vital statistics

vital statistics is the plural of vital statistic.

Noun

vital statistics pl (plural only)

(plural, plural-only) Statistics of births, marriages and deaths.
- The Office of National Statistics maintains Britain's vital statistics.
(plural, plural-only) The size of a woman's bust, waist and hips, normally measured in inches.
- My vital statistics are 41, 19, 36.
(plural, plural-only) A concise set of trivia on a subject, sometimes in table format.
- The vital statistics of the Ferrari F430 are 4.3 litre V8 engine, 6-speed transmission, 2,600 mm wheelbase, and RMR (rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive) engine and drive layout.

vital statistic (plural vital statistics)

A single important number derived from public health data or personal measurements.
- Except for the fact that the "matter" of which he was now a vital statistic was simply unbearable to him. His death would come as a shock to him […]1995, Françoise Sagan, Richard Seaver, A Fleeting Sorrow: A Novel, page 11

What does vital statistics mean?: Vital statistics means statistics of births, marriages and deaths.
What is vital statistics the plural of?: Vital statistics is the plural of vital statistic.
What part of speech is vital statistics?: Vital statistics is a noun.

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