From the federal government's Administration for Children and Families, this is a gateway web site for adoption records. State access policies, databases, organizations, officials and help and referral services.
"EpiQuery is a web-based, user-friendly system designed to provide users with health data from a variety of sources. EpiQuery Modules are based on health datasets with varying topics and indicators for different NYC populations and the system runs real-time analyses for users at the click of the mouse. EpiQuery offers prevalence estimates with confidence intervals, rates over time, bar charts and neighborhood maps, and much more." Includes Birth Data, Death Data and Death/Mortality Trend Data. From the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Suggests where and how to search for such records as Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries, Casualty Lists from the U.S. Militiary and external web sites with related information. From the National Archives.
Also includes adoption information registry and genealogy resources, Dual Citizenship, and Fetal Death and Still Birth Certificates. From the NYS Department of Health.
Annual Vital Statistics Tables from 1997 to 2010. Includes the following: Technical Notes, Population, Live Births, Spontaneous Fetal Deaths, Induced Abortion, Pregnancies, Mortality, Marriages and Dissolution of Marriage, City and Village Profiles. From the NYS Department of Health.
"Direct access to individual states and territory information" concerning birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates / records. Directory provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).