SAMRC · UNISA PARTNERSHIP
The Injury Mortality Surveillance System brings mortuary data from South Africa's 52 health districts into one trusted source — so researchers, health officials, policymakers and journalists can see how and where injury deaths occur.
FIND WHAT YOU NEED
Annual reviews, provincial summaries and policy briefs that translate into priorities.
Policy briefs →Peer-reviewed publications, methodology and de-identified data extracts on request.
Research & data access →District submission tracking and leading-cause trends for planning services and prevention.
Open the dashboard →Press releases, infographics, data sheets and a media toolkit for accurate, responsible reporting.
Media centre →IMSS DASHBOARD
Switch between day, week, month, quarter and year. Compare any district against provincial and national baselines, and break results down by age group, gender and manner of death.
Open the dashboard →| Top 5 causes · national · month to date | Sample data | |
|---|---|---|
| Road traffic incidents | 24% | |
| Firearm injuries | 18.8% | |
| Sharp force injuries | 17.3% | |
| Blunt force injuries | 9.5% | |
| Hanging | 9.4% | |
SURVEILLANCE REPORTS
ANNUAL REVIEW
PROVINCIAL REPORT
METHODOLOGICAL BRIEF
TRANSPORT · JOURNAL ARTICLE
[Authors] · [Journal name] · [Year]
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE · STUDY FINDINGS
[Authors] · [Journal name] · [Year]
SELF-HARM · JOURNAL ARTICLE
[Authors] · [Journal name] · [Year]
POLICY ROUNDTABLE · PRETORIA
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ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
The South African Medical Research Council and the University of South Africa run the IMSS together, combining surveillance expertise with academic research capacity to inform injury prevention nationally and in every district.