Vital statistics are compiled from data on "vital" life events, usually births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. If you're looking for a topic relating to one of these areas (for example, if you want to know something about American life expectancy in a particular city or year), it can be a good idea to look at these sources first. If the information you find isn't detailed enough for your purposes, you can move on to the more specialized sources in the rest of this guide.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Resources
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