County-Level Mapping of Interactive Birth Data Now Available from CDC’s VitalStats

vitalstats logo VitalStats is a collection of vital statistics products from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. It includes tables, data files, and reports that allow users to access and examine vital statistics and population data interactively. Previously, users could only map state-level data, but with the release of the new mapping feature, users can map to the county-level! Within a map, users can zoom, drill, pan, select, or view selections as charts and tables. The data can also be printed, saved or exported to Excel.

A pdf quick guide to VitalStats is also available.