Question NW1695 to the Minister ofHealth
21 August 2020 - NW1695
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister ofHealth
What (a) is the full breakdown of child deaths at public hospitals since the State of Disaster was declared by the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, and (b) were the reasons for death in each case?
Reply:
a) The number of deaths of children under five years of age in public sector hospitals for the period 1st April to 30th June 2020 is shown in the table below. For comparison the number of deaths for the same period during 2018 and 2019 are also shown in the table. The number of child deaths was lower during the period April to June 2020, than during the corresponding period in each of the preceding two years. It should be noted that the majority of deaths occurred in the neonatal period (from birth to 28 days) with fewer deaths occuring in children aged between one month and five years.
|
Deaths |
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|
0 – 28 days |
1 month – 5 years |
Total U5 |
|
|
1st April – 30th June 2020 |
3,087 |
855 |
3,942 |
|
1st April – 30th June 2019 |
2,948 |
1,321 |
4,269 |
|
1st April – 30th June 2018 |
2,901 |
1,407 |
4,308 |
The number of under-five deaths which occurred in each public sector hospital from 1st April – 30th June 2020 is shown in Annexure A.
b) The majority of deaths in the newborn period are due to prematurity, infection and birth asphyxia. The leading causes of death in children aged between one month and five years are diarrhoea, pneumonia and septicaemia with HIV infection and malnutrition as important underlying conditions. As deaths due to diarrhoea and pneumonia decline, the proportion of deaths due to congenital disorders and non-natural deaths (as a result of accidents/injuries) is rising. Detailed information on cause of death as recorded on the death certificate is collated by Statistics South Africa, but this information is not immediately available.
Annexure A:
|
Province |
Level |
Hospital |
Deaths |
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|
0 – 28 days |
1 month – 5 years |
Total U5 |
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|
Eastern Cape |
District |
Aliwal North Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
All Saints Hospital |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
AndriesVosloo Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Bambisana Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Bedford Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Bhisho Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Burgersdorp Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Butterworth Hospital |
5 |
1 |
6 |
||
|
Canzibe Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Cathcart Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Cradock Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Dordrht Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Dr MalizoMpehle Memorial Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Empilisweni Hospital |
3 |
3 |
6 |
||
|
Glen Grey Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Grey Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Holy Cross Hospital |
3 |
2 |
5 |
||
|
Humansdorp Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Indwe Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Isilimela Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Lady Grey Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Maclear Hospital |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Madwaleni Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
MadzikanekaZulu Memorial Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Midland Hospital |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
Mjanyana Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Molteno Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Mount Ayliff Hospital |
7 |
1 |
8 |
||
|
Nessie Knight Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Nompumelelo (Peddie) Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Port Alfred Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Sipetu Hospital |
1 |
3 |
4 |
||
|
St Barnabas Hospital |
3 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
St Patrick's Hospital |
12 |
4 |
16 |
||
|
Stutterheim Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tafalofefe Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tayler Bequest Hospital (Elundini) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tayler Bequest Hospital (Matatiele) |
4 |
2 |
6 |
||
|
Uitenhage Hospital |
7 |
1 |
8 |
||
|
Victoria Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Wilhelm Stahl (Middelburg) Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Zitulele Hospital |
2 |
3 |
5 |
||
|
Regional |
Cecilia Makiwane Hospital |
15 |
2 |
17 |
|
|
Dora Nginza Hospital |
26 |
7 |
33 |
||
|
Frontier Hospital |
8 |
0 |
8 |
||
|
Mthatha General Hospital |
15 |
0 |
15 |
||
|
St Elizabeth's Hospital |
12 |
0 |
12 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Frere Hospital |
9 |
6 |
15 |
|
|
National Central |
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital |
32 |
19 |
51 |
|
|
TOTAL |
206 |
74 |
280 |
||
|
Free State |
District |
Botshabelo Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Dr JS Moroka Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Elizabeth Ross Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
FeziNgumbentombi Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Katleho Hospital |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
|
Mohau Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Nala Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Thusanong Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tokollo Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Winburg Hospital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Regional |
