Georgia Death Records
State of Georgia Death Statistics
There were 67,753 deaths that occurred in 2007 in Georgia. The number of people who died from certain infectious and parasitic diseases was 2,506. There were 15,209 neoplasms, 2,255 endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease deaths,2,645 mental and behavioral disorders, and 3,125 diseases of the nervous system deaths.There were 48,773 deaths recorded that were white and 18,452 deaths that were black.
State Death Record Accessibility
Georgia death records are public record.
State Death Records
Georgia Department of Health, Vital Records Division
Mailing address: 2600 Skyland Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Physical address: see above
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Fax: (404) 656-0663
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Required Information: You will need to include: full name of deceased, date of death (month, day, and year), place of death (city and county), age of deceased at death, sex, race (optional), the number of copies requested, and relationship to deceased.
Years Available: Death records are available from 1919 to the present.
Search Fees: You’ll need to pay $25 for the first copy and $5 for each additional copy.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
Notes: You will also need to include a copy of your photo ID.
Death Records Online
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Death Record Contents
Death records will have information such as: the cause of death, the location where the death occurred, names of any survivors, the deceased’s race, the deceased’s date of birth, the deceased’s full name (including maiden name), the deceased’s date of death, the time of death, the deceased’s age, and the signature of a medical examiner (or police officer/homicide detective).
