Question NW2879 to the Minister of Health
28 September 2022 - NW2879
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) firearms, (bb) blunt objects and (cc) knives and/or other sharp objects; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
- 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 |
|
2. No.
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