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South Africa Vital Registration - Causes of Death 2008

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics South Africa
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
South Africa Vital Registration System
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The Causes of Death 2008 dataset contains 606,699 records of deaths in South Africa. Variables include type of death (individual or stillborn), age, sex, place of death, province of residence, immediate cause of death, underlying cause of death, and other conditions leading to death.

The microdata is 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. This dataset does not include late registrations. A summary report on Mortality and Causes of Death 2008 is also available from Statistics South Africa.

Keywords 
Causes of death, Death certificates, Education, ICD-10, Marital status, Mortality, Occupations, Place of death, Pregnancy, Stillbirths, Tobacco smoking, Vital statistics, Maternal mortality, War and military operations
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 17, 2024