Discovery Life releases breakdown of deaths by province
KZN is noted for its high heart-related conditions; Cape Town is more associated with cancer; and in Gauteng, it’s afflictions of the nervous system
If you are in KwaZulu-Natal you are more likely, statistically, to die of heart-related conditions‚ but cancer is more likely to kill you if you live in Cape Town. Discovery Life has just released a breakdown of its 2016 life cover claims for death or disability, noting that certain diseases were more prevalent in certain provinces, but gave no reasons why. Discovery Life found people in Cape Town were 44% more likely to claim disability cover for cancer while fighting the disease than residents in other provinces. The main cause of death for Discovery clients in Cape Town was cancer‚ at 22% higher than the national average. People in Gauteng were more likely to die of conditions affecting the nervous system such as Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ stroke‚ multiple sclerosis‚ and motor neuron disease. According to Discovery Life statistics‚ if you live in inland provinces — such as Mpumalanga‚ Limpopo‚ Free State and the Northern Cape — you are marginally more likely to die an unnatural de...
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