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Mortality and Causes of Death 1997-2015

South Africa, 1997 - 2015
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ZAF_1997-2015_MCD_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa, Department of Home Affairs
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Reports
Mortality and causes of death in South Africa 1997-2015: Findings from death notification
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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 1997-2015.
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9545/download/94024
Technical documents
Mortality and causes of death in South Africa trends data 1997-2015: Metadata
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Author(s) Statistics South Africa
Date 2017-01-01
Country South Africa
Publisher(s) Statistics South Africa
Description This metadata document contains descriptive information for each variable included in the dataset.
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9545/download/94023
Other Materials
Notice of death/still birth (DHA-1663A)
Download [PDF, 301.57 KB]
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/9545/download/94021
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
Download https://catalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9545/download/94022
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