Mortality and Causes of Death 2008
South Africa, 2008
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Mar 22, 2021
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- Data files
- CausesOfDeath2008_F1.dta
Method of ascertaining the cause of death (ascertainment)
Data file: CausesOfDeath2008_F1.dta
Overview
Valid:
606699
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
72
End:
72
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autopsy | 51026 |
8.4%
|
| 2 | Opinion of attending medical practitioner | 203963 |
33.6%
|
| 3 | Opinion of attending medical practitioner on duty | 105071 |
17.3%
|
| 4 | Opinion of registered professional nurse | 13118 |
2.2%
|
| 5 | Interview of family member | 91987 |
15.2%
|
| 6 | Other | 13971 |
2.3%
|
| 8 | Unknown | 611 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Unspecified | 126952 |
20.9%
|
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.