Vital statistics (government records)

Vital statistics are like a report card for people who are born, get married, get divorced, and die. Just like how your school report card tells your parents how well you are doing in your classes, vital statistics records give important information about important life events of people in a country.

The government makes vital statistics records to keep track of how many babies are born, how many people get married, how many people get divorced, and how many people die. They use this information to make sure that the country is growing and changing as it should.

When you're born, your parents will fill out some paperwork at the hospital that has your name, your date of birth, and your gender. This paperwork gets sent to the government, and it becomes a part of the vital statistics records.

When people get married, they also have to fill out paperwork with their names, the date of the marriage, and some other information. This paperwork gets sent to the government and becomes a part of the vital statistics records. If a couple decides they no longer want to be married and get divorced, they also have to fill out paperwork to let the government know about the divorce.

If someone passes away, another type of paperwork is filled out with their name, the date they died, and how they died. This information gets sent to the government and becomes a part of the vital statistics records, too. This can help the government make sure that people are living healthy and safe lives.

All of this information is important for the government to have so that they can make decisions that help people live better lives. The government wants to make sure that there are enough schools, hospitals, and police officers to take care of everyone in the country, and they use the vital statistics records to help them figure out how many people need these things.