Obuaku-Igwe, Chinwe C.18/08/201718/08/20172015Obuaku-Igwe, C. C. (2015). Health inequality in South Africa: a Systematic Review. African Sociological Review, 19(2)1027-4332https://hdl.handle.net/10566/3134https://www.ajol.info/index.php/asr/article/view/132917This study presents a review of key empirical studies on health inequalities in South Africa with the aim of contributing to a comparative examination of social inequalities in health across different countries in Europe and other parts of the World. Studies reviewed were identified through a computerised search of key words such as inequalities, health, health inequalities, race, health in South Africa, health systems, socio-economic determinants of health and livelihoods in South Africa. Studies were included if the primary objective was to explore health inequality as a variable in child/adult mortality.enThis is the author-version of the article published online at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/asr/article/view/132917Health inequalityRaceChild mortalitySocio-economic conditionsSouth AfricaArticle