Open AccessMortality and causes of death in South Africa, 1997-2003: findings from death notifications
Author(s) -
S Dougan
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.10.13.02674-en
Subject(s) - demography , geography , cause of death , socioeconomics , medicine , disease , sociology
Statistics South Africa recently reported that the annual number of deaths in South Africa increased by 57%, from 318,287 in 1997 to 499,268 in 2003