TB still South Africa's leading cause of death

A Statistics South Africa report has revealed that TB remained the main leading cause of death in South Africa between 2016 and 2018.

The report, Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification, 2018, provided information on levels, trends and patterns in mortality and cause-of-death statistics by socio-demographic and geographic characteristics.

For more details about the report, click here.


Source: SAnews.gov.za

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By SAnews.gov.za

Published: June 15, 2021, 1:12 a.m.

Last updated: June 18, 2021, 12:14 a.m.

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