āCalifornia Department of Public Health (CDPH) has performed an annual analysis and developed a Cost Model to update fee cost models which has provided CDPH the ability to recover reasonable costs for death data products. The purpose of this policy is to update the pricing schedule for use of specified Vital Records data products and services. It is the intent to provide standard datasets, custom datasets, and data extractions at a reasonable and fair price to provide cost recovery for data production and timely, responsive service.
A list of freely available Vital Statistics Data can be found below:
Open Data Portal
Birth Tables:
Death Tables:
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Statewide Death Profiles ā Yearly and monthly data on the number of deaths for the State of California as a whole. Includes tabulation by leading underlying cause of death categories.
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Death Profiles by County ā Yearly and monthly data on the total number of deaths for California counties. Includes tabulation by leading underlying cause of death categories.
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Death Profiles by ZIP Code ā Yearly data on the number of deaths by ZIP Code for residents of the State of California.
California Vital Data Tool
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Cal-ViDa can be used to create a variety of birth and death reports. Users can generate reports with statewide counts as well as counts by county, city, or ZIP Code. Selected demographic variables, such as race/ethnicity and education level, and health indicators, such as birthweight and cause of death, are also available.
This policy update is effective May 1st, 2025.ā
ā I. Cuāstom āData for Research and Suārveillance
Up to 5 years of future data can be requested. All available historic data can be requested. Future data can be delivered annually (replicable or dynamically) or periodically (quarterly, monthly, or weekly) (only dynamically), unless specified otherwise. See the Vital Records Data Applications and Dictionariesā webpage for more information.
Data requests are subject to the following pricing based on the type of data requested. For all custom data:
- There is a base fee for the first year of data.
- A discounted rate is applied for non-periodic data delivery requests involving 2 or more years of data.ā
1. Death and Fetal Death Data
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Dataset
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Delivery Type
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Pricing
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Year 1 (Base fee)
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One-Time
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$500 for first year
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Years 2ā10
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One-Time
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$400/year
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Years 11ā20
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One-Time
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$300/year
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Years 21ā30
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One-Time
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$200/year
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Years 31+
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One-Time
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$100/year
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Years 1ā 5 max
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Periodic
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$200/quarterly file
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Years 1ā 5 max
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Periodic
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$75/monthly file
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Years 1ā 5 max
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Periodic
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$50/weekly file
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2. Birth
Cohort Data
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Dataset
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Delivery Type
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Pricing
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Year 1 (Base fee)
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One-Time
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$600 for first year
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Years 2ā10
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One-Time
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$500/year
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Years 11ā20
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One-Time
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$400/year
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Years 21ā30
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One-Time
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$300/year
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Years 31+
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One-Time
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$200/year
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Only annual reports are available for Birth Cohort Data, periodic delivery is not available.
3. Birth Data
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Datāaset
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Delivery Type
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Pricing
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Year 1 (Base fee)
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One-Time
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$500 for first year
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Years 2+
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One-Time
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$90/hour after first year
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Years 1ā 5 max
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Periodic
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$90/quarterly file
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āYears 1ā 5 max
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āPeriodic
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ā$50/monthly file
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āYears 1ā 5 max
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āPeriodic
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ā$25/weekly file
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4. Anti-Fraud and Public Use Death Data
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Datasetā
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Pricing
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Annual File
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$75/file
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Periodic File
(Weekly, monthly, or quarterly) (Years 1 ā 5 max)
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$40/file
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5. Anti-Fraud and Public Use Birth Data
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Dataset
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Pricing
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Annual File
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No charge
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Periodic File
(Weekly, monthly, or quarterly) (Years 1 ā 5 max)
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$25/file
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6. Marriage Data
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Dataset
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Pricing
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Annual File
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No charge
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Only annual reports available for Marriage Data, periodic delivery is not available.
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II. Custom Data Analysis Requests (Tabulated Data)
Data are provided in an aggregate, de-identified format. The cost for a Custom Data Analysis Request is $100 per hour. This includes consultation, product development, de-identification, and technical assistance needed to produce data products.
Students and nonprofits may receive the first four hours of custom data services at no charge and subsequent hours at a rate of $100 per hour.
III. Data Policies
Data previously provided to researchers can continue to be utilized as long as the research project maintains an active approval from CPHS. Any change to the project scope or other deviation from the project as approved must be reviewed and approved by both CDPH and CPHS prior to implementation.
New data requests from research projects that have data previously provided must pay for any new data(sets) including new copies of data previously provided, when needed. The CDPH data retention policy is only 120 days. After that expiration, the existing application may need to be updated and fees will be incurred.
IV. Payment
HIRS only accepts checks and money orders at this time. Data will not be released until payment is made in full. If you have any questions regarding this policy or need assistance in requesting data, please contact HIRS staff at
HIRS@cdph.ca.gov.āāāāāā
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