New York State Live Births by Maternal Age and County, 2008 Onward

health.data.ny.gov provides counts of live births in New York State, stratified by mother's age range and county of residence. The dataset includes columns for County, Table, Live Births, Mother's Age Range, and Year, beginning from 2008. Data updates may differ from other Vital Statistics tables published by the New York State Department of Health.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in birth counts by County and Year.
• Compare maternal age distribution (Mother's Age Range) across different counties using Live Births counts.
• Model regional fertility rates by joining County-level birth data with population estimates.

Strengths

• Data is provided by an official state health department (health.data.ny.gov).
• Includes temporal coverage from 2008 onward.
• Stratified by two key demographic dimensions: Mother's Age Range and County.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from the New York State Department of Health Vital Statistics system.

Time Range

Beginning 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 16:52:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, by resident county.