National Vital Statistics System

National Vital Statistics System

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The National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) provides the most complete data on births and deaths in the United States

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Exploring the Decline in the Singleton Preterm Birth Rate in the United States, 2019–2020 (1/21/2022)

Fetal Mortality in the United States: Trends From 2014 Through 2019 and Changes Between 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 pdf icon[PDF – 550 KB] (1/20/2022)

Decline in Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2017–2019 (1/18/2021)

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2020 (12/30/2021

Maternal and Infant Characteristics and Outcomes Among Women With Confirmed or Presumed COVID-19 During Pregnancy: 14 States and the District of Columbia pdf icon[PDF – 817 KB] (12/29/2021)

Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Infant Outcomes by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 364 KB] (12/28/2021)

Mortality in the United States, 2020 (12/21/2021)

State Declines in Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 2000–2019 (12/10/2021)

Changes in Home Births by Race and Hispanic Origin and State of Residence of Mother: United States, 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 pdf icon[PDF – 698 KB] (12/9/2021)

Infant Mortality in the United States, 2019: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File    pdf icon[PDF – 605 KB] (12/8/2021)

Sepsis-related Mortality Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2019 (11/10/2021)

Mortality Profile of the Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Population, 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 683 KB] Supplemental Tables pdf icon[PDF – 106 KB]  (11/9/2021)

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Births

Birth data track important demographic and health trends, such as pregnancy risk factors, teen pregnancy, and preterm birth

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Deaths

Data from death certificates are the most comprehensive source of information on mortality, including cause of death

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Fetal Deaths

Fetal death data can help identify pregnancy risks and improve the health of mothers and infants

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Linked Birth/Infant Death

Linked birth/infant death data are used to explore relationships between infant death and risk factors present during pregnancy and at birth

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Life Expectancy

Life expectancy data provide a snapshot of population health and mortality in the United States

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Marriages and Divorces

Information on the total numbers and rates of marriages and divorces is collected at the national and state levels

Data for Action

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Vital Statistics Rapid Release

Find our latest provisional (preliminary) estimates on births and deaths, including deaths from drug overdoses and flu.

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Modernizing Vital Statistics

Explore our projects and initiatives to improve data timeliness and quality

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Connections and Resources

Training and Instruction
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Online trainings, mobile apps, guidance, and handbooks for those working with vital records

Where to Write
where to write

Where to write for birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates by state and territory

U.S. Standard Certificates
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Information for jurisdictions about certificates of birth, death, and fetal death

National Death Index
NDI

Resources to link death certificate information, including cause of death, to research datasets

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Page last reviewed: January 21, 2022
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics