National Injury Mortality Surveillance System

A profile of fatal injuries in South Africa

1999

First Annual Report of the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System

Edited by A. Butchart
for
The Violence and Injury Surveillance Consortium, with Participating Forensic Pathologists and the State Forensic Chemistry Laboratories

November 2000

A DACST Innovation Fund Project

All in PDF Format

Executive Summary
Violence and Injury Surveillance Consortium: Core Staff

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

  1. The National Injury Mortality Surveillance System

1.1 Goals of the NIMSS
1.2 Aims of the NIMSS
1.3 NIMSS methodology
1.4 NIMSS Annual Report

  1. Participating Facilities and Data Representivity
  2. Manner of Non-natural Death

    3.1 Manner of Non-natural Death by Victim Sex
    3.2 Manner of Non-natural Death by Victim Population Group
    3.3 Manner of Non-natural Death by Victim Age
    3.4 Manner of Non-natural Death by Sex and Age of Victim
    3.5 Manner of Non-natural Death by Victim Population Group and Age
    3.6 Manner of Non-natural Death, Seasonal Trends
    3.7 Manner of Non-natural Death, Provincial Variations

  3. External Causes of Non-natural Death

    4.1 External Causes of Non-natural Death by Victim Sex
    4.1 External Causes of Non-natural Death by Victim Age

  4. Homicide

    5.1 Homicide, Seasonal Trends
    5.2 Homicide, External Causes by Sex of Victim
    5.3 Homicide, External Causes by Victim Population Group
    5.4 Homicide, External Causes by Age of Victim
    5.5 Homicide, Scene of Injury by Sex of Victim
    5.6 Homicide, Day and Time of Death
    5.7 Homicide and Victim Blood Alcohol Content

  5. Suicide

    6.1 Suicide, Seasonal Trends
    6.2 Suicide, External Causes by Sex of Victim
    6.3 Suicide, External Causes by Victim Population Group
    6.4 Suicide, External Causes by Age of Victim
    6.5 Suicide, Scene of Injury by Sex of Victim
    6.6 Suicide, Day and Time of Death
    6.7 Suicide and Victim Blood Alcohol Content

  6. Fatal Accidents

    7.1 Fatal Accidents by Victim Sex
    7.2 Fatal Accidents by Victim Population Group

    7.1 Transport-related Deaths

    7.1.1 Transport-Related Deaths, Seasonal Trends
    7.1.2 Transport-Related Deaths by User Category and Sex of Victim
    7.1.3 Transport-Related Deaths by User Category and Victim Population Group
    7.1.4 Transport-Related Deaths, User Categories by Age of Victim
    7.1.5 Transport-Related Deaths, User Categories by Scene of Injury
    7.1.6 Transport-Related Deaths, Day and Time of Death
    7.1.7 Transport-Related Deaths by User Category and Blood Alcohol Content

    7.2 Burns, Falls, Drowning and other Accident Deaths

    7.2.1 External Causes of Other Accident Deaths
    7.2.2 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths, Seasonal Trends
    7.2.3 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths by Sex of Victim
    7.2.4 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths by Victim Population Group
    7.2.5 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths by Age of Victim
    7.2.6 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths by Scene of Injury
    7.2.7 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths,Day and Time of Death
    7.2.8 Burns, Falls, Drowning, and Other Accident Deaths by Victim Blood Alcohol Content

  7. Manner of Death Undetermined

    8.1 Undetermined Manner of Death by Sex of Victim
    8.2 Undetermined Manner of Death by Victim Population Group
    8.1 Undetermined Manner of Death by Victim Age