This report utilises data from the Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)’s Recorded causes of death database to examine trends and variations of road traffic accident deaths in South Africa. The database consists of information from the country’s death notification system from the Department of Home Affairs. Focus is on deaths where road traffic accident was the underlying cause. Road traffic accident deaths are examined in relation to; category of cause of death i.e. immediate or contributing cause; province of death in relation to province of death; place of death; and month of death. Crude and age-standardised death rates are compared for the period 2001–2006 to establish trends in road traffic accident death rates. Average annual death rates are examined by age, sex, and province of death. Potential years of life lost due to premature death as a result of road traffic accidents are also estimated.