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Reported cases of measles

DefinitionNumber of cases of measles reported to the National Department of Health per year.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Reported cases of measles [Definition]
1980 ---------19 193
1981 ---------15 809
1982 ---------12 906
1983 ---------16 735
1984 ---------16 160
1985 ---------17 884
1986 ---------13 459
1987 ---------22 559
1988 ---------15 258
1989 ---------18 268
1990 ---------10 628
1991 ---------4 777
1992 ---------22 798
1993 ---------12 887
1994 ---------3 820
1995 ---------6 833
1996 ---------10 604
1997 ---------1 422
1998 ---------1 148
1999 ---------694
2000 ---------646
2001 ---------8
2002 ---------30
2003 ---------[1] 251
2004 ---------[2] 2 679
2005 ---------[3] 2 334
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
  2. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
    Jan-Dec2005.pdf downloaded from NDoH web site 2006-06-07.
  3. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
    Jan-Dec2005.pdf downloaded from NDoH web site 2006-06-07.
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