Live Birth Profiles by ZIP Code

This dataset contains counts of live births to California residents by ZIP Code based on information entered on birth certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out-of-state births to California residents. The data tables include births to residents of California by ZIP Code of residence (by residence).

Note that ZIP Codes are intended for mail delivery routing and do not represent geographic regions. ZIP Codes are subject to change over time and may not represent the same locations between different time periods. All ZIP Codes in the list of California ZIP Codes used for validation are included for all years, but this does not mean that the ZIP Code was in use at that time.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Contact Email [email protected]
Program California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Vital Statistics Branch
Homepage URL https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-and-Statistics-.aspx
Temporal Coverage

Final Data Tables:

  • 1982-2022
    • Total Population
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California

Geographic Granularity ZIP Code
Language English
Frequency Annually
De-Identification Method

In accordance with the California Health and Human Services Data De-Identification Guidelines, counts less than 11 have been suppressed to protect privacy and additional suppression has been applied to complementary cells to prevent the inference of the values of suppressed cells. An Annotation_Code of 1 denotes non-zero counts less than 11 suppressed due to small numbers, and an Annotation_Code of 2 denotes a cell suppressed as a complementary cell.

Suppression is applied to complementary cells across all stratifications.

Source Link https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-Applications.aspx
Data Collection Tool
  • California Electronic Birth Registration System (CA-EBRS)
  • California Automated Vital Statistics System (AVSS)
License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Additional Information

Definition of Live Birth: "Live Birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception (irrespective of duration of pregnancy) which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.

Citation

Final Data:

California Department of Public Health. Birth Statistical Master File (Static), 1960-2017. Compiled by Center for Health Statistics and Informatics.

California Department of Public Health. California Comprehensive Master Birth File (Static), 2018-2022. Compiled by Center for Health Statistics and Informatics.

Last Updated January 17, 2024, 21:31 (UTC)