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Mortality and Causes of Death 2021-2023

South Africa, 2021 - 2022
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zaf-statssa-mcd-2021-2023-v1.1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25828/DBKY-Y636
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Statistics South Africa
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Civil Registration Data
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Nov 13, 2025
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Sep 28, 2026
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Data file: mcd-statssa-2021-2023-v1_1

Variables: 43

Variables

SerialNo
Serial number
DeathType
Death type (Individual death/Stillbirth)
AgeYear
Age in completed years
Sex
Sex of deceased
MStatus
Marital status of deceased
Relationship
Relationship of informant to deceased
EduCode
Education of deceased
OccupationGrp
Groups of occupation of deceased
Industry
Type of business / industry where the deceased was working
Ascertainment
Ascertainment of the cause of death
Smoker
Smoking status of deceased
Pregnancy
Pregnancy status of deceased
PopGroup
Population group
Citizenship
Citizenship of deceased
BirthProvince
Province of birth of the deceased
DeathProvince
Province of death occurrence
ResProvince
Province of usual residence of the deceased
DeathInst
Place of death
NaturalUnnatural
Natural/non-natural underlying causes of death
BirthWeight
Birth weight in grams
DeathYear
Death year
DeathMonth
Death month
DeathDay
Death day
BirthYear
Birth year
BirthMonth
Birth month
BirthDay
Birth day
RegistrationYear
Registration year
RegistrationMonth
Registration month
RegistrationDay
Registration day
ProcessingYear
Processing year
CauseA
Immediate cause of death
InjuryA
Injury codes for the immediate cause of death
CauseB
Second condition leading to death
InjuryB
Injury codes for the second condition leading to death
CauseC
Third condition leading to death
InjuryC
Injury codes for the third condition leading to death
CauseD
Fourth condition leading to death
InjuryD
Injury codes for fourth condition leading to death
Part2Cause
Cause provided on part 2 of the death notification form
Part2Injury
Injury codes for cause on part 2
UnderlyingCause
Underlying cause of death
UnderlyingBroadGrp
UnderlyingBroadGrp
UnderlyingMainGrp
UnderlyingMainGrp
Total: 43
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