South Africa Mortality and Causes of Death 2008

General Info

Original or alternative title

Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2008: Findings from death notification

Provider

Statistics South Africa

Tabulations only

Geography

South Africa (ZAF)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 1997 - December, 2008

Data type

Vital registration: Subnationally representative

Summary

Mortality and causes of death in South Africa is an annual statistical release. It provides total number of deaths by cause and number of deaths by sex, age group, province, and ten leading causes in 2008. The statistics are based on death notification forms received from the Department of Home Affairs. In the coding process, the underlying causes were determined by using the Automated Classification of Medical Entities (ACME) software program.

In this release, the number of deaths excludes stillbirths. It also contains number of deaths for 1997-2007, including late registrations. The report acknowledges the following limitations of the data: underreporting, incomplete information on notification forms, and certification errors. Apart from this report, Statistics South Africa offers microdata on Causes of Death for 2008.

Keywords

Causes of death, Death certificates, Ethnicity, ICD-10, Marital status, Mortality, Place of death, Race, Adult mortality, Child mortality, Infant mortality, Vital statistics, Tobacco smoking

Citation

Contributors

Statistics South Africa

Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)

Department of Health (South Africa)

South African Medical Research Council

Publisher

Statistics South Africa

Publication year

2010

Suggested citation

Department of Health (South Africa), Department of Home Affairs (South Africa), South African Medical Research Council, Statistics South Africa. South Africa Mortality and Causes of Death 2008. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2010.