Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2011 ...

1 Statistical release Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification Embargoed until:18 March 2014 10:00 Enquiries: Forthcoming issue: Expected release date User Information Services 2012 July 2014 012 310 8600 Statistics South africa Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification i Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification / Statistics South africa Published by Statistics South africa , Private Bag X44, pretoria 0001 Statistics South africa , 2014 Users may apply or process this data, provided Statistics South africa (Stats SA) is acknowledged as the original source of the data; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user's independent processing of the data; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever without prior permission from Stats SA.

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3 Statistics South africa Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification ii Preface This statistical release presents information on Mortality and causes of death in South africa for deaths that occurred in 2011 as well as information on death occurrences from 1997 to 2010 to show trends in Mortality and causes of death . It is based on deaths collected through the South African civil registration system maintained by the Department of Home Affairs. PJ Lehohla Statistician-General Statistics South africa Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification iii Table of contents Preface .. ii Table of contents .. iii List of tables .. vi List of figures .. vii 1. 1 Background .. 1 Objectives of this statistical release.

4 1 Scope of this statistical release .. 1 Organisation and presentation of this statistical release .. 2 2. Data and methods .. 3 Data source .. 3 Data processing .. 3 Data analysis .. 5 Quality of data .. 5 Completeness of death registration .. 5 Late registrations .. 6 Timeliness of death registration .. 7 Completeness of information for selected variables .. 8 Quality of causes of death information .. 9 Assessment framework for death registration data .. 12 3. Registered deaths .. 15 Levels and trends of registered deaths .. 15 Age differentials .. 16 Sex differentials .. 18 Age and sex differentials .. 19 Population group differences in Mortality .. 22 Marital status differences in Mortality .. 23 Differences in Mortality by smoking status .. 23 Differences in Mortality by place or institution of death occurrence.

5 24 Geographic variations in Mortality .. 24 Differences by province, age and sex .. 24 Differences by district municipality, age and sex .. 25 4. causes of death .. 27 Introduction .. 27 Reported causes of death .. 27 Method of ascertaining the cause of death .. 28 Main groups of the underlying causes of death .. 29 Natural and non-natural causes of death .. 32 Underlying natural causes of death .. 35 Non-natural causes of death .. 47 Comparison between immediate, contributing and underlying causes of death .. 53 5. Summary and concluding remarks .. 56 References .. 58 Statistics South africa Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification iv Appendices .. 59 Appendix A: Definitions .. 59 Appendix B: death notification form (BI-1663) .. 60 Appendix B1: death notification form (DHA-1663A).

6 62 Appendix C: Number of deaths by age, sex and year of death , 1997 1999 .. 66 Appendix C1: Number of deaths by age, sex and year of death , 2000 2002 .. 67 Appendix C2: Number of deaths by age, sex and year of death , 2003 2005 .. 68 Appendix C3: Number of deaths by age, sex and year of death , 2006 2008 .. 69 Appendix C4: Number of deaths by age, sex and year of death , 2009 2011 .. 70 Appendix D: List of ill-defined causes .. 71 Appendix E: Year-to-year annual percentage changes in number of deaths by sex, 1997 2011 .. 72 Appendix F: Age specific death rates (ASDR) by year of death , 2007 2011 .. 73 Appendix G: Sex ratios at death by year of death , 1997 2011 .. 74 Appendix H: Number of deaths by province of death occurrence and province of usual residence of the deceased, 2011 .. 75 Appendix H1: Percentage distribution of deaths by province of death occurrence and province of usual residence of the deceased, 2011 .

7 75 Appendix I: Number of deaths by age, province and district municipality of death occurrence, 2011 .. 76 Appendix I1: Percentage distribution of deaths by age, province and district municipality of death occurrence, 2011 .. 78 Appendix J: Number of deaths by sex, province and district municipality of death occurrence, 2011 .. 81 Appendix K: All underlying causes of death , 2011 .. 82 Appendix L: Detailed description of the broad groups of natural causes of death which were among the ten leading causes in 2011 .. 86 Appendix M: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: South africa , 2011 .. 89 Appendix M1: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Western Cape, 2011 .. 90 Appendix M2: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Eastern Cape, 2011 .

8 91 Appendix M3: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Northern Cape, 2011 .. 92 Appendix M4: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Free State, 2011 .. 93 Appendix M5: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: KwaZulu-Natal, 2011 .. 94 Appendix M6: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: North West, 2011 .. 95 Appendix M7: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Gauteng, 2011 .. 96 Appendix M8: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Mpumalanga, 2011 .. 97 Appendix M9: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by age and sex: Limpopo, 2011 .. 98 Appendix N: Number of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape), 2011 .

9 99 Appendix N1: Number of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and North West), 2011 .. 100 Appendix N2: Number of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo), 2011 .. 101 Appendix O: Percentage distribution of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape), 2011 .. 102 Appendix O1: Percentage distribution of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and North West), 2011 .. 103 Appendix O2: Percentage distribution of deaths by main groups of causes of death and district municipality of death occurrence (Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo), 2011 .

10 104 Statistics South africa Mortality and causes of death in South africa , 2011 : findings from death notification v Appendix P: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, Western Cape, 2011 .. 105 Appendix P1: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, Eastern Cape, 2011 .. 106 Appendix P2: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, Northern Cape, 2011 .. 108 Appendix P3: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, Free State, 2011 .. 109 Appendix P4: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, KwaZulu-Natal, 2011 .. 110 Appendix P5: The ten leading underlying natural causes of death by district municipality of death occurrence, North West, 2011 .