Health

Question by: 
Hon Rachel Windvogel
Answered by: 
Hon Nomafrench Mbombo
Question Number: 
9
Question Body: 

With regard to the status of mental health and the soaring suicide rate of in the province:

(a) What is the detailed breakdown of (i) suicides and (ii) attempted suicides per health subdistrict recorded in each month in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 2022 to date, (b) what is the breakdown per (i) age, (ii) gender and (iii) race of these victims and (c) what are her Department’s (i) programmes and (i) budget to deal with suicide in the province?

Answer Body: 

[a] The Department can provide data from its Forensic Pathology Services for suicides, but not for attempted suicide. These are not reported or recorded on our data base, rather the diagnosis, e.g., Major Depressive Episode.

Suicides per health subdistrict.

 

 

            
 

Cape Metro

Cape Winelands

Central Karoo

Eden

Overberg

West Coast

Grand Total

Row Labels

              

2019

447

73

7

83

32

45

687

2020

398

85

11

99

45

52

690

2021

523

87

5

102

49

56

822

2022

421

76

8

88

27

34

654

Grand Total

1789

321

31

372

153

187

2853

[b]  [i]  Per age

 

 

            
 

Cape Metro

Cape Winelands

Central Karoo

Eden

Overberg

West Coast

Grand Total

Row Labels

              

2019

447

73

7

83

32

45

687

10-14 Years

11

  

1

1

    

13

15-19 Years

23

6

  

2

2

2

35

20-24 Years

57

14

1

9

3

6

90

25-29 Years

73

13

2

8

3

5

104

30-34 Years

66

9

1

9

6

4

95

 

35-39 Years

55

8

1

12

3

7

86

40-44 Years

44

6

  

4

1

  

55

45-49 Years

28

6

  

12

2

4

52

50-54 Years

27

6

  

5

4

4

46

55-59 Years

18

1

  

4

2

6

31

5-9 Years

1

1

  

1

    

3

60-64 Years

25

  

1

3

1

3

33

65-69 Years

5

1

  

6

4

1

17

70-74 Years

5

1

  

2

1

2

11

75-79 Years

5

1

  

2

  

1

9

80-84 Years

2

    

1

    

3

85+ Years

2

    

2

    

4

2020

398

85

11

99

45

52

690

10-14 Years

6

3

      

2

11

15-19 Years

19

9

2

6

1

1

38

20-24 Years

38

9

2

11

6

6

72

25-29 Years

60

9

1

14

10

8

102

30-34 Years

71

11

2

12

7

8

111

35-39 Years

46

6

1

7

2

4

66

40-44 Years

37

8

1

12

2

5

65

45-49 Years

30

7

  

10

2

4

53

50-54 Years

28

9

2

9

2

3

53

55-59 Years

14

2

  

6

3

4

29

5-9 Years

1

          

1

60-64 Years

18

5

  

1

3

  

27

65-69 Years

12

3

  

6

5

1

27

70-74 Years

5

4

  

3

1

1

14

75-79 Years

7

    

2

1

3

13

80-84 Years

5

        

2

7

85+ Years

1

          

1

2021

523

87

5

102

49

56

822

10-14 Years

5

1

  

3

2

1

12

15-19 Years

33

5

2

6

1

4

51

20-24 Years

61

12

  

14

5

6

98

25-29 Years

79

15

1

11

9

9

124

30-34 Years

70

18

  

16

7

8

119

35-39 Years

69

9

1

17

7

8

111

40-44 Years

62

12

  

7

5

2

88

45-49 Years

37

7

  

4

1

5

54

50-54 Years

32

1

  

10

2

6

51

55-59 Years

24

1

  

2

3

  

30

5-9 Years

      

1

    

1

60-64 Years

18

2

1

5

1

3

30

65-69 Years

11

2

  

3

3

1

20

70-74 Years

9

2

        

11

75-79 Years

3

    

1

1

2

7

80-84 Years

5

      

