- Lower respiratory tract infection
- Diarrhoeal disease
- Septicaemia
- AIDS
- Severe malnutrition
- Tuberculosis
This data is from the Child Health Care Problem Identification Programme (Child PIP).
Infections are the most common cause of under-5 mortality in South Africa.
The most common cause of death in the 5–18 year age group in South Africa is trauma (e.g. motor vehicle accidents and violence).