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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control publishes several annual reports on vital statistics, providing basic reference data for a variety of users. Vital Statistics certificates filed with the Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services are the primary source of data presented in this report. These records include certificates of live births, deaths, marriages, divorces and annulments, and reports of fetal deaths and abortions. Data are presented for South Carolina and its 46 counties. Live births, fetal deaths and deaths occurring out-of-state to South Carolina residents are also included in this report.