Recorded Deaths 1996
South Africa, 1996
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zaf-statssa-rd-1996-v1
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Statistics South Africa
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Identification
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zaf-statssa-rd-1996-v1
Title
Recorded Deaths 1996
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Abstract
This dataset contains statistics on deaths in South Africa in 1996. 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 Organisation 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 did not require data on population group, and therefore this dataset includes death data for all population groups.
Kind of Data
Administrative records
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
Version Date
2000
Scope
Notes
The data covers causes of death in South Africa in 1996
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| mortality |
| morbitity |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey has national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province.
Universe
The data covers the death records of all South Africans
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Statistics South Africa |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1996 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Statistics South Africa. Recorded Deaths 1996 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/5439-t435
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-ssa-rd-1996-v2
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-06-24
DDI Document version
Version 4