Analysis - The 2022 South African census set an undesirable record: it is the census with the highest undercount among those where the undercount is measured and reported by the United Nations Population Division. The reported undercount of 31% is some 10 percentage points higher than the previous highest notified undercount (in Comoros in 2017).
The 2022 South Africa n census set an undesirable record: it is the census with the highest undercount among those where the undercount isWhile the results from the 2022 South Africa n census, released in October 2023, were adjusted for the undercount, it means the results are more estimates than counts, producing a number of anomalies in the census data. These call their usefulness into question.
and burden of disease studies. These surveys provide more detailed information on the country's population, track the progress made in addressing socioeconomic disparities and provide the denominators for a large number of indicators used to track the The estimates of population numbers at district and municipal levels are highly inconsistent with estimates from a number of other data sources. These include Statistics South Africa's own mid-year population estimates, and data from the voters' roll from the local government elections.
Delays in recruiting and training field staff to conduct in-person data collection. The original intent had been to collect as much data as possible from households online using a web portal. But a massive fieldwork operation had to be mounted at short notice.
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