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South Africa - ACDIS Health and Demographic Surveillance System

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General Info
Provider 
INDEPTH
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Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
KwaZulu-Natal
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
02/2000 - present
Series or system 
Demographic Surveillance System (DSS)
Data type
Demographic surveillance:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS) was established in 2000, covering 438 square kilometers of the Umkhanyakude district in the KwaZulu-Natal province. The system records births, deaths, marriages, and migrations of household members. ACDIS is a member of the INDEPTH network and it utilizes INDEPTH standardized verbal autopsy tools.

Keywords 
Anthropometry, Causes of death, Domestic migration, Fertility, HIV and AIDS, Height, Live births, Marital status, Mortality, Population, Pregnancy, Stillbirths, Verbal autopsy, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022