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contexts > demography > vital statistics

... > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics

contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics

... > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics

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vital statistics

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Statistics about births, deaths, marriages, and divorces—so called because they have to do with life (la vita). Also used more loosely to include information about health and diseases. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Vital Statistics]

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