South Africa’s vital statistics are currently not suitable for monitoring progress towards injury and violence Sustainable Development Goals

• Debbie Bradshaw,
• Jané Joubert,
• Richard Matzopoulos,
• Pam Groenewald

Affiliations

Debbie Bradshaw

South African Medical Research Council, Burden of Disease Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

Jané Joubert

South African Medical Research Council, Burden of Disease Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

Richard Matzopoulos

South African Medical Research Council, Burden of Disease Research Unit, Cape Town; and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Pam Groenewald

South African Medical Research Council, Burden of Disease Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa