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Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012
The vital registration system in Zimbabwe is incomplete and mortality estimates produced from these data might not give a true representation of mortality in the population. However, it may be assumed that vital registration data for urban areas is more complete than for the country as a whole. This...
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| author | Mukonda, Elton E |
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| description | The vital registration system in Zimbabwe is incomplete and mortality estimates produced from these data might not give a true representation of mortality in the population. However, it may be assumed that vital registration data for urban areas is more complete than for the country as a whole. This research was, therefore, conducted in an attempt to answer the question of whether vital registration data can be used to track the mortality of Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations. To answer this question, direct and indirect estimates from census and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data were used to decide on the viability of using these vital registration data to estimate mortality. Estimates of under-five mortality between 2001 and 2011 from vital registration data ranged from around 50 to 80 deaths per thousand for Harare while Bulawayo's estimates were generally between 55 and 105 deaths per thousand in the same period. Bulawayo's vital registration data appeared to produce reasonable estimates of under-five mortality, while Harare's vital registration data underestimated both infant and under-five mortality when compared to the other supporting estimates from the alternative data sources. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15708 Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 Mukonda, Elton E Dorrington, Rob Demography The vital registration system in Zimbabwe is incomplete and mortality estimates produced from these data might not give a true representation of mortality in the population. However, it may be assumed that vital registration data for urban areas is more complete than for the country as a whole. This research was, therefore, conducted in an attempt to answer the question of whether vital registration data can be used to track the mortality of Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations. To answer this question, direct and indirect estimates from census and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data were used to decide on the viability of using these vital registration data to estimate mortality. Estimates of under-five mortality between 2001 and 2011 from vital registration data ranged from around 50 to 80 deaths per thousand for Harare while Bulawayo's estimates were generally between 55 and 105 deaths per thousand in the same period. Bulawayo's vital registration data appeared to produce reasonable estimates of under-five mortality, while Harare's vital registration data underestimated both infant and under-five mortality when compared to the other supporting estimates from the alternative data sources. 2015-12-08T11:50:39Z 2015-12-08T11:50:39Z 2015 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708 eng application/pdf Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE) Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Demography Mukonda, Elton E Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| title_full | Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| title_fullStr | Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| title_short | Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 |
| title_sort | using vital registration data to track mortality in zimbabwe s metropolitan populations 2000 2012 |
| topic | Demography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708 |
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