vital statistics

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And states employ a variety of mechanisms to verify voters’ identities against databases such as the Social Security Administration, state departments of motor vehicles, state bureaus of vital statistics or health departments, and the U.S.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

Recording their vital statistics helps zookeepers monitor animals' health and wellbeing.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

He repeatedly revisits his study sites, and, like a doctor taking vital statistics, records signs of both life and death, entering data into a field computer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

In many states, vital statistics agencies send them monthly lists of people who have died, which officials use to update voter registration files.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Foaly tapped a key on his laptop, scrolling through Artemis’s vital statistics.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer