Report on Weekly Deaths in South Africa

In the context of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, it has become essential to track the weekly number of deaths that occur. Deaths recorded on the National Population Register are provided to the SAMRC on a weekly basis. These have been scaled up to estimate the actual number of deaths by accounting for the people who are not on the population register and the under-registration of deaths. The estimated numbers are compared with the number that would be expected based on the historical data from 2018 and 2019. The number of deaths of persons 1-year and older are reported because birth registration was put on hold during lockdown stage 5 affecting the number of infant deaths recorded on this system. The start date of each week is represented on the graph.    

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Weekly Report for 1 Jan – 21 July 2020

Estimated Natural Deaths of Persons 1+ Years (Excel spreadsheet)

Estimated number of excess natural deaths of persons 1+ years by province and metro, South Africa 2020

Issued by the SAMRC, 29 July 2020