zaf-statssa-rlb-1998-2023-v1
Recorded Live Births 1998-2023
Name | Country code |
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South Africa | zaf |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey
The Recorded Live Births (RLB) dataset provides information on all registered live births in South Africa. The RLB dataset is part of a regular series of cumulative releases that is published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and based on data collected through the civil registration system. RLB 1998-2023 is the latest release in the series, which replaces and includes the data of the previous release (i.e. RLB 1998-2023 includes the data from RLB 1998-2022). The main objective of this dataset is to outline emerging trends and differentials in birth occurrence and registration, by selected socio-demographic and geographic characteristics, in South Africa over time. Reliable birth statistics are necessary for population health assessment, health policy, service planning and programme evaluation. These data are particularly critical for planning, implementing and monitoring development policies and programmes such as the National Development Plan (NDP) in South Africa, Agenda 2063 at regional level and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at international level.
Administrative records
Individuals
v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
2024
Version 1 was downloaded by DataFirst from the Statistics South Africa website on 16 September 2024
This dataset contains statistics on births that occured in South Africa over the period 1998-2023 and were registered by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The dataset includes other socio-demographic and geographic characteristics including age of mother and father, sex of child and province of birth.
This dataset has national coverage.
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district using the 2016 municipal demarcations.
This dataset is based on information on birth occurences from the South African civil registration system. It covers all birth notification forms from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) for births that occurred from 1998-2023 and that were registered between January 2023 and February 2024. The dataset excludes all births that occurred in South Africa but where the parents were non-South African citizens or not permanent residents.
Name | Affiliation |
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Statistics South Africa | Government of South Africa |
Department of Home Affairs | Government of South Africa |
The form used to record live births is the Notice of Birth form of the Department of Home Affairs (Form DHA-24). Previously there were three forms used:
Form BI-24 (for births registered within the first year)
Form BI-24/1 (for births registered between a year and 14 years)
Form BI-24/15 (for births registered after 15 years or more)
Start | End |
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1998-01 | 2023-02 |
Name | Affiliation |
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Department of Home Affairs | Government of South Africa |
The registration of births is governed by the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992 as amended), and is administered by the Department of Home Affairs. After a birth is registered, the Department of Home Affairs issues a birth certificate and, where applicable, updates the population register. The forms are then collected by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for processing.
The Statistics South Africa metadata document mentions two birth forms, however this seems incorrect. There is only one form used, the DHA-24.
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DataFirst | University of Cape Town | http://support.data1st.org | support@data1st.org |
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Statistics South Africa. Recorded Live Births 1998-2023 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2024. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/0abm-d292
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
2024-09-17
Version 1