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South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2017

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 
January, 1997 - December, 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

Citation

Contributors 
Statistics South Africa
Department of Home Affairs (South Africa)
Publisher 
Statistics South Africa
Publication year 
2020
Suggested citation 
Department of Home Affairs (South Africa), Statistics South Africa. South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2017. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2020.

Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/south-africa-vital-registration-causes-death-2017