Vital may refer to:

• vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism
• vitalism (Jainism), the Jain teacher Mahāvīra's philosophy
• Vital, the English name of a number of Roman Catholic saints named Vitalis in Latin
• Vitals, a 2002 science fiction/techno-thriller novel written by Greg Bear
• Vitals (band), an American post-rock band from Burlington, Vermont.
• Vital Forsikring, a Norwegian insurance company.
• Vital signs, a set of measurements taken by health professionals in order to assess the most basic body functions
• Vital Signs (pop band), a pop band from Pakistan
• Hayim Vital, the 16th century Rabbi and Mystic
• Vitalize, a web browser plugin
• Vital currents, the concept of currents within the body found in Yoga
• Vital (film) (2004), a Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
• Vital (album) (1978), a live album from the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator
• Brothers of the Vitals, pirates who ruled the Gotland Island
• VITAL (Web application), a Web-based video analysis system built by Columbia University
• Vital (grape), a Portuguese wine grape grown in the Alcobaça IPR

See also

• Vital signs (disambiguation)
• St. Vital, a section (formerly an independent city) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a provincial riding in the Manitoba Legislature