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
- Asian-American Mothers: Demographic Characteristics by Maternal Place of Birth and Asian Subgroup, 2016 [PDF – 480 KB] (04/18/2018)
- Timeliness of Death Certificate Data for Suicides [PDF – 941 KB] (04/6/2018)
- The U.S. National Vital Statistics System: Transitioning Into the 21st Century, 1990–2017 [PDF – 2 MB ] (03/26/2018)
- Singleton Low Birthweight Rates, by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2006–2016 (03/21/2018)
- Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016 (02/28/2018)
- Differences Between Rural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013–2015 (02/15/2018)
- Births: Final Data for 2016 [PDF – 1 MB] (01/31/2018)
- Maternal Characteristics of Prenatal WIC Receipt in the United States, 2016 (01/10/2018)
- State Variations in Infant Mortality by Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother, 2013–2015 (01/04/2018)
- Mortality in the United States, 2016 (12/21/2017)
- Deaths: Final Data for 2015 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2015 [PDF – 2 MB]
- A Reference Guide for Certification of Deaths in the Event of a Natural, Human-induced, or Chemical/Radiological Disaster [PDF – 946 KB] (10/23/17)
- Births in the United States, 2016 (9/27/17)
- Infant Mortality Rates in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2014 (9/6/2017)
- Drug Overdose Deaths Among Adolescents Aged 15–19 in the United States: 1999–2015 (8/16/2017)
- United States Life Table, 2014 [PDF – 2 MB] (8/14/2017)
- Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2015–Quarter 1, 2017 (8/8/2017)
- Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Birth Indicators, 2015–Quarter 1, 2017 (8/8/2017)
- Quarterly Provisional Estimates of Infant Mortality, 2014–Quarter 3, 2016 (8/8/2017)
- Births: Provisional Data for 2016 [PDF – 798 KB] (06/30/2017)
- United States Life Tables, 2013 [PDF – 1.79 MB] (04/11/2017)
Public Use Data
- 2016 Birth Data Files (9/27/2017)
Training
- Page last reviewed: April 18, 2018
- Page last updated: April 18, 2018
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