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

It also directs schools and other state agencies to use these definitions when collecting vital statistics.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Over the green-and-white fields, printed in red, were vital statistics.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor