Estimated number of excess natural deaths and death rates by province and metro, South Africa 2020/2021 (all ages) One approach to aid understanding of the emerging COVID-19 mortality is to compare the estimated weekly excess deaths with the number of COVID-19 deaths reported by the Minister of Health as shown in the figure below.
Read MoreFatalities in the South African mining industry 2007-2020. The number of fatal injuries in the South African mining industry has been decreasing consistently since 2007. The lowest number of ...
Read MoreThe highest number of fatalities (14) occurred in South Africa, where 400 million hours were worked. There were six fatalities in Chile and Ghana where respectively 281 million and 51 million hours were worked. The highest fatality frequency rates were recorded in Hungary, Spain and Laos which each recorded a single fatality.-END-Notes for editors
Read MoreChild labour is a direct, negative and unsustainable impact of diamond mining in South-West Africa. According to statistics from the International Labour Organisation around 2,000 children work in mines in South-West Africa, and their numbers are increasing. Hundreds of the miners in Angola make a living out of illegal mines.
Read MoreFertility Rate NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus. Chart and table of the South Africa death rate from 1950 to 2021.
Read MoreThe registration of deaths in South Africa is governed by the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992), as amended. The Act states that "in the case of a death due to natural causes, any person who was present at the time of death, or who became aware thereof, or who has charge of the burial concerned, shall give, as soon ...
Read MoreBetween 1984 and 2005, more than 11 000 mine workers died in South Africa. In 2003, the death toll from mining accidents was approximately 270 fatalities and an agreement was reached to reduce mining fatalities by 20% per annum.
Read MoreSource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2018. Rate of fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers by employee status, 2006–17 • The 2017 all-worker fatal work injury rate was 3.5 fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers (FTEs).
Read MoreThis paper describes the analysis of fatal accidents of Indian coal mines from April 1989 to March 1998. It is found that Indian mines have considerably higher accident and fatality rates compared to those in USA and South Africa, respectively. While open cast mines are generally known to be safer than
Read MoreThe mining sector has recorded 51 fatalities in 2019, the lowest ever recorded in the South African mining industry. "This represents a 37% improvement, year on year, compared to 2018 fatalities," said Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at a media briefing on the release of the 2019 mine health and safety statistics on Friday.
Read MoreSouth African injury epidemiology with an updated and a more comprehensive analysis for the period 1970-2010, using the number of injuries registered with two administrative systems and employment data from a third source, Statistics South Africa. Accident statistics may serve as an important feedback instrument to monitor performance.
Read MoreIn South Africa, adults aged 30‐39 have the largest number of cases of COVID‐19 ; in Nigeria, it is adults aged 31‐40 . Most individuals with COVID‐19 in Nigeria are asymptomatic, resulting in a low case fatality rate. Since the majority of the African population are youth, there might be more infections but they will mostly be mild or ...
Read More2019 Had the lowest number of mining fatalities on record in South Africa with 51 deaths reported. This is according to the 2019 mining health and safety statistics released by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe on …
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Read MoreBut these resources are blighted by a tumultuous mining health and safety record. "The number of deaths due to mining incidents for the period of June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009 were 142 deaths of miners lawfully employed (and) 135 deaths of illegal miners" South Africa's Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said in a written reply to government on ...
Read MoreMiners safety increased in South Africa in 2019, with a record low 51 deaths. South Africa's mining death toll reached an all-time low in 2019 with 51 …
Read MoreThe years 2020 and 2021 "are, historically, the lowest death rate in South Africa for at last 25 years", reads a recent Facebook post. It includes a screenshot of a table labelled "South Africa - Historical Death Rate Data". The lowest death rate in the table is for 2021, and the second lowest for 2020 – despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More1 South African Statistics, 2015. Pages 15.1 and 6.1. Download the complete document here. 2 Gross domestic product (GDP), 4 th quarter 2016. Visit the download page here. 3 Mining industry, 2015. Table B. Download the full report here. 4 The decreasing importance of gold mining in South Africa. Read the article here.
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Read More2019 Had the lowest number of mining fatalities on record in South Africa with 51 deaths reported. This is according to the 2019 mining health and safety statistics released by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe on Friday. The report showed a continued year-on-year improvement of 37% in comparison to the 81 recorded in 2019.
Read MoreMining in South Africa offers excellent economic opportunities. It must always be done in a responsible manner. Every mine employer must provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees and all those that may be directly affected by the activities of mining.
Read MoreThe analysis made use of data from the TEBA database and the South African death register - the National Population Register. The first objective was to calculate mortality rates among South African miners who left the mining industry between 2001 and 2013 and to compare these to rates in the general population.
Read MoreAccident Statistics. This application provides occurrence data as well as accident and fatality statistics from 2008 to 2016 year-to-date. Select a state or region from the dropdown box to view statistics on that particular State or group of States and scroll to the bottom of this page to view detailed information about the occurrences.
Read MoreMining records a drop in occupational fatalities. Friday, March 1, 2019. The Mineral Resources Department has recorded a 10% decrease in occupational fatalities. In 2018, a total of 81 fatalities were reported versus 90 in 2017," said Chief Mining Inspector David Msiza on Tuesday. Msiza was speaking at a briefing where Mineral Resources ...
Read MoreIt states that the number of mining jobs rose 13% between the first quarters of 2008 and 2018, from 353,000 to 397,000. In fact, more accurate data, for mining only, is available in the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES). This paints a very different (and glummer) picture. It reports a 13% drop over the same period, from 519,000 to 454,000 jobs.
Read MoreWorldwide, road traffic injuries are responsible for the highest injury mortality.5 In South Africa, road traffic injuries ranked second to interpersonal violence but the road traffic fatality rate (39.7 per 100 000) was higher than for any WHO region and almost double the global average.28 Unlike the global pattern, these accounted for a ...
Read MoreSo far in the current year 2019, the total number of fatalities reported by all mines is 5 versus 14 that were reported during same period in 2018, this translates to an improvement of 69% year on year. Occupational injuries. In 2018 there was a 12% reduction in the number of injuries, from 2669 in 2017 to 2350 in 2018, which is welcomed.
Read MoreWorldwide, road traffic injuries are responsible for the highest injury mortality. 5 In South Africa, road traffic injuries ranked second to interpersonal violence but the road traffic fatality rate (39.7 per 100 000) was higher than for any WHO region and almost double the global average. 28 Unlike the global pattern, these accounted for a ...
Read MoreThe annual death toll from accidents on South African mines fluctuates around 800. The figure for i960 was close to 1,400 because of the Coalbrook disaster of January 21. In Britain the number of deaths from mining accidents seldom exceeds 200 a year. In 19^6, the last year for which we have detailed figures,
Read MoreLack of management and poor workmanship leads to injuries and fatalities in SA construction sector – Department Of Labour. Lack of supervision and commitment by management and poor workmanship were some of the biggest causes of incidents that lead to injuries and fatalities in the South African construction industry, Lennie , a senior inspector and forensic investigator at the ...
Read MoreMining Production in South Africa averaged 0.07 percent from 1981 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 117.40 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -50.70 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - South Africa Mining Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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