In 1999 there were 11,291 deaths of South Australians, a decrease from 1998 when there were 11,681 deaths. There was also a reduction in the number of deaths in Regional SA for the same period, from 3,057 in 1998 to 3,008 in 1999. The crude death rates in 1999, for both the State and Regional SA, were similar at 7.6 and 7.5 respectively. For the calendar year 1999, a crude death rate of 11.4 deaths per 1,000 population was recorded in the Yorke SSD while, in the Far North SSD, the rate was 3.4 deaths per 1,000 population. In each of these regions the rate had risen slightly from the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Unemployment rates vary within and across regions.
Most SDs recorded an increase in the value of agricultural production from 1998 to 1999. The total values for all of these areas were largely accounted for by crops. Between 1999 and 2000, the number of new motor vehicle registrations declined in most regions across the State.