VitalStats - Births

VitalStats provides many prebuilt tables, at both national and subnational levels, to customize and chart, map or export. Access them from the birth tables folder, by choosing a topic and geography below, or searching:

Topic	Geography
Length of Pregnancy (Gestation) and Birthweight	National Subnational
Method of Delivery (Cesarean and Vaginal Births)	National Subnational
Characteristics of Mother (Age, Race/Ethnicity, Education, Marital Status, State)	National Subnational
Risk Factors (Maternal Diabetes, Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension, Smoking)	National
Prenatal Care	National Subnational
Trends in Birth Rates, Fertility Rates and Selected Characteristics	National Subnational

Birth Data Files

Create your own table by choosing items from a list of over 100 variables on the birth data files. The files are available in two formats, one with the full range of demographic and health variables at state levels of geography. The other with county level detail (population over 100,000 only), and a more limited set of other variables. Please note a log-in is required to use this feature.

Population Tables

Use the population tables to create rates or use population data. For more information please see the Quick Guide: Calculating Rates and Percents [PDF - 70 KB].

Suggested Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm. [Date of access].