The reply to questions (1) is summarized in Table 1 to 9 below:
TABLE 1: EASTERN CAPE |
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2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
1885 |
820 |
860 |
(b) knife wounds |
1885 |
1925 |
1971 |
(c) motor accidents |
1537 |
1799 |
1862 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
6 |
4 |
3 |
(e) drownings |
382 |
379 |
366 |
(f) fires |
393 |
376 |
481 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
163 |
221 |
145 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
1 |
2 |
1 |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 2: FREE STATE |
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2014-15** (2014) |
2015-16** (2015) |
2016-17** (2016) |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
246 |
128 |
215 |
(b) knife wounds |
476 |
229 |
508 |
(c) motor accidents |
906 |
571 |
1025 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
32 |
10 |
8 |
(e) drownings |
154 |
64 |
112 |
(f) fires |
169 |
92 |
143 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
207 |
108 |
194 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
Included in 1(d) above |
Included in 1(d) above |
Included in 1(d) above |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
** Data provided per calendar year
TABLE 3: GAUTENG |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
1608 |
1854 |
2116 |
(b) knife wounds |
1257 |
1338 |
1438 |
(c) motor accidents |
1707 |
1981 |
1948 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
188 |
149 |
144 |
(e) drownings |
210 |
249 |
242 |
(f) fires |
715 |
702 |
746 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
1193 |
1314 |
1413 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 4: KWA-ZULU NATAL |
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2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
1539 |
1735 |
1506 |
(b) knife wounds |
1534 |
1523 |
1217 |
(c) motor accidents*** |
2913 |
2967 |
2576 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(e) drowning** |
1662 |
1788 |
1473 |
(f) fires |
610 |
642 |
491 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
** Reported as asphyxia deaths, including drowning, hanging etc.
*** Transportation accidents
TABLE 5: LIMPOPO |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
221 |
261 |
245 |
(b) knife wounds |
277 |
289 |
291 |
(c) motor accidents |
1507 |
1757 |
1742 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
1 |
2 |
7 |
(e) drownings |
164 |
139 |
145 |
(f) fires |
150 |
147 |
155 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
Details not available |
Details not available |
Details not available |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 6: MPUMALANGA |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
719 |
453 |
472 |
(b) knife wounds |
165 |
171 |
161 |
(c) motor accidents |
1150 |
1201 |
1200 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
107 |
29 |
21 |
(e) drownings |
148 |
144 |
132 |
(f) fires |
168 |
169 |
139 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
504 |
504 |
523 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
18 |
8 |
12 |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 7: NORTHERN CAPE |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
21 |
23 |
24 |
(b) knife wounds |
294 |
300 |
255 |
(c) motor accidents |
333 |
321 |
297 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
6 |
5 |
4 |
(e) drownings |
95 |
98 |
108 |
(f) fires |
63 |
56 |
54 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
147 |
134 |
125 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
3 |
9 |
3 |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 8: NORTH WEST |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
187 |
157 |
170 |
(b) knife wounds |
298 |
321 |
453 |
(c) motor accidents |
715 |
784 |
856 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
14 |
23 |
24 |
(e) drownings |
82 |
69 |
90 |
(f) fires |
134 |
122 |
146 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
217 |
181 |
289 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
2 |
4 |
20 |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
TABLE 9: WESTERN CAPE |
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(a) 2014-15 |
(b) 2015-16 |
(c) 2016-17 |
|
(a) wounds caused by shootings |
1289 |
1323 |
1268 |
(b) knife wounds |
1429 |
1508 |
1649 |
(c) motor accidents |
579 |
701 |
627 |
(d) motor-cycle accidents |
56 |
49 |
55 |
(e) drownings |
180 |
202 |
197 |
(f) fires |
280 |
330 |
349 |
(g) pedestrians who were run over |
605 |
629 |
649 |
(h) cyclists who were run down |
27 |
26 |
30 |
(i) HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
(j) ageing |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* FPS Mortuaries only handle unnatural deaths |
* Forensic Pathology Services
(2) No, there is no need to. There are many state institutions which release this data time and again, e.g quarterly police crime statistics, the Department of Transport, StatsSA and the South African Medical Research Council.
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