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Vital Statistics
South Africa
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South Africa
Vital Statistics
Information Collected
Information Collected
High Priority Vital Statistics Information
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected at birth registration?
Partially
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that the following (high priority) statistical topics be collected at birth include:
Date and place of occurrence of birth
Date and place of registration
Attendant at birth
Type of birth (single, twin, triplet, etc)
Sex
Weight of the newborn
Date of birth of mother/father
Marital status of mother
Educational attainment of mother/father
Place of usual residence of mother/father Duration of residence in usual place of mother
Place/country of birth of mother
Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime
Fetal deaths to mother during lifetime
Date of last previous live birth
Date of Marriage
Some but not all UN recommended high priority birth topics are collected at birth registration. The 2014 Regulations prescribe the information collected at birth registration through Form DHA-24 (Notice of Birth), as described in Regulation 3(3). The following topics appear to be collected: date of birth, place of birth sex of child, type of birth (single/multiple), marital status of parents and details of parents (place of birth, residential address, citizenship).
The following high priority topics are not collected: attendant at birth, birth weight, children born alive/foetal deaths to mother, date of last live birth (mother), duration at residence (mother), and educational attainment of mother/father.
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected at death registration?
Partially
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that following (high priority) statistical topics be collected at death registration:
Date and Place of Registration
Date and Place of Occurrence
Attendant at birth (for death under 1 year of age) Cause of Death
Certifier
Date of birth
Sex
Marital Status
Place of Usual Residence
Place of usual residence of mother (for deaths under 1 year)
Most UN recommended high priority death registration topics appear to be collected through Form DHA-1663 (Notice of Death/Stillbirth). The following topics are collected: date/place of death, date and place of registration, cause of death certifier, date of birth of deceased, sex, marital status, citizenship, education level, occupation, and place of usual residence.
The following high priority topics are not collected: attendant at birth (for deaths under one year) and place of usual residence of mother (for deaths under one year).
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected for stillbirths (either through civil registration or the Ministry of Health)?
Partially
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that the following (high priority) statistical topics be collected for stillbirths:
Date and place of registration (if applicable)
Date and place of occurrence
Sex of fetus
Characteristics of the mother (DOB, children born alive to mother/fetal deaths to mother during lifetime, date of last live birth, place of usual residence, date of marriage)
Characteristics of father (DOB and usual residence)
Marital status
WHO recommends that weeks of gestation and cause of death also be collected.
Several UN recommended high priority stillbirth topics are collected through Form DHA-1663 (Parts A and G), as prescribed by Regulation 24(1) of the 2014 Regulations. The following high priority topics are collected: date and place of occurrence, place of registration, sex of foetus, characteristics of mother (date of birth, number of previous pregancies resulting in live birth/stillbirth/abortion, date of last previous delivery, gestation, address), characteristics of father (identification), marital status, gestational age, and cause of death.
The following high priority topics are not collected: usual residence of mother, date of marriage, date of birth and usual residence of father.
