Statewide Live Birth Profiles

This dataset contains counts of live births for California as a whole based on information entered on birth certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out of state births to California residents, whereas provisional counts are derived from incomplete and dynamic data. Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved and may not represent all births that occurred during the time period.

The final data tables include both births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence) and births to California residents (by residence), whereas the provisional data table only includes births that occurred in California regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence). The data are reported as totals, as well as stratified by parent giving birth's age, parent giving birth's race-ethnicity, and birth place type. See temporal coverage for more information on which strata are available for which years.

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:

  • 1960-2022
    • Total Population
    • Parent Giving Birth's Age (only by year)
  • 2000-2022
    • Parent Giving Birth's Race-Ethnicity (only by year)
  • 2018-2022
    • Place Type

Provisional Data Tables:

  • 2023-2024
    • Total Population
    • Place Type
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California

Geographic Granularity Statewide
Language English (EN)
Frequency Monthly
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, including across all months for each year. Since annual counts will be provided once provisional data is finalized, complementary cells are suppressed across the months for each year even when annual counts have not yet been provided.

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 Limitations

Data Completeness: Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved, given by Data_Extract_Date, and may not represent all births that occurred during the time period.

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.

Parent Giving Birth's Age: Age of the parent giving birth grouped into the following categories: "Under 15 years," "15-19 years," "20-24 years," "25-29 years," "30-34 years," "35-39 years," "40-44 years," and "45 years and over." Records with unknown age are excluded from this strata.

Parent Giving Birth's Race-Ethnicity: The race or Hispanic ethnicity of the parent giving birth, includes: "American Indian/Alaska Native," "Asian," "Black," "Hawaiian/Pacific Islander," "Hispanic," "Multi-Race," "White," and "Other/Unknown." All records with a response of "Yes" to "Is the genetic mother/parent Hispanic/Latina/Spanish?" are included in "Hispanic" regardless of race.

Place Type: Birth place type represents the type of facility or location where a birth occurred and includes the following categories: "Hospital," "Freestanding Birth Center," "Home," and "Other/Unknown." "Other/Unknown" includes records where the birth place type is "Clinic/Doctor's Office," "Other," or "Unknown."

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.

Provisional Data:

California Department of Public Health. California Comprehensive Birth File (Dynamic), 2023-2024. Compiled by Center for Health Statistics and Informatics. Date extracted: [Data_Extract_Date].

Last Updated March 27, 2024, 16:02 (UTC)