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Dikgale, Mamabolo and Mothiba Health and Demographic Surveillance System (DIMAMO HDSS)

University of Limpopo, Population Health Research Center (PHRC)
HDB-0207

A rural health and demographic surveillance system established in 1995 covering approximately 116,000 individuals across 57 villages in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa, conducting triannual surveillance tracking births, deaths, migrations, and annual bio-behavioral surveys. The center engages over 65,000 consenting adults aged 15+ in annual surveys supporting postgraduate research, intervention evaluations, and evidence-based health policy development.

Category
Open dataset
Access
By application
Region
Africa — South Africa
Coverage
116,000 people in 57 villages, triannual since 1995
Size
116,000 individuals
Data types
demographic, mortality, morbidity, migration, socioeconomic, behavioral
surveillancelongitudinalruraldemographicsSouth Africa
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Record HDB-0207 · last verified 2026-08-06 · listed in Open datasets

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