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Mortality and Causes of Death 1997-2017

South Africa, 1997 - 2017
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ZAF_1997-2017_MCD_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa, Department of Home Affairs
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Jan 19, 2021
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Reports
Mortality and causes of death in South Africa 1997-2017: Findings from death notification
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Author(s) Statistics South Africa
Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Statistics South Africa
Description This is a zipped folder containing all the mortality and causes of death statistical releases spanning the years 1997-2017.
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9544/download/94019
Technical documents
Mortality and causes of death in South Africa trends data 1997-2017: Metadata
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Author(s) Statistics South Africa
Date 2019-01-01
Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Statistics South Africa
Description This metadata document contains detailed descriptive information for each variable included in the dataset.
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9544/download/94015
Other Materials
Notification/register of death/still birth (BI-1663)
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Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Department of Home Affairs
Description 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 medical practitioner is not available to complete this form, in rural areas for example, a traditional leader may complete the form)
- A Home Affairs official (where an official from the Department of Home Affairs is not available then a member of the SA Police Services may be approached to complete the form)
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9544/download/94016
Notice of death/still birth (DHA-1663A)
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Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Department of Home Affairs
Description 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 pathologist
- Particulars of informant
- Particulars of funeral undertaker
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9544/download/94017
Notice of death/still birth (DHA-1663B)
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Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Department of Home Affairs
Description 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
- Stillbirths and deaths occurring within one week of birth
- Deaths occurring after one week of birth
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