National Vital Statistics System
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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
Need a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate? Use our state and territory specific information to find out where to write.
What's New
e-Vital Standards Initiatives
Publications
- U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project: Methodology and Results Summary [PDF – 8 MB] (9/10/2018)
- Births in the United States, 2017 (8/21/2018)
- Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2014–2016 (8/08/2018)
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2016 [PDF – 2 MB] (7/26/2018)
- Deaths: Final Data for 2016 [PDF – 2 MB] (7/26/2018)
- Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000–2016 (7/17/2018)
- Suicide Rates in the United States Continue to Increase (6/14/2018)
- Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016 (6/13/2018)
- Timeliness of Infant Death Data for Infant Mortality Surveillance and Quarterly Provisional Estimates [PDF – 345 KB] (6/04/2018)
- Recent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016 [PDF – 413 KB] (6/01/2018)
- Timing and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016 [PDF – 359 KB] (5/29/2018)
- Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2016–Quarter 4, 2017 (5/23/2018)
Public Use Data
- 2017 Birth Data Files (8/21/2018)
Training
- Page last reviewed: September 10, 2018
- Page last updated: September 10, 2018
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