NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 799
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 March 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 6)
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
How many (a) infants and (b) children have died at each hospital in the
past five years?
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REPLY:
a) For the period January 2008 to March 2011, there were 38,949 inpatient
deaths of under one year olds.
b) For the period January 2008 to March 2011, there were 42,835 inpatient
deaths of under 5 year olds.
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