Definitions for vital statistics
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi′tal statis′tics(n.pl.)
statistics concerning human life or the conditions affecting human life and the maintenance of population, as deaths, births, and marriages.
Facetious. the measurements of a woman's figure, esp. the bust, waist, and hips.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of vital statistics:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
vital statistics(noun)
data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages
Wiktionary
vital statistics(Noun)
Statistics of births, marriages and deaths.
vital statistics(Noun)
The size of a woman's bust, waist and hips, normally measured in inches.
vital statistics(Noun)
A concise piece of trivia on a subject, sometimes in table format.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Vital Statistics
Used for general articles concerning statistics of births, deaths, marriages, etc.
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