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Vital Statistics Data Available Online

This page is a portal to the online data dissemination activities of the Division of Vital Statistics, including both interactive online data access tools and downloadable public use data files.

 

Downloadable Data Files

Public use Birth, Period Linked Birth - Infant Death, Birth Cohort Linked Birth - Infant Death, Mortality Multiple Cause, and Fetal Death data files are available for independent research and analyses.

 

Birth Data Files

 

User's Guide (pdf files)

U.S. Data (.zip files)*

U.S. Territories Data (.zip files)

2006 (2.2 MB)

2005 (11.9 MB)

2004 (11.5 MB)

2003 (11.2 MB)

2002 (21.9 MB)

2001 (18.8 MB)

2000 (2.4 MB)

1999 (1.4 MB)

1998 (1.7 MB)

1997 (16.6 MB)

1996 (17.4 MB)

1995 (15.7 MB)

1994 (11.4 MB)

1993 (10.6 MB)

1992 (10.6 MB)

1991 (10.8 MB)

1990 (18.2 MB)

1989 (11.4 MB)

1988 (8.1 MB)

1987 (7.3 MB)

1986 (8.4 MB)

1985 (8.8 MB)

1984 (8.7 MB)

1983 (8.9 MB)

1982 (9.4 MB)

1981 (4.1 MB)

1980 (6.2 MB)

1979 (1.0 MB)

1978 (2.0 MB)

1972-77 (1.5 MB)

1969-71 (1.4 MB)

1968 (0.3 MB)

2006 (178 MB)

2005 (218 MB)

2004 (225 MB)

2003 (145 MB)

2002 (123 MB)

2001 (123 MB)

2000 (115 MB)

1999 (112 MB)

1998 (111 MB)

1997 (108 MB)

1996 (108 MB)

1995 (127 MB)

1994 (115 MB)

1993 (136 MB)

1992 (138 MB)

1991 (130 MB)

1990 (131 MB)

1989 (134 MB)

1988 (113 MB)

1987 (110 MB)

1986 (101 MB)

1985 (97.3 MB)

1984 (97.3 MB)

1983 (96.2 MB)

1982 (97.3 MB)

1981 (92.8 MB)

1980 (86.4 MB)

1979 (84.3 MB)

1978 (67.8 MB)

1977 (57.5 MB)

1976 (51.1 MB)

1975 (45.9 MB)

1974 (41.4 MB)

1973 (37.1 MB)

1972 (33.6 MB)

1971 (33.4 MB)

1970 (36.8 MB)

1969 (33.6 MB)

1968 (13.9 MB)

2006 (2.3 MB)

2005 (3.3 MB)

2004 (3.0 MB)

2003 (2.6 MB)

2002 (1.9 MB)

2001 (2.0 MB)

2000 (2.1 MB)

1999 (2.2 MB)

1998 (2.2 MB)

1997 (2.3 MB)

1996 (2.3 MB)

1995 (2.2 MB)

1994 (2.4 MB)

 

Period Linked Birth-Infant Death Data Files

 

User's Guide (pdf files)

U.S. Data (.zip files)*

U.S. Territories Data (.zip files)

2005 (1.1 MB)

2004 (18.6 MB)

2003 (7.5 MB)

2002 (7.8 MB)

2001 (2.6 MB)

2000 (3.7.MB)

1999 (4.4 MB)

1998 (14.0 MB)

1997 (10.8 MB)

1996 (11.0 MB)

1995 (11.0 MB)

2005 (184 MB)

2004 (192 MB)

2003 (172 MB)

2002 (103 MB)

2001 (103 MB)

2000 (104 MB)

1999 (101 MB)

1998 (101 MB)

1997 (102 MB)

1996 (99 MB)

1995 (102 MB)

2005 (2.3 MB)

2004 (2.5 MB)

2003 (2.2 MB)

2002 (1.4 MB)

2001 (1.4 MB)

2000 (1.5 MB)

1999 (1.5 MB)

1998 (1.6 MB)

1997 (1.7 MB)

1996 (1.6 MB)

1995 (1.7 MB)

 

Birth Cohort Linked Birth - Infant Death Data Files

 

User's Guide (pdf files)

U.S. Data (.zip files)*

U.S. Territories Data (.zip files)

2003 (2.5 MB)

2002 (8.3 MB)

2001 (8.3 MB)

2000 (10.2.MB)

1999 (4.1 MB)

1998 (1.4 MB)

1997 (1.5 MB)

1996 (1.2 MB)

1995 (4.8 MB)

1991 (9.6 MB)

1990 (9.2 MB)

1989 (11.8 MB)

1988 (10.0 MB)

1987 (7.7 MB)

1986 (8.3 MB)

1985 (9.5 MB)

1984 (9.2 MB)

1983 (7.4 MB)

2003 (177 MB)

