What is the term for information that chronicles life events such as birth and death?

• A. Vital Statistics
• B. Private Health Insurance
• C. BRFSS
• D. PHS

Answer: (A)

Vital statistics are data that chronicle life events such as births and deaths, and often marriages and divorces, within a population. These figures come from civil registration systems and are used to produce indicators like birth rates, mortality rates, and life expectancy. They provide a baseline for monitoring population health, guiding public health planning, resource allocation, and policy decisions.

This makes sense in contrast to the other options: private health insurance refers to coverage and payment for health services, not life-event data; BRFSS (a health-risk survey) collects behavioral and health-status information rather than vital events; PHS typically refers to Public Health Service or related programs, not a term describing life-event data.