1

1

7

85+ Years

5

    

2

    

7

Unknown

        

1

  

1

2022

421

76

8

88

27

34

654

10-14 Years

8

3

  

2

  

1

14

15-19 Years

26

7

  

4

1

  

38

20-24 Years

57

8

  

9

3

6

83

25-29 Years

58

9

1

7

6

3

84

30-34 Years

61

13

1

13

1

8

97

35-39 Years

50

10

1

15

5

2

83

40-44 Years

43

9

  

10

  

2

64

45-49 Years

31

4

1

7

3

3

49

50-54 Years

27

7

3

6

2

2

47

55-59 Years

23

4

  

1

1

1

30

60-64 Years

8

  

1

6

3

2

20

65-69 Years

11

    

3

  

1

15

70-74 Years

8

    

2

2

2

14

75-79 Years

4

1

  

2

    

7

80-84 Years

4

    

1

  

1

6

85+ Years

1

          

1

Unknown

1

1

        

2

Grand Total

1789

321

31

372

153

187

2853

[ii] Per gender

 

 

            
 

Cape Metro

Cape Winelands

Central Karoo

Eden

Overberg

West Coast

Grand Total

Row Labels

              

2019

447

73

7

83

32

45

687

Female

90

13

1

18

4

12

138

Male

357

60

6

65

28

33

549

2020

398

85

11

99

45

52

690

Female

74

19

4

23

13

7

140

Male

323

66

7

76

32

45

549

Unknown gender

 

1
         

1

2021

523

87

5

102

49

56

822

Female

112

11

1

23

5

16

168

Male

411

76

4

79

44

40

654

2022

421

76

8

88

27

34

654

Female

102

17

  

15

3

5

142

Male

318

59

8

73

24

29

511

Unknown

1

          

1

Grand Total

1789

321

31

372

153

187

2853

 

[iii] Per race

 

 

            
 

Cape Metro

Cape Winelands

Central Karoo

Eden

Overberg

West Coast

Grand Total

Row Labels

              

2019

447

73

7

83

32

45

687

Asian

3

1

        

4

Black

204

25

2

20

6

9

266

Coloured

134

37

5

33

11

17

237

Unknown

      

1

    

1

White

106

10

  

29

15

19

179

 

2020

398

85

11

99

45

52

690

Asian

3

          

3

Black

167

21

2

23

11

12

236

Coloured

103

36

7

41

17

26

230

Unknown

      

1

    

1

White

125

28

2

34

17

14

220

2021

523

87

5

102

49

56

822

Asian

1

          

1

Black

228

37

  

25

24

18

332

Coloured

151

33

4

46

13

25

272

White

143

17

1

31

12

13

217

2022

421

76

8

88

27

34

654

Asian

2

          

2

Black

202

27

  

22

13

11

275

Coloured

108

39

6

38

8

11

210

Unknown

2

1

        

3

White

107

9

2

28

6

12

164

Grand Total

1789

321

31

372

153

187

2853

 

c] [i] Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. The public health approach to mental health care principles includes a primary health care approach, promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Mental health cannot be separated from physical health with an ongoing need for integration of mental health into general health care, and appropriate resource allocations to mental health.

 

The Mental Health Steering Committee for Mental Health convened with technical support from the Department of the Premier and some Provincial Departments,Health, DSD, DoE, DCAS,  to work on a Whole of Society Approach [WoSA] roadmap - a three pronged approach being data led, evidence informed and focus primarily on the youth in geographic areas. 

Two pilot sites have been identified [Klipfontein [focusing particularly on Nyanga and Gugulethu]] and Witzenberg], to do mental health mapping with key partners, Departments of Education, Social Development, Cultural Affairs and Sport, etc. to promote the Whole of Government Approach and WOSA implementation.

[ii] There is no stand-alone budget to deal with suicide prevention, but rather a holistic approach to metal health care.

 

Date: 
Friday, September 30, 2022
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