Mortality and Causes of Death 2012
South Africa, 2012
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Reference ID
ZAF_2012_MCD_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa, Department of Home Affairs
Collection(s)
Metadata
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Jan 20, 2021
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ZAF_2012_MCD_v01_M
Title
Mortality and Causes of Death 2012
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZAF |
Study type
Administrative Records, Health (ad/hea]
Series Information
Statistics South Africa. Mortality and Causes of Death 2012 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2014. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/q04j-bw82
Abstract
This dataset contains statistics on deaths in South Africa in 2012. The registration of deaths in South Africa is regulated by the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 51 of 1992. The South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is responsible for the registration of deaths in South Africa. The data is collected with two instruments: The death register and the medical certificate in respect of death. The staff of the DHA Registrar of Deaths section fills in the former while the medical practitioner attending to the death completes the latter. Causes of death are coded by the Department of Home Affairs according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) ICD-10, as required by the World Health Organization for their member countries. The data is used by the Department of Home Affairs to update the Population Register. The forms are sent to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for their use for statistical purposes. From the two forms sent to Stats SA, the following data items of the deceased are extracted: place of residence, place of death, date of death, month and year of registration, sex, marital status, occupation, underlying cause of death, whether or not the death was certified by a medical practitioner, and whether or not the deceased died in a health institution or nursing home. From 1991 death notifications do not require data on population group, and therefore this dataset includes death data for all population groups. This dataset excludes 2012 deaths that were not registered, and late registrations which would not have been available to Stats SA in time for the production of the dataset.
Kind of Data
Administrative records data [adm]
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution.
Version Notes
Version 1 of the dataset was downloaded from Statistics South Africa's website on the 8th of May 2015.
Scope
Notes
The study provides data on cause of death for deaths that occurred in South Africa in 2012 and were registered by the Department of Home Affairs. Other data collected on the deceased includes age, education, marital status, and place of birth and death.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Morbidity |
| Mortality |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province.
Universe
The data covers all deaths that occurred in 2012 and registered at the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Statistics South Africa | |
| Department of Home Affairs | Government of South Africa |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012-01 | 2012-12 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The data is collected with two instruments: the death register and the medical certificate in respect of death.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Statistics South Africa. Mortality and Causes of Death 2012 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2014. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/q04j-bw82
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Copyright
Copyright, Statistics South Africa
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_2012_MCD_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2021-01-14
DDI Document version
Version 01: This metadata was downloaded from DataFirst Open Data Portal (https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/central). The following two metadata information have been edited – Document and Survey ID.