Research Guides
Government Sources by Subject: Vital Statistics
Introduction
Vital statistics are data relating to births, deaths, marriage, health and diseases.
International
- Vital Statistics, International Inter-Governmental & Non-Governmental OrganizationsData from a wide range of international sources from the UW Libraries International Inter-Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations research guide.
- Population and Vital Statistics Report, United Nations1949 - present, paper
United States
- Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces, The Statistical Abstract, U.S. Census BureauVital statistics data on births, deaths, abortions, fetal deaths, fertility, life expectancy, marriages, and divorces
- National Vital Statistics System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)See the sidebar for links to data for specific categories; this site includes National Vital Statistics Reports
and Vital Statistics of the United States (VSUS) - Vital Statistics Data Available Online, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Birth, Mortality and Fetal/Infant Death data files downloadable as .zip files, 1968 - present
- National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Search for publications from the Nation Center for Health Statistics by publication title or keyword.
- Vital statistics of the United States1997-1998 records on CD-ROM
Washington State and King County
- Vital Statistics Data, Washington State Department of HealthRecent data on vital statistics and information on ordering certificates.
- Vital Statistics Reports, Washington State Department of HealthPublished reports in PDF format from the Washington State Department of Health.
- King County Community Health IndicatorsSee "Accessing data from Community Health Indicators" in the middle of the page
Vital Statistics Records
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