidemiology |
IHME GBD results tool (2024 release) |
DALYs, years of lived with disability (YLDs), prevalence and incidence for every mental-disorder category, 1990–2024 |
| Stats SA: Mortality and Causes of Death series (latest: deaths registered 2021, issued 2024) |
Suicide and other mental-disorder International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) codes by age, sex, province |
| SABSSM VI National HIV Survey (fieldwork 2022, report 2024) |
K-10 psychological-distress scale and socio-demographics for 27 000 adults |
| SANHANES II (2023) |
Depressive-symptom prevalence, comorbidity with NCDs, health-behaviour correlates |
| National Planning Commission: Situational Analysis of Mental Health in SA (May 2024) |
Synthesises DHIS 2017–2023 caseload trends, facility audits and province comparisons |
| Service coverage and quality |
DHIS Standardised Mental Health Indicator Set (five routine indicators) |
PHC caseload, new-treatment rate, separation rate, involuntary admissions, child/adolescent attempted suicide rate |
| CMS Industry Report (private sector), 2023 |
Admissions for mental health institutions, mental health coverage, claims by workforce type |
| Mental-health workforce and beds |
WHO Mental Health Atlas – SA country profile (2020 edition, still the latest) |
Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses per 100 000; in-patient-bed ratios; legislation status |
| HPCSA Annual Report 2023/24 |
Registered practitioners by speciality and province (psychiatry, psychology, counselling) |
| Budget and expenditure |
National Department of Health (NDoH) Annual Report 2023/24 + Provincial BAS datasets |
Programme 2 sub-programme: Mental Health spend; performance targets |
| Policy indicators and targets |
National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023–2030 |
30 headline indicators with 2020 baseline and 2030 targets; specifies DHIS and human resources (HR) data flows |
| Help-seeking and sentiment |
UNICEF U-Report Youth Mental Health poll (2023/24) |
Perceived need for support, barriers, preferred channels (≈28 000 SA respondents) |
| Civil society service statistics |
South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) / South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) helpline data (2023/24) |
Call volumes by age, gender, issue; regional heat-maps |