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Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)

South Africa Recorded Live Births 2020

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
P0305
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1875 - 12/2020
Series or system 
South Africa Recorded Live Births
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

South Africa releases recorded live births data annually. This release includes a report and microdata. The report provides data from the national birth registration system and assesses birth trends from 1994-2020. The microdata includes live births recorded from 1998 to 2020 (this includes births that occurred from 1875-2020 but were recorded between 1998-2020).

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Fertility, Live births, Vital statistics
GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 21, 2023

South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2018

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
COD1997_2018
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2018 - 12/2018
Series or system 
South Africa Vital Registration System
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This dataset contains all registered deaths from 1997-2018. Variables include type of death (individual or stillborn), age, sex, marital status, province of residence, date of death, place of death, immediate cause of death, underlying cause of death, and other conditions leading to death.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Alcohol use disorders, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Appendicitis, Bacterial skin diseases, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth place, Bone cancers, Breast cancer, Burkitt lymphoma, Cancers, Causes of death, Cerebrovascular diseases, Child mortality, Cholera, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Death certificates, Diabetes, Encephalitis, Endocrine disorders, Epilepsy, HIV and AIDS, Hemolytic anemias, Hepatitis, Hodgkin lymphoma, Hypertension, ICD-10, Immune system disorders, Infant mortality, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Interstitial lung diseases, Intestinal infectious diseases, Ischemic heart disease, Leukemia, Live births, Lower respiratory infections, Lupus, Malnutrition, Meningitis, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mesothelioma, Metabolic disorders, Mortality, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Noninfective inflammatory bowel disease, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Parkinson's disease, Pharynx cancers, Pneumococcal pneumonia, Prostate cancer, Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Rheumatic heart disease, STDs, Schizophrenia, Self-inflicted injuries, Sense organ diseases, Skin cancers, Soft tissue sarcomas, Stillbirths, Stomach cancer, Summary birth history, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid gland disorders, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, War and military operations
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 27, 2024
Contributors 
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
WorldPop
Statistics South Africa
Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)
Merged records 
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 1997-2005
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2006
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2007
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2008
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2009
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2010
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2011
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2012
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2013
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2014
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2015
South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2016
European Reanalysis-5
Age and Sex Structures, Global Per Country 2000-2020
Data type
Report
Summary 

Vital registration data were merged with temperature data from ERA5 and population data from World Pop and transformed into relative risks.

Suggested citation 
Department of Home Affairs (South Africa), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Statistics South Africa, WorldPop. South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 1997-2016, European Reanalysis-5 and WorldPop.

South Africa Recorded Live Births 2019

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Tabulations only
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1998 - 02/2019
Series or system 
South Africa Recorded Live Births
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This report is a statistical release published by Statistics South Africa. The purpose of this report is to provide data from the national birth registration system and to assess trends in births. The report also features a multi-year comparison that explores birth patterns.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Fertility, Live births
GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 20, 2023

South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2017

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
COD1997_2017
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1997 - 12/2017
Series or system 
South Africa Vital Registration System
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This Causes of Death dataset contains all registered deaths for from 1997-2016. Variables include type of death (individual or stillborn), age, sex, marital status, province of residence, date of death, place of death, immediate cause of death, underlying cause of death, and other conditions leading to death.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Birth place, Causes of death, Child mortality, Death certificates, ICD-10, Infant mortality, Live births, Mortality, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, War and military operations
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 14, 2022

South Africa Recorded Live Births 2018

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Tabulations only
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1996 - 02/2018
Series or system 
South Africa Recorded Live Births
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This report is a statistical release published by Statistics South Africa. The purpose of this report is to provide data from the national birth registration system and to assess trends in births. The report also features a multi-year comparison that explores birth patterns.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Fertility, Live births
GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 20, 2023

South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2016

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
COD1997_2016
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2016 - 12/2016
Series or system 
South Africa Vital Registration System
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This Causes of Death dataset contains all registered deaths for from 1997-2016. Variables include type of death (individual or stillborn), age, sex, marital status, province of residence, date of death, place of death, immediate cause of death, underlying cause of death, and other conditions leading to death.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Birth place, Causes of death, Child mortality, Death certificates, ICD-10, Infant mortality, Live births, Mortality, Summary birth history, War and military operations, Stillbirths
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 12, 2022

South Africa Recorded Live Births 2017

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1998 - 02/2018
Series or system 
South Africa Recorded Live Births
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This report is a statistical release published by Statistics South Africa. The purpose of this report is to provide data from the national birth registration system and to assess trends in births. The report also features a multi-year comparison that explores birth patterns.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Fertility, Live births
GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 21, 2023

South Africa Recorded Live Births 2016

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Tabulations only
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2016 - 12/2016
Series or system 
South Africa Recorded Live Births
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This report is a statistical release published by Statistics South Africa. The purpose of this report is to provide data from the national birth registration system and to assess trends in births. The report also features a multi-year comparison that explores birth patterns.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Fertility, Live births
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 26, 2021

South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2015

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2015 - 12/2015
Series or system 
South Africa Vital Registration System
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This Causes of Death dataset contains all registered deaths for 2015. Variables include type of death (individual or stillborn), age, sex, marital status, province of residence, date of death, place of death, immediate cause of death, underlying cause of death, and other conditions leading to death.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Birth place, Causes of death, Child mortality, Death certificates, ICD-10, Infant mortality, Summary birth history, Live births, Mortality, War and military operations, Stillbirths
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 12, 2022

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