National Vital Statistics System
The National Vital Statistics System is the oldest and most successful example of inter-governmental data sharing in Public Health and the shared relationships, standards, and procedures form the mechanism by which NCHS collects and disseminates the Nation’s official vital statistics. These data are provided through contracts between NCHS and vital registration systems operated in the various jurisdictions legally responsible for the registration of vital events – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.
How to get a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate
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What's New
Restricted-Use Data for Research
- A new application process is in place for researchers who need access to confidential micro-data files
Publications
- Dementia Mortality in the United States, 2000–2017 Cdc-pdf[PDF – 611 KB] (03/14/2019)
- Educational Attainment of Mothers Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2017 (02/21/2019)
- Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017 Cdc-pdf[PDF – 922 KB] (01/10/2019)
- Suicide Mortality in the United States, 1999–2017 (11/29/2018)
- Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017 (11/29/2018)
- Mortality in the United States, 2017 (11/29/2018)
- Infant Mortality by Age at Death in the United States, 2016 (11/16/2018)
- United States Life Tables, 2015 Cdc-pdf[PDF – 2 MB] (11/13/2018)
- Births: Final Data for 2017 Cdc-pdf[PDF – 985 KB] (11/7/2018)
- Trends in Fertility and Mother’s Age at First Birth Among Rural and Metropolitan Counties: United States, 2007–2017 (10/17/2018)
- U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project: Methodology and Results Summary Cdc-pdf[PDF – 8 MB] (9/10/2018)
Public Use Data
- 2017 Birth Data Files (8/21/2018)
Training
Page last reviewed: March 14, 2019
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics