Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012

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dc.contributor.advisorDorrington, Roben_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMukonda, Elton Een_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T11:50:39Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T11:50:39Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMukonda, E. E. (2015). <i>Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMukonda, Elton E. <i>"Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMukonda, E. 2015. Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mukonda, Elton E AB - 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. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 TI - Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMukonda EE. Using vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15708en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Actuarial Research (CARE)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDemographyen_ZA
dc.titleUsing vital registration data to track mortality in Zimbabwe's metropolitan populations: 2000-2012en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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