Who uses the data collected by New Mexico Vital Records & Health Statistics?
Typically NMVRHS provides data to approximately 350-500 requestors annually from private industry and citizens, public agencies, legislators, and universities and others from throughout N.M., the U.S. and other countries. NMVRHS also provides data to numerous contractors including the Social Security Administration, National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Energy, National Death Index, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and others. The information provided to federal sources contributes to “national” data, such as the Consumer Price Index, without which national data would be incomplete. As the data provider to national agencies, the NMVRHS is the Designated State Center for Health Statistics.
