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Mortality transition over a quarter century in rural South Africa: findings from population surveillance in Agincourt 1993-2018

Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudulaa MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian Houlea MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b School of Demography, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;c CU Population Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2157-3118View further author information
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Daniel Ohene-Kwofiea MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Daniel Mahlangua MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Nawi Ngd Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;e School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Hoang Van Minhf Center for Population Health Sciences, Hanoi University of Public Health, Ha Noi, VietnamView further author information
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Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivéa MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Stephen Tollmana MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;d Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-7588View further author information
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Kathleen Kahna MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;d Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-3931View further author information
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Article: 1990507 | Received 30 Jun 2021, Accepted 04 Oct 2021, Published online: 04 Apr 2022

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Figure 1. Trends in selected mortality indicators, Agincourt, South Africa, 1993–2018. (a) Overall mortality, (b) Under five mortality, (c) Adult mortality, and (d) Life expectancy at birth in Agincourt versus South Africa.

Figure 1. Trends in selected mortality indicators, Agincourt, South Africa, 1993–2018. (a) Overall mortality, (b) Under five mortality, (c) Adult mortality, and (d) Life expectancy at birth in Agincourt versus South Africa.

Figure 2. Distribution of deaths by cause categories in Agincourt versus South Africa 1993–2017.

Figure 2. Distribution of deaths by cause categories in Agincourt versus South Africa 1993–2017.

Figure 5. Potential increases in life expectancy at age 15 years that would result if deaths due to HIV/AIDS and TB were eliminated for males and females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 5. Potential increases in life expectancy at age 15 years that would result if deaths due to HIV/AIDS and TB were eliminated for males and females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 3. Leading causes of death in males 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 3. Leading causes of death in males 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 4. Leading causes of death in females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 4. Leading causes of death in females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 6. Potential increases in life expectancy at age 15 years that would result if deaths due to cardiovascular diseases were eliminated for males and females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.

Figure 6. Potential increases in life expectancy at age 15 years that would result if deaths due to cardiovascular diseases were eliminated for males and females 1993–2018, Agincourt South Africa.
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