The number of people dying

in SA every year continues to

decrease. A new report which
looks at the number and
causes of deaths reveals that
this downward trend has
been happening since 2008
Deaths in SA
Tuberculosis
Inuenza and
pneumonia
Cerebrovascular
diseases
Other forms of
heart disease
Diabetes mellitus
Human
immunodeciency
virus
Hypertensive
diseases
Other viral
diseases
Intestinal infectious
diseases
Chronic lower
respiratory diseases
Non-natural causes
of death
(including murder)
Source: Mortality and causes of death in SA, 2012: Findings from death notication Graphics24
Number of deaths Highest proportion of deaths
2010 2011 2012
547 724
505 803
480 476
Male Female
About half of all
deaths
occurred in
health facilities
Eastern Cape (13.6%)
Gauteng (20.5%)
KwaZulu-Natal (20.1%)
More men
than
women
are dying
Male deaths
peaked
between the
ages of 30 and
39
Female deaths
peaked
between the
ages of 80 and
84
47 472
26 835
23 994
21 621
21 237
18 663
16 195
15 057
14 948
12 228
45 990
30
39
80 84