Vital Statistics Data

Vital statistics refers to demographic data on births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces. At the Department of State Health Services, vital statistics functions are distributed within two organizational units: the Center for Health Statistics (CHS) and the Vital Statistics Section (VSS).

The Vital Events Data Management team within CHS is responsible for developing, analyzing, and distributing public health data derived from records of vital events. The team also responds to statistical data requests and develops the Texas Vital Statistics Annual Report. To view vital statistics for Texas, click on the appropriate links in the navigation bar on the left-hand side of this web page. The Data Request Procedures web page explains the process of requesting different types of vital statistics data.

Data is available on our Texas Health Data page:

• Live Births for 2005 to 2021
• Deaths for 2006 to 2020
• Drug-Related Deaths
• Fentanyl-Poisoning Related Death Trends

Additional data is available upon request by sending an email to vstat@dshs.texas.gov:

• Finalized births for 2005 to 2022
• Finalized deaths for 2006 to 2022
• Provisional births and deaths for 2023 to the current year

VSS is divided into two areas: Request Processing and Vital Registration. The Vital Statistics Data Section has more information about VSS (such as how to order a birth or death certificate, etc.).