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California Vital Data ​Query Tool

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The California Vital Data (Cal-ViDa) query tool allows users to cre​ate custom queries using California's birth and death data.

After creating a Cal-ViDa account, users can create a variety of birth and death reports with statewide counts or counts by county, city, or ZIP Code. Demographic variables, such as race/e​thnicity and education level, and health indicators, such as birthweight and cause of death, are additional options. See the full list of available variables below.​

New data is added to Cal-ViDa on a m​onthly basis. For more info​rmation​ on how data in Cal-ViDa is refreshed, please visit the  Cal-ViDa Help and FAQ page. Birth data is available from 2018 onwards and death data is available from 2015 onwards. Due to differences in legacy files, no earlier data will be accessible from the​ application.

Additional datasets of birth and death data from 2017 and earlier, can be found on the California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Open Data Portal. For additional information, please refer to the Cal-ViDa Help and FAQ page​ or consult the Research and Analytics Branch (RAB) website.

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​Available Variables

​Birth Data​

  • Time Frequency: By Year (2018-current) 
  • Place of Residence
    • G​eographic location: Statewide, County, City, Zip Code 
  • Place of Birth (Occurrence)
    • Geographic location: Statewide, County, Birth Facility 
  • Demographic Details: Age Group, Parent Giving Birth Race/Ethnicity, Parent Giving Birth’s Education, Parent Giving Birth’s Country of Birth 
  • Pregnancy Outcome Details: Age Group, Delivery Method, Trimester Prenatal Care Began, Birthweight, Type of Birth (Plurality), Sex of Child, Place of Birth Type 

​Death Data

  • ​Time Frequency: By Year (2014-current), By Month 
  • Place of Residence
    • Geographic location: Statewide, County, City, Zip Code
  • Place of Death (Occurrence)
    • ​Geographic location: Statewide, County​
  • Demographic Details: Age Group, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Country of Birth, Education, Marital Status, Veteran Status 
  • Underlying Causes of Death: 14 Leading Causes of Death, 113 Selected Causes of Death, Rankable Causes of Death
  • Other Death Details: Manner of Death, Place of Death Type, Disposition Type 

To protect the privacy of individuals, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) follows the California Health and Human Services Agency Data De-Identification Guidelines when preparing a tabulated data table. As a result, any counts above 0 and less than 11 will be suppressed in Cal-ViDa.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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​Contact Inform​​ation​

Please contact RAB at DAReports@cdph.ca.gov​ or (916) 552-8095​ for more information related to Cal-ViDa.​​

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