Mortality and Causes of Death 1997-2020
South Africa, 1997 - 2020
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zaf-statssa-mcd-1997-2020-v1
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Statistics South Africa, Department of Home Affairs
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Underlying cause of death (UnderlyingCause)
Data file: mcd-1997-2020-causes-v1
Overview
Valid:
1000
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| A09 | 21 |
2.1%
|
|
| A16 | 53 |
5.3%
|
|
| A17 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| A18 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| A19 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| A37 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| A41 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| A52 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| A81 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| B00 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| B02 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| B16 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| B20 | 8 |
0.8%
|
|
| B21 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| B22 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| B23 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| B24 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| B33 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| B54 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| B59 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C04 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C14 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C15 | 10 |
1%
|
|
| C16 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| C18 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| C20 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C22 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| C24 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C26 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C34 | 11 |
1.1%
|
|
| C38 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C50 | 8 |
0.8%
|
|
| C53 | 6 |
0.6%
|
|
| C54 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C56 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C61 | 7 |
0.7%
|
|
| C67 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C71 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| C76 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| C80 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| C85 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| C91 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| C92 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| D37 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| D43 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| D48 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| D64 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| D69 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| D84 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| E05 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| E11 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| E14 | 36 |
3.6%
|
|
| E15 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| E16 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| E46 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| E66 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| E67 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| E86 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| F03 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| F10 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| F23 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| F32 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| G03 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| G04 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| G12 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| G30 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| G40 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| G41 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| G80 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I10 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| I11 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| I12 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| I21 | 17 |
1.7%
|
|
| I24 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I25 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| I26 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| I27 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I31 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I33 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| I38 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I42 | 8 |
0.8%
|
|
| I46 | 7 |
0.7%
|
|
| I50 | 43 |
4.3%
|
|
| I60 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I61 | 7 |
0.7%
|
|
| I62 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| I63 | 7 |
0.7%
|
|
| I64 | 33 |
3.3%
|
|
| I67 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| I71 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| I73 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| J03 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J12 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J18 | 27 |
2.7%
|
|
| J21 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J22 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J42 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| J43 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J44 | 18 |
1.8%
|
|
| J45 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| J46 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J47 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J69 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| J80 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| J81 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J84 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| J85 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J90 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| J96 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| J98 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| K29 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| K31 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| K52 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| K57 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| K70 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| K72 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| K74 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| K76 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| K85 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| K86 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| L53 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| L89 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| M18 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| M34 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N00 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N04 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N15 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N17 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N18 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| N19 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| N35 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| O71 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P02 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P07 | 6 |
0.6%
|
|
| P20 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P21 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| P22 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| P23 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| P24 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| P28 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P29 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| P37 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| P52 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P54 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P59 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P70 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P77 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| P78 | 9 |
0.9%
|
|
| P95 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| P96 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| Q00 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Q24 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Q33 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Q75 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Q81 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Q89 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| R06 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| R09 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| R54 | 19 |
1.9%
|
|
| R96 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| R99 | 111 |
11.1%
|
|
| V49 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| V89 | 6 |
0.6%
|
|
| W74 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| W76 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| W84 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| W87 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| X30 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| X33 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| X59 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| X67 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| X84 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| X99 | 5 |
0.5%
|
|
| Y09 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Y18 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| Y19 | 2 |
0.2%
|
|
| Y20 | 3 |
0.3%
|
|
| Y21 | 4 |
0.4%
|
|
| Y23 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Y24 | 15 |
1.5%
|
|
| Y26 | 6 |
0.6%
|
|
| Y28 | 17 |
1.7%
|
|
| Y29 | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| Y34 | 195 |
19.5%
|
|
| Y83 | 2 |
0.2%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.