Vital Statistics

Requesting Vital Event Data

Please note: Birth/death certificates and certificate amendments cannot be ordered through this form. If you need to order a certificate, please visit Vital Records.

If you are unable to find the vital event data that you need in the Annual Summary or through EpiQuery, please fill out the form below. Please understand that the delivery of data on the date requested is not guaranteed. In addition, if you are requesting identifiable data elements, the response time will depend on what permissions are needed to allow access to confidential data. For additional information please refer to the Application for Use of Identifiable NYC Vital Statistics Data. Please be aware that some requests require review by the NYC DOHMH Institutional Review Board.

The Data Use Office will make every effort to be flexible in the assigment of response levels and will consider special circumstances. Consequently, all requests will be categorized by the following levels of urgency.

• Priority, Level 1: Requests from governmental agencies for essential surveillance activities. Response within 2-4 weeks after approval.
• Priority, Level 2: Requests for use of identifiable and aggregated data for research. Response within 4-8 weeks after approval.
• Other: Requests for standard restricted datasets/data tables not requiring new statistical analysis. Response in order of receipt.
• Please note: Birth/death certificates and certificate amendments cannot be ordered through this form. Certificates can be ordered through Vital Records.

      

Data Needed By:	Long-term: More than 4 weeks Routine: 2-4 weeks from date of approval
*Name:
*Type of Organization:	Academic Government Hospital/Health Facility Non-Profit
*Street address:
*City:
*State:
*Zip code:
*E-mail:
*Phone number:	Day: Evening:
*Title of Request:
*Describe the reason for your request and how you will use the resulting data.
*Exact data variables requested
*Indicate the format of data needed (select all that apply):	Raw data/dataset Data tables (i.e.: frequencies, crosstabs, etc.)

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