Statistical Resources By Subject

Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics
The NCHS has several on-going surveys that are conducted on samples of the civilian non-institutionalized population. It is from this series that much data on chronic diseases, disabilities, and health habits is derived. Most of the results of these surveys are published in a series of reports known as the Vital and Health Statistics Series, sometimes called the "Rainbow Series".

Vital and Health Statistics
HSL Ref. W2 .AA1 .V836
This series contains 24 different sets on a wide range of health related topics. The data is a sample set, collected by survey and examination. The statistics are usually three years old at the time of publication. The set called Advanced Data provides current statistics, but does not go into as much detail.

Vital Statistics of the United States
HSL Ref. W2 .AA1 .V8362
Comprehensive vital statistics for the U.S. published annually from 1937-1993. Each year has four volumes: "Natality", "Mortality A", "Mortality B", and "Marriage and Divorce". Electronic version started with Natality, 1997. This publication is supplemented by National Vital Statistics Reports , which issues more current statistics in less detail.
HSL Ref. W2 .AA1 .M789

The WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) includes statistical and epidemiological data and information from the World Health Organization and elsewhere.

The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics provides central collection site for statistics on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, cancer and birth defects.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for Research in Social Science North Carolina Vital Statistics contains documentation and downloadable files of North Carolina Vital Statistics, for 1968-2002. Includes birth and fetal death files, mortality files, and marriage and divorce files.

LINC (Log Into North Carolina) is a database of North Carolina statistics derived from state and federal sources and produced by the Office of State Planning. It focuses on demographic, economic, and social science data derived from the census, though it does have some health data: vital statistics, traffic accidents, health personnel and facilities, and disabilities. Data on LINC is available at the state and county level, and sometimes for municipalities and census tracts.

North Carolina Vital Statistics:
vol. 1: Births, Deaths, Population, Marriages, Divorces;
vol. 2: Leading Causes of Death
HSL Ref. WA900 .AN8 N8648 2001
Statistics on births, deaths, population, marriages and divorces on state and county level, including leading causes of mortality (death).