Boitumelo Hospital |
9 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Bongani Hospital |
40 |
3 |
43 |
||
|
Dihlabeng Hospital |
14 |
2 |
16 |
||
|
MofumahadiManapoMopeli Hospital |
14 |
5 |
19 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Pelonomi Hospital |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
National Centrals |
Universitas Hospital |
16 |
4 |
20 |
|
|
TOTAL |
111 |
24 |
135 |
||
|
Gauteng |
District |
Bertha Gxowa Hospital |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
BhekiMlangeni District Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Carletonville Hospital |
3 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Heidelberg Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Jubilee Hospital |
15 |
3 |
18 |
||
|
Kopanong Hospital |
4 |
2 |
6 |
||
|
Odi Hospital |
7 |
2 |
9 |
||
|
Pretoria West Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
South Rand Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Regional |
Edenvale Hospital |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
Far East Rand Hospital |
13 |
6 |
19 |
||
|
Leratong Hospital |
17 |
4 |
21 |
||
|
Mamelodi Hospital |
35 |
4 |
39 |
||
|
Pholosong Hospital |
11 |
2 |
13 |
||
|
RahimaMoosa Hospital |
33 |
7 |
40 |
||
|
Sebokeng Hospital |
17 |
1 |
18 |
||
|
Tambo Memorial Hospital |
8 |
6 |
14 |
||
|
ThelleMogoerane Regional Hospital |
35 |
2 |
37 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Kalafong Hospital |
22 |
2 |
24 |
|
|
Tembisa Hospital |
52 |
8 |
60 |
||
|
National Central |
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital |
41 |
14 |
55 |
|
|
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital |
90 |
11 |
101 |
||
|
Dr George Mukhari Hospital |
76 |
5 |
81 |
||
|
Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
18 |
13 |
31 |
||
|
TOTAL |
530 |
96 |
626 |
||
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
District |
Appelsbosch Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Benedictine Hospital |
31 |
3 |
34 |
||
|
Bethesda Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Catherine Booth Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Ceza Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital |
2 |
5 |
7 |
||
|
Christ the King Hospital |
3 |
4 |
7 |
||
|
Church of Scotland Hospital |
6 |
3 |
9 |
||
|
Dundee Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
East Griqualand and Usher Memorial Hospital |
6 |
0 |
6 |
||
|
Ekhombe Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Emmaus Hospital |
10 |
2 |
12 |
||
|
Eshowe Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Estcourt Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
GJ Crooke's Hospital |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
|
Greytown Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Hlabisa Hospital |
9 |
0 |
9 |
||
|
Itshelejuba Hospital |
9 |
1 |
10 |
||
|
KwaMagwaza Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Manguzi Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Montebello Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Mosvold Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Mseleni Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Murchison Hospital |
1 |
4 |
5 |
||
|
Nkandla Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Nkonjeni Hospital |
8 |
2 |
10 |
||
|
Northdale Hospital |
8 |
2 |
10 |
||
|
Osindisweni Hospital |
3 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Rietvlei Hospital |
7 |
4 |
11 |
||
|
St Andrew's Hospital |
10 |
2 |
12 |
||
|
St Apollinaris Hospital |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
|
St Mary's Hospital (Mariannhill) |
9 |
0 |
9 |
||
|
Umphumulo Hospital |
3 |
4 |
7 |
||
|
Vryheid Hospital |
10 |
8 |
18 |
||
|
Wentworth Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Regional |
Addington Hospital |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
Edendale Hospital |
23 |
5 |
28 |
||
|
General Justice GizengaMpanza Hospital |
15 |
7 |
22 |
||
|
King Dinuzulu Hospital |
6 |
0 |
6 |
||
|
Ladysmith Hospital |
18 |
2 |
20 |
||
|
Madadeni Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Mahatma Gandhi Hospital |
30 |
3 |
33 |
||
|
Newcastle Hospital |
24 |
7 |
31 |
||
|
Port Shepstone Hospital |
20 |
5 |
25 |
||
|
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital |
22 |
5 |
27 |
||
|
Queen Nandi Regional Hospital |
45 |
12 |
57 |
||
|
RK Khan Hospital |
18 |
5 |
23 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Grey's Hospital |
8 |
3 |
11 |
|
|
King Edward VIII Hospital |
15 |
6 |
21 |
||
|
National Central |
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital |
6 |
9 |
15 |
|
|
TOTAL |
448 |
123 |
571 |
||
|
Limpopo |
District Hospital |
Botlokwa Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Dilokong Hospital |
8 |
3 |
11 |
||
|
Donald Fraser Hospital |
6 |
4 |
10 |
||
|
Dr CN Phatudi Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Elim Hospital |
4 |
11 |
15 |
||
|
Ellisras Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
FH Odendaal (Nylstroom) Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
George Masebe Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Groblersdal Hospital |
9 |
0 |
9 |
||
|
Helene Franz Hospital |
7 |
3 |
10 |
||
|
Jane Furse Hospital |
6 |
4 |
10 |
||
|
Kgapane Hospital |
13 |
3 |
16 |
||
|
Lebowakgomo Hospital |
4 |
3 |
7 |
||
|
Louis Trichardt Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Malamulele Hospital |
11 |
4 |
15 |
||
|
Maphutha L Malatjie Hospital |
5 |
4 |
9 |
||
|
Matlala Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Mklenburg Hospital |
