Vital Statistics of the United States: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data brings together a comprehensive collection of birth, mortality, health, and marriage and divorce data into a single volume. It provides a wealth of information compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and other government agencies.

Vital Statistics contains over 225 tables and is divided into four parts: Births, Mortality, Health, and Marriage and Divorce.

Charts and graphs, available at applicable points in each chapter, illustrate some of the most vital trends in the data.

In addition, updated definitions reflect the latest federal parameters for information about births, mortality, health, and marriages.
New COVID-19 data is woven into each section where appropriate. Some of the new tables include data on pregnant women with COVID-19, historical daily case trends, and demographic characteristics of people receiving the vaccine.