Stats SA to release Mortality and causes of death report

MEDIA INVITE                                                                               22 March 2018

Stats SA to release Mortality and causes of death report

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke, will release the Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2016 report at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 in Pretoria.

The Mortality and causes of death report provides an overview of what South Africans die from, and highlights variations by age sex and geographic location such as provinces and districts. Deaths occurrences related to communicable and non-communicable disease as well as the number of deaths resulting from the ten leading underlying cause will also be outlined.

 

The media briefing will be held as follows:

Date: 27 March 2018

Time: 11:30

Venue: Statistics South Africa building (ISIbalo House) 1 Koch Street Salvokop Pretoria GPS coordinates: -25.761743, 28.186824

 

RSVP:

Felicia Sithole Tel: (012) 339 2401 Cell: 0764300693 E-mail Felicias@statssa.gov.za

Gift Madiega Tel: 012 337 3404 Cell: 073 248 1083 Email: GiftMad@statssa.gov.za


Media Enquiries:

Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

lesedid@statssa.gov.za

 

Issued by Statistics South Africa