Connecticut Death Records
State of Connecticut Death Statistics
There were 28,752 deaths in 2008 for Connecticut. There were 26,352 white deaths, 2,008 black deaths, 1,092 Hispanic deaths, and 238 other deaths. There were 225 resident fetal deaths and 240 resident infant deaths. There were 33 deaths to 1 to 3 year olds, 16 deaths to 5 to 9 year olds, 97 deaths to 15 to 19 year olds, 195 deaths to 20 to 24 year olds, 331 deaths to 25 to 34 year olds, 690 deaths to 35 to 44 year olds, 1,830 deaths to 45 to 54 year olds, 2,835 deaths to 55 to 64 year olds, 3,831 deaths to 65 to 74 year olds and 7,694 deaths to 75 to 84 year olds. You can view the complete information for the state online at http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/hisr/xls/rr2008.xls.
State Death Record Accessibility
Death records are public record; anyone over the age of 18 can request a copy of a death record.
State Death Records
CT Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records -- Registrar of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Physical Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone Number:(860) 509-7700
Fax: N/A
Hours:You can visit and order a death record from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday.
Email: N/A
Required Information: You must provide the name of the decedent, the approximate date of death, and the town where the death occurred.
Years Available: This office will have death records from July 1, 1897 to the present; older records can be ordered from the Connecticut State Library.
Search Fees: Death records are $20.
Retrieval Timeframe: The turnaround time is approximately six (6) weeks.
Death Records Online