Mortality and Causes of Death 1997-2020

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Mortality and causes of death in South Africa 1997-2020: Findings from death notification

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This is a zipped folder containing all the mortality and causes of death statistical releases spanning the years 1997-2020.
Publisher(s)	Statistics South Africa
Description	This is the final report from the administrative records on mortality and causes of death.
Download	https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/830/download/12997
Zip preview	mcd-2020-release.pdf mcd-1997-2003-release.pdf mcd-2003-2004-release.pdf mcd-2005-release.pdf mcd-2006-release.pdf mcd-2007-release.pdf mcd-2008-release.pdf mcd-2009-release.pdf mcd-2010-release.pdf mcd-2011-release.pdf mcd-2012-release.pdf mcd-2013-release.pdf mcd-2014-release.pdf mcd-2015-release.pdf mcd-2016-release.pdf mcd-2017-release.pdf mcd-2018-release.pdf mcd-2019-release.pdf

Notification/register of death/still birth (BI-1663)

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This document is form BI-1663 (Notification of death/still-birth) which must be completed when reporting a death. The following people have to complete different sections of this form: - The person reporting the death - A medical practitioner (where a m
Publisher(s)	Department of Home Affairs
Description	This document is the BI-1663 death notification form.
Download	https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/830/download/12998

Notice of death/still birth (DHA-1663-A)

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This document is form DHA-1663A (registration of death) which must be completed when registering a death. The form includes the following information: - Particulars of deceased - Certificate by attending medical practitioner - Certificate by forensic pa
Publisher(s)	Department of Home Affairs
Description	This document is the DHA-1663-A notice of death/still birth form provided by the Department of Home Affairs
Download	https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/830/download/12999

Notice of death/still birth (DHA-1663-B)

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This document is form DHA-1663B (causes of death) which must be completed by health and medical practitioners only. This form ins used for coding various causes of death and contains the following information: - Medical certificate of cause of death - S
Publisher(s)	Department of Home Affairs
Description	This document is the DHA-1663-B notice of death/still birth form provided by the Department of Home Affairs.
Download	https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/830/download/13000

Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, trends data 1997-2020 metadata

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This document contains information about the methodology and variables included in the 1997-2020 mortality and causes of death dataset.
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[Causes of Death code list]

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Country	South Africa
Language	English
Contributor(s)	This document provides the main and broad group codes related to causes of death.
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