Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study.

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The poor health of South Africans is known to be associated with a quadruple disease burden. In the second National Burden of Disease (NBD) study, we aimed to analyse cause of death data for 1997-2012 and develop national, population group, and provincial estimates of the levels and causes of mortality.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet Glob Health

Title: The Lancet. Global health

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 2214-109X

ISSN (Print): 2214-109X

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2016

Volume: 4

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: victoria.pillayvanwyk@mrc.ac.za.

[2 ] Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.

[3 ] Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.

[4 ] Centre for Actuarial Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

[5 ] Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

[6 ] Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S2214-109X(16)30113-9

DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30113-9

PubMed ID: 27539806

SO-VID: d995e6ee-b696-4cf0-b8b0-98edeb3c9e45

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