2002 (105 MB)

2001 (105 MB)

2000 (106 MB)

1999 (104 MB)

1998 (103 MB)

1997 (104 MB)

1996 (102 MB)

1995 (102 MB)

1991 (113 MB)

1990 (114 MB)

1989 (110 MB)

1988 (56 MB)

1987 (54 MB)

1986 (53 MB)

1985 (53 MB)

1984 (48 MB)

1983 (48 MB)

 

2003 (2.3 MB)

2002 (1.5 MB)

2001 (1.5 MB)

2000 (1.6 MB)

1999 (1.6 MB)

1998 (1.6 MB)

1997 (1.7 MB)

1996 (1.7 MB)

1995 (1.7 MB)

*Between 2002 and 2003 the uncompressed file size increased greatly.  This increase is a result of the phased implementation of the newly revised U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth and a consequent need for a much longer record length.  If you have difficulty unzipping these files, you may need to use different compression software such as the newest versions of WinZip or WinRAR.

 

Mortality Multiple Cause Files

 

User's Guide

 

U.S. Data (.zip files)*

U.S. Territories Data (.zip files)

2006 (87 MB)

2005 (83 MB)

2004 (88 MB)

2003 (88 MB)

2002 (89 MB)

2001 (83 MB)

2000 (82 MB)

1999 (88 MB)

1998 (82 MB)

1997 (88 MB)

1996 (83 MB)

1995 (84 MB)

1994 (83 MB)

1993 (82 MB)

1992 (80 MB)

1991 (86 MB)

1990 (85 MB)

1989 (86 MB)

1988 (77 MB)

1987 (78 MB)

1986 (77 MB)

1985 (76 MB)

1984 (69 MB)

1983 (65 MB)

1982 (51 MB)

1982 (Detailed Underlying Cause, 27 MB)

1981 (50 MB)

1981 (Detailed Underlying Cause, 25 MB)

1980 (59 MB)

1979 (59 MB)

1978 (43 MB)

1977 (44 MB)

1976 (44 MB)

1975 (46 MB)

1974 (45 MB)

1973 (45 MB)

1972 (23 MB)

1971 (41 MB)

1970 (41 MB)

1969 (39 MB)

1968 (38 MB)

2006 (1 MB)

2005 (1 MB)

2004 (1 MB)

2003 (1 MB)

2002 (1 MB)

2001 (1 MB)

2000 (1 MB)

1999 (1 MB)

1998 (1 MB)

1997 (1 MB)

1996 (1 MB)

1995 (1 MB)

1994 (1 MB)

 

Fetal Death Data Files

Notice of Error in the 2003 and 2004 Fetal Death Data Files and Reports

User's Guide (pdf files)

U.S. Data (.zip files)*

U.S. Territories Data (.zip files)

2005 (3.9 MB)

2004 (11.5 MB)

2003 (11.2 MB)

2002 (21.9 MB)

2001 (18.8 MB)

2000 (2.4 MB)

1999 (1.4 MB)

1998 (1.7 MB)

1997 (16.6 MB)

1996 (17.4 MB)

1995 (15.7 MB)

1994 (11.4 MB)

1993 (11.4 MB)

1992 (11.4 MB)

1991 (11.4 MB)

1990 (11.4 MB)

1989 (11.4 MB)

1988 (11.4 MB)

1987 (11.4 MB)

1986 (11.4 MB)

1985 (11.4 MB)

1984 (11.4 MB)

1983 (11.4 MB)

1982 (11.4 MB)

2005 (2.98 MB)

2004 (3.18 MB)

2003 (3.31 MB)

2002 (1.76 MB)

2001 (1.75 MB)

2000 (2.04 MB)

1999 (2.06 MB)

1998 (1.97 MB)

1997 (2.19 MB)

1996 (2.19 MB)

1995 (2.15 MB)

1994 (2.24 MB)

1993 (2.41 MB)

1992 (2.47 MB)

1991 (2.26 MB)

1990 (2.29 MB)

1989 (2.15 MB)

1988 (1.46 MB)

1987 (1.43 MB)

1986 (1.42 MB)

1985 (1.44 MB)

1984 (1.46 MB)

1983 (1.48 MB)

1982 (1.53 MB)

2004 (36.2 KB)

2003 (42.3 KB)

2002 (24.3 KB)

2001 (25.6 KB)

2000 (27.4 KB)

1999 (30.0 KB)

1998 (29.9 KB)

1997 (36.1 KB)

1996 (32.7 KB)

1995 (30.4 KB)

1994 (32.0 KB)

 

Data Access Tools

A collection of vital statistics products including tables, data files, and reports that allow users to access and examine vital statistics and population data interactively.

  • VitalStats (Allows users to access and examine data interactively)
  • WONDER (Allows users to query CDC data sources, including NCHS birth and death data)

 

 

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