Question NW3223 to the Minister of Health
03 December 2018 - NW3223
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What was the (a) infant mortality rate, (b) child mortality rate and (c) maternal mortality rate at the (i) Edenvale Hospital, (ii) Tembisa Hospital, (iii) O R Tambo Memorial Hospital, (iv) Katlehong Hospital and (v) Germiston Hospital in the (aa) 2015-16, (bb) 2016-17 and (cc) 2017-18 financial years; (2) what was the national average and international benchmark for each specified mortality rate in each specified financial year?
Reply:
The following tables reflect the details in this regard
Infant Mortality Rate |
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Hospital |
Financial Year |
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2015-16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
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(i) Edenval Hospital |
7.4 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
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(ii) Tembisa Hospital |
7.1 |
8.4 |
9.5 |
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(iii) Tambo Memorial Hospital |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
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(iv) (Katlehong) Hospital not existing, substituted with Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital |
18.4 |
21.2 |
20.5 |
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(v) Germiston) Hospital not existing, substituted with Bertha Gxowa Hospital |
9.1 |
12.9 |
9.4 |
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Source: DHIS extracted 09 November 2018 |
Child Mortality Rate |
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Hospital |
Financial Year |
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2015-16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
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(i) Edenval Hospital |
5.1 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
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(ii) Tembisa Hospital |
5.2 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
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(iii) Tambo Memorial Hospital |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
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(iv) (Katlehong) Hospital not existing, substituted with Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital |
12.0 |
12.4 |
14.5 |
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(v) Germiston) Hospital not existing, substituted with Bertha Gxowa Hospital |
6.4 |
9.0 |
5.7 |
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Source: DHIS extracted 09 November 2018 |
Maternal Mortality Rate |
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Hospital |
Financial Year |
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2015-16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
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(i) Edenval Hospital |
24.9 |
152.6 |
95.1 |
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(ii) Tembisa Hospital |
173.4 |
185.2 |
127.1 |
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(iii) Tambo Memorial Hospital |
82.2 |
185.2 |
128.1 |
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(iv) (Katlehong) Hospital not existing, substituted with Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital |
269.5 |
181.1 |
238.7 |
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(v) Germiston) Hospital not existing, substituted with Bertha Gxowa Hospital |
82.5 |
90.5 |
32.9 |
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Source: DHIS extracted 09 November 2018. Reported in form of ratio as it is reported in the DHIS |
National average for each specified mortality rate in each specified financial year |
Financial Year |
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2015-16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
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Infant Mortality |
6.7 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
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Child Mortality |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
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Maternal Mortality |
115.6 |
111.5 |
106.4 |
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Source: DHIS extracted 09 November 2018 |
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