Fig. 2.

Estimated and reported births, South Africa, 1996–2012

DHIS: District Health Information System; DHS: Demographic and Health Survey.

Notes: The number of births was estimated using: (i) the reverse survival method applied to data from the 2011 census; (ii) fertility rates; and (iii) routine health statistics from the District Health Information System (DHIS), with and without adjustment for births in private health facilities and at home. Reported births comprised those reported to the national statistical office before the end of the calendar year after the year of birth. The calendar year of registration closed at the end of February of the following year.