National Vital Statistics System [March 2017]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  The NationalVital Statistics System (NVSS) provides the nation’s officialVital statistics data, and is the oldest, most successful example of intergovernmental data sharing in public health. Through NVSS, the 57Vital registration jurisdictions (50 states, New York City, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories) send NCHS information on the 6.5 million birth, death, and fetal death events occurring each year. NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates these data to create the nation’s officialVital statistics. NVSS provides the most complete and continuous data available to public health officials at the national, state, and local levels, and in the private sector. NVSSVital statistics are a critical component of the national health information system, providing data to monitor progress toward achieving important health goals.
• Subjects:
  Vital Statistics
• Source:
  National Health Interview Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Fact Sheet
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  2 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da79dc0fcd14dda660cb9de90fa9b1dc70201f27c8a3ffcfb0bad05f35e6fea4f47fef6afe8c80f2998d265b2a675387e217c4e4d3bb536242d0dab86f57193a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47847/cdc_47847_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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