National Vital Statistics System

Alternate Titles(s): NVSS
UID: 10033
Description
The National Vital Statistics System data are provided through contracts between National Center for Health Statistics and vital registration systems operated in the various jurisdictions legally responsible for the registration of vital events – births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.
Publisher
Timeframe
2003 - Present
Geographic Coverage
United States
Subject Domain
Keywords

Access

Restrictions
Free to All
Free to all with registration
Application Required
Instructions
Vital Statistics data is available on the website and downloadable in ZIP files along with a user's guide in PDF. Restricted data can be accessed for a fee, with approved proposal, through one of the NCHS Research Data Centers (locations at Baruch and Cornell).
Data Type
Dataset Format(s)
SAS, PDF
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