2 |
2 |
4 |
||
|
Messina Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Nkhensani Hospital |
4 |
2 |
6 |
||
|
Sekororo Hospital |
6 |
0 |
6 |
||
|
Seshego Hospital |
10 |
6 |
16 |
||
|
Siloam Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Van Velden Memorial (Tzaneen) Hospital |
9 |
0 |
9 |
||
|
Voortrekker Memorial (Potgietersrus) Hospital |
3 |
2 |
5 |
||
|
Warmbaths Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
WF Knobel Hospital |
3 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Witpoort Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Zebediela Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Regional |
Letaba Hospital |
20 |
2 |
22 |
|
|
Mokopane Hospital |
18 |
1 |
19 |
||
|
Philadelphia Hospital |
0 |
4 |
4 |
||
|
St Rita's Hospital |
11 |
0 |
11 |
||
|
Tshilidzini Hospital |
18 |
7 |
25 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Mankweng Hospital |
66 |
9 |
75 |
|
|
Pietersburg Hospital |
7 |
13 |
20 |
||
|
TOTAL |
274 |
91 |
365 |
||
|
Mpumalanga |
District Hospital |
Barberton Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Bernice Samuels Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Bethal Hospital |
3 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Carolina Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Elsie Ballot Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Embhuleni Hospital |
18 |
0 |
18 |
||
|
Evander Hospital |
14 |
1 |
15 |
||
|
HA Grove Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
KwaMhlanga Hospital |
5 |
3 |
8 |
||
|
Lydenburg Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Matibidi Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Matikwana Hospital |
7 |
3 |
10 |
||
|
Middelburg Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Mmametlhake Hospital |
4 |
2 |
6 |
||
|
Piet Retief Hospital |
7 |
3 |
10 |
||
|
Sabie Hospital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Shongwe Hospital |
5 |
4 |
9 |
||
|
Standerton Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Tintswalo Hospital |
11 |
5 |
16 |
||
|
Tonga Hospital |
5 |
3 |
8 |
||
|
Regional |
Ermelo Hospital |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
Mapulaneng Hospital |
13 |
3 |
16 |
||
|
Themba Hospital |
23 |
0 |
23 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Rob Ferreira Hospital |
11 |
7 |
18 |
|
|
Witbank Hospital |
34 |
3 |
37 |
||
|
TOTAL |
194 |
41 |
235 |
||
|
North West |
District Hospital |
Brits Hospital |
13 |
1 |
14 |
|
Christiana Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Ganyesa Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Gelukspan Hospital |
7 |
3 |
10 |
||
|
General de la Rey Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Koster Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Lehurutshe Hospital |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Moses Kotane Hospital |
2 |
3 |
5 |
||
|
NicBodenstein Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Schweizer-Reneke Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Taung Hospital |
8 |
1 |
9 |
||
|
Thusong Hospital |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
Regional |
Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
Mahikeng Provincial Hospital |
0 |
7 |
7 |
||
|
Potchefstroom Hospital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Job ShimankanaTabane Hospital |
46 |
5 |
51 |
|
|
Klerksdorp-Tshepong Tertiary Hospital |
35 |
5 |
40 |
||
|
TOTAL |
129 |
35 |
164 |
||
|
Northern Cape |
District Hospital |
De Aar (Central Karoo) Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Hartswater (Connie Vorster) Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Kakamas Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Kuruman Hospital |
6 |
2 |
8 |
||
|
Postmasburg Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Springbok (Dr Van Niekerk) Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tshwaragano Hospital |
2 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Regional |
Dr Harry Surtie Hospital |
11 |
1 |
12 |
|
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Robert MangalisoSobukwe Hospital |
14 |
10 |
24 |
|
|
TOTAL |
39 |
17 |
56 |
||
|
Western Cape |
District Hospital |
Beaufort West Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Caledon Hospital |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Ceres Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Citrusdal Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Eerste River Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Helderberg Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Hermanus Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Karl Bremer Hospital |
5 |
0 |
5 |
||
|
Mitchells Plain Hospital |
4 |
0 |
4 |
||
|
Oudtshoorn Hospital |
2 |
0 |
2 |
||
|
Prince Albert Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
RadieKotze Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Riversdale Hospital |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Robertson Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Stellenbosch Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Vredenburg Hospital |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Vredendal Hospital |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||
|
Regional |
George Hospital |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
Mowbray Maternity Hospital |
17 |
0 |
17 |
||
|
New Somerset Hospital |
6 |
0 |
6 |
||
|
Paarl Hospital |
6 |
2 |
8 |
||
|
Worcester Hospital |
16 |
5 |
21 |
||
|
Provincial Tertiary |
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital |
6 |
11 |
17 |
|
|
National Central |
Groote Schuur Hospital |
23 |
1 |
24 |
|
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
29 |
20 |
49 |
||
|
TOTAL |
136 |
45 |
181 |
END.