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
eVitals Standards Initiatives
- Availability of HL7 Domain Analysis Models and Functional Profiles
- Update on Status of eVital Standards
Publications
- Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011[PDF - 1.68 MB] (10/2012)
- Births: Preliminary Data for 2011 [PDF - 439 KB] (10/2012)
- United States Life Tables, 2008 [PDF - 1.26 MB] (9/2012)
- U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999–2001: State Life Tables [PDF - 2.2 MB] (9/2012)
- Births: Final Data for 2010 (8/2012)
- Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States, 2006 [PDF - 433 KB] (8/2012)
- Death in the United States, 2010 (7/2012)
- Deaths: Final Data for 2009 [PDF - 2.05 MB] (6/2012)
- Estimated Pregnancy Rates and Rates of Pregnancy Outcomes for the United States, 1990–2008[PDF - 463 KB] (6/2012)
Data Releases
Contact Us:
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Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - 1 (800) 232-4636
- Contact CDC–INFO
