Question NW2882 to the Minister of Health
27 September 2022 - NW2882
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Health
(1)With reference to investigations into deaths in all state mortuaries, in what total number of the deaths (a) in the (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21 and (iv) 2021-22 financial years and (b) from 1 April 2022 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, the specified death occurred due to (aa) motor vehicles and (bb) drownings; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter
Reply:
1. The table indicates total number of deaths by Province
|
Province |
(a)((i) 2018/19 |
(a)((ii) 2019/20 |
(a)((iii) 2021/22 |
(a)((iv) 2022/23 |
(a)01 April 2023 to date |
|
Eastern Cape |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Free State |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Gauteng |
17940 |
18324 |
16243 |
20221 |
9392 |
|
KwaZulu- Natal |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Limpopo |
4658 |
5008 |
4406 |
5416 |
2439 |
|
Mpumalanga |
4892 |
4949 |
4994 |
5098 |
2246 |
|
Northern Cape |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Northwest |
1256 |
1225 |
1194 |
1423 to date |
|
|
Western Cape |
5666 |
5824 |
5362 |
5965 |
2416 |
|
Province |
(aa) Motor vehicle |
(bb) drownings |
|
Eastern Cape |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Free State |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Gauteng |
602 |
102 |
|
KwaZulu- Natal |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Limpopo |
701 |
45 |
|
Mpumalanga |
10108 |
1201 |
|
Northern Cape |
outstanding |
outstanding |
|
Northwest |
2045 |
318 |
|
Western Cape |
5 917 |
804 |
2. No. I will not make a statement on this matter.
END.