Table 4. Population-based fatality rates by road user sex, province, and municipality.
| Male | Female | Total | Male vs. female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Pop. | Rate^ | N | Pop. | Rate^ | N | Pop. | Rate^ | P * | Cramer’s V | |
| EC | 3607 | 3147456 | 38.2 | 1305 | 3545488 | 12.3 | 4984 | 6692944 | 24.8 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Local | 2693 | 2195558 | 40.9 | 1038 | 2500133 | 13.8 | 3784 | 4695691 | 26.9 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Metro | 914 | 951898 | 32.0 | 267 | 1045356 | 8.5 | 1200 | 1997253 | 20.0 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| FS | 2072 | 1380864 | 50.0 | 746 | 1482142 | 16.8 | 2856 | 2863006 | 33.3 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Local | 1646 | 976051 | 56.2 | 605 | 1045598 | 19.3 | 2287 | 2021649 | 37.7 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | 426 | 404813 | 35.1 | 141 | 436544 | 10.8 | 569 | 841357 | 22.5 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| GP | 6419 | 7244846 | 29.5 | 1540 | 7201562 | 7.1 | 8037 | 14446408 | 18.5 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Local | 1362 | 956488 | 47.5 | 378 | 904932 | 13.9 | 1759 | 1861420 | 31.5 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | 5057 | 6288358 | 26.8 | 1162 | 6296630 | 6.2 | 6278 | 12584988 | 16.6 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| KZN | 5976 | 5251400 | 37.9 | 1779 | 5784916 | 10.3 | 7919 | 11036317 | 23.9 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Local | 3937 | 3380697 | 38.8 | 1253 | 3879231 | 10.8 | 5305 | 7259929 | 24.4 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | 2039 | 1870703 | 36.3 | 526 | 1905685 | 9.2 | 2614 | 3776388 | 23.1 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| LIM | 3723 | 2773381 | 44.7 | 1125 | 3109696 | 12.1 | 4893 | 5883077 | 27.7 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Local | 3723 | 2773381 | 44.7 | 1125 | 3109696 | 12.1 | 4893 | 5883077 | 27.7 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| MP | 3451 | 2187706 | 52.6 | 947 | 2260902 | 14.0 | 4473 | 4448608 | 33.5 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Local | 3451 | 2187706 | 52.6 | 947 | 2260902 | 14.0 | 4473 | 4448608 | 33.5 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| NC | 897 | 608760 | 49.1 | 284 | 624289 | 15.2 | 1195 | 1233048 | 32.3 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Local | 897 | 608760 | 49.1 | 284 | 624289 | 15.2 | 1195 | 1233048 | 32.3 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| NW | 2318 | 1976285 | 39.1 | 740 | 1921185 | 12.8 | 3090 | 3897470 | 26.4 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Local | 2318 | 1976285 | 39.1 | 740 | 1921185 | 12.8 | 3090 | 3897470 | 26.4 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Metro | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| WC | 2676 | 3249246 | 27.5 | 777 | 3347733 | 7.7 | 3564 | 6596979 | 18.0 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Local | 1333 | 1121655 | 39.6 | 432 | 1163938 | 12.4 | 1823 | 2285593 | 26.6 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Metro | 1343 | 2127591 | 21.0 | 345 | 2183795 | 5.3 | 1741 | 4311386 | 13.5 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Total Local | 21360 | 16176581 | 44.0 | 6802 | 17409904 | 13.0 | 28609 | 33586485 | 28.4 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Total Metro | 9779 | 11643363 | 28.0 | 2441 | 11868009 | 6.9 | 12402 | 23511372 | 17.6 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
| Total National | 31139 | 27819944 | 37.3 | 9243 | 29277913 | 10.5 | 41011 | 57097857 | 23.9 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
*2-tailed P-value
^ Rates based on Statistics South Africa mid-year population estimates for 2017 (Statistical release P0302, https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022017.pdf)
# Abbreviations for provinces: EC = Eastern Cape; FS = Free State; GP = Gauteng; KZN = KwaZulu-Natal; LIM = Limpopo; MP = Mpumalanga; NC = Northern Cape; NW = North West; WC = Western Cape