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Public Health Reference: Vital Statistics

A short guide to public health resources for non-public health librarians.

State Health Departments

State Health Departments
The CDC links to state health departments.
State and Local Government on the Net
A directory of state, county and local government websites.

CDCs VitalStats

Mortality Data from 2017 is available from the CDC, including full datasets and prebuilt tables.

Vital Statistics

Vital statistics - births, deaths, marriages and divorces

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Vital Statistics data are also available online for the following vital events – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.
National Center for Health Statistics: National Vital Statistics Reports
United Nations Demographic and Social Statistics

Metro DC Vital Statistics

DC Department of Health
The Vital Records Division of the State Center for Health Statistics.
VA Department of Health: Vital Records
VA Center for Health Statistics
MD Vital Statistics Administration
MD Annual Vital Statistics Reports

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