Health Analytics and Vital Records (HAVRS) Data and Statistics

Overview

The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section (HAVRS) Research Unit collects and manages data on important life events like births, deaths, marriages, and hospital visits. It also oversees data from the Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) and Medical Marijuana Registry. This information is shared with the public through reports and dashboards, and special data requests can be made.

Data & Statistics

HAVRS makes data available in several different ways, including data dashboards, annual reports and special reports.

Data dashboards

Data dashboards offer an easy way to see and interact with numbers about high-interest topics, such as deaths, discharges and data quality.

To see all current dashboards, scroll down to the Related Education section below, and view the Public Health Data Dashboard Hub.

These include:

• Alaska Death Dashboard 
• Alaska Discharge Dashboard
• Alaska Data Quality Dashboard

Annual reports

We put out reports every year on Alaska vital statistics, the Health Facilities Data Reporting Program (HFDR), and induced terminations (medical procedures that end pregnancy) in Alaska. These include:

• 2024 Vital Statistics Annual Report
• 2024 Health Facilities Data Reporting Program Annual Report
• 2024 Alaska Induced Terminations Annual Report 
• Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) annual reports can be found on the  ACR webpage.

To find all current annual reports, see the section Data and Reports, below.

Special reports

These are reports that may be put out only once, or less frequently than once a year. To find all current special reports, see the section Data and Reports, below. These include:

• 2023 Traumatic Brain Injury Report 
• 2024 Drug Overdose Mortality Update 

Older reports

Reports older than 25 months can be found on the  State of Alaska Library Archives website.

Data availability 

Data are available after collection, coding, and quality checks are completed. Release dates may change, and data can be updated without notice. You will always receive the most current version at the time of release. Preliminary data may be provided earlier at HAVRS's discretion.

Vital event data are typically available on a lagged annual basis

• Induced Termination of Pregnancy: January to March of the following event year
• Birth, Death, and Other Vital Events: October to December of the following event year

HFDR data are typically available on a lagged quarterly basis

• Quarter 1 (Jan-Mar): July of the same event year
• Quarter 2 (Apr-Jun): October of the same event year
• Quarter 3 (Jul -Sep): January of the following event year
• Quarter 4 (Oct-Dec): April of the following event year

ACR data are available on a two-year lagged basis

• Cancer incidence and survival data: February to March two years following diagnosis year.

Data Requests

For public health and research data requests, see the HAVRS Data Request Application.

• Complex requests that take a lot of staff time may have service fees
• Alaska healthcare facilities in the HFDR program can buy data for healthcare operations. See the HFDR Program Guidelines for details
• To request ACR data, visit the ACR website

Resources