Local-level mortality surveillance in resource-limited settings: a case study of Cape Town highlights disparities in health
Pam Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw, Johann Daniels, Nesbert Zinyakatira, Richard Matzopoulos, David Bourne, Najma Shaikh & Tracey Naledi
Volume 88, Number 6, June 2010, 444-451
Table 4. Leading 10 causes of premature mortality (YLLs), Cape Town Metro district and subdistricts, South Africa, 2006
| Rank | Eastern | Khayelitsha | Klipfontein | Mitchell’s Plain | Southern | Western | Tygerberg | Northern | Metro district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIV/AIDS (17.5%) |
HIV/AIDS (25.7%) |
Homicide (17.4%) |
Homicide (17.7%) |
HIV/AIDS (8.5%) |
HIV/AIDS (13.1%) |
Homicide (11.1%) |
Homicide (17.0%) |
HIV/AIDS (16.1%) |
| 2 | Homicide (11.8%) |
Homicide (20.1%) |
HIV/AIDS (15.7%) |
HIV/AIDS (14.5%) |
IHD (7.6%) |
Homicide (12.5%) |
HIV/AIDS (9.7%) |
HIV/AIDS (14. 6%) |
Homicide (14.4%) |
| 3 | TB (9.7%) |
TB (9.8%) |
TB (8.0%) |
TB (8.7%) |
Homicide (7.2%) |
TB (8.3%) |
TB (7.6%) |
TB (8.6%) |
TB (8.4%) |
| 4 | Road traffic (5.1%) |
Road traffic (6.3%) |
LRI (5.0%) |
Road traffic (5.9%) |
TB (6.2%) |
Road traffic (5.4%) |
Road traffic (6.1%) |
Road traffic (6.0%) |
Road traffic (5.3%) |
| 5 | IHD (3.9%) |
LRI (4.7%) |
Road traffic (4.2%) |
LRI (4.6%) |
Stroke (5.3%) |
IHD (4.8%) |
Diabetes mellitus (5.4%) |
IHD (5.5%) |
LRI (4.1%) |
| 6 | Diarrhoea (3.6%) |
Diarrhoea (3.5%) |
Diabetes mellitus (3.8%) |
Diabetes mellitus (3.9%) |
Diabetes mellitus (4.2%) |
Stroke (4.1%) |
IHD (4.9%) |
Suicide (5.5%) |
IHD (3.7%) |
| 7 | LRI (3.6%) |
LBW/RDS (2.5%) |
IHD (3.8%) |
LBW/RDS (3.6%) |
LRI (4.2%) |
LRI (3.7%) |
Stroke (4.8%) |
Lung cancer (2.7%) |
Stroke (3.4%) |
| 8 | LBW/RDS (3.4%) |
Fires (2.4%) |
Stroke (3.4%) |
Diarrhoea (3.4%) |
Lung cancer (3.9%) |
LBW/RDS (3.7%) |
Lung cancer (3.9%) |
Stroke (2.6%) |
Diabetes mellitus (3.4%) |
| 9 | Stroke (3.4%) |
Stroke (1.8%) |
LBW/RDS (2.8%) |
IHD (2.8%) |
Road traffic (3.6%) |
Diabetes mellitus (3.2%) |
LRI (3.5%) |
Diabetes mellitus (2.6%) |
LBW/RDS (2.9%) |
| 10 | Diabetes mellitus (2.9%) |
Diabetes mellitus (0.5%) |
Lung cancer (0.2%) |
Stroke (2.5%) |
Suicide (2.9%) |
Lung cancer (2.6%) |
COPD (3.4%) |
Diarrhoea (2.4%) |
Diarrhoea (2.5%) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; LBW, low birth weight; LRI, lower respiratory infection; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome, TB, tuberculosis; YLLs, years of life lost.