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<\/a><\/p>\nAccording to Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification for 2018<\/em> which was released recently by Statistics South Africa, the highest number of deaths that occurred in 2018 were among those aged 65\u201369 years (8,4%), while the lowest number was observed among those aged 5\u20139 and 10\u201314 years (0,6% and 0,8%, respectively).<\/p>\n The data contained in this report does not include deaths due to COVID-19 as these will be published after the 2020 processing cycle. According to Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification for 2018<\/em> which was released recently by Statistics South Africa, the highest number of deaths that occurred in 2018 were among those aged 65\u201369 years (8,4%), while the lowest number was observed among those aged 5\u20139 and 10\u201314 years (0,6% and 0,8%, respectively).<\/p>\n The data contained in this report does not include deaths due to COVID-19 as these will be published after the 2020 processing cycle. and malignant neoplasms of digestive organs were in the leading underlying causes of death only for the white population group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Causes of death: How the provinces differ<\/strong><\/p>\n KwaZulu-Natal (13,5%) and Western Cape (13,0%) had the highest proportion of deaths due to non-natural causes, while the lowest percentage of deaths due to non-natural causes were observed in Limpopo (8,9%). Deaths due to other external causes of accidental injury accounted for more than 50% of non-natural deaths in all the provinces, with the exception of Northern Cape where it was 40,2%. Transport accidents were the second most common cause of non-natural deaths in Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West and Mpumalanga, with Limpopo having the highest number of deaths due to this cause, responsible for 30,1% of deaths. Assault was the second most common non-natural cause of death in Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal with the highest being in Eastern Cape, responsible for 22,7% of deaths in the province.<\/p>\n For more information, download the full report here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The total number of deaths that occurred in South Africa and were processed by Stats SA in 2018, were 454\u00a0014. According to Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification for 2018 which was released recently by Statistics South Africa, the highest number of deaths that occurred in 2018 were among read more »<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe top ten leading underlying natural causes of death in 2018 were: tuberculosis; diabetes mellitus; cerebrovascular diseases; other forms of heart disease; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease; hypertensive diseases; influenza and pneumonia; Ischaemic heart diseases; chronic lower respiratory diseases; and malignant neoplasms of digestive organs. Tuberculosis (TB) remained the main leading cause of death in the three-year period (2016\u20132018), although the proportion of deaths due to TB declined in the three-year period from 6,5% in 2016 to 6,0% in 2018. Diabetes mellitus remained the second leading underlying cause of death in the three-year period, although the proportions of death due to diabetes mellitus increased consistently over the three years. The top ten underlying natural causes of death represented nearly 44% of all deaths in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe top ten leading underlying natural causes of death in 2018 were: tuberculosis; diabetes mellitus; cerebrovascular diseases; other forms of heart disease; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease; hypertensive diseases; influenza and pneumonia; Ischaemic heart diseases; chronic lower respiratory diseases; and malignant neoplasms of digestive organs. Tuberculosis (TB) remained the main leading cause of death in the three-year period (2016\u20132018), although the proportion of deaths due to TB declined in the three-year period from 6,5% in 2016 to 6,0% in 2018. Diabetes mellitus remained the second leading underlying cause of death in the three-year period, although the proportions of death due to diabetes mellitus increased consistently over the three years. The top ten underlying natural causes of death represented nearly 44% of all deaths in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n