NCHS data provides cumulative provisional counts of deaths involving COVID-19 and pneumonia, broken down by place of death and age group. The dataset covers a specific period from February 1, 2020, to July 18, 2020, and is reported by jurisdiction of occurrence. It originates from the National Center for Health Statistics via data.cdc.gov.
Use Cases
- Analyze mortality trends by 'Age group' and 'Place of Death' to identify high-risk populations and care settings.
- Compare 'Deaths involving COVID-19 and Pneumonia' against 'Deaths from All Causes' to assess excess mortality during the pandemic period.
- Model temporal progression of deaths using the 'Start week' and 'End Week' columns across different 'HHS Region's or 'State's.
- Investigate the contribution of pneumonia ('Deaths involving Pneumonia, with or without COVID-19') to overall COVID-19 mortality outcomes.
Strengths
- Data provides a multi-dimensional breakdown with columns for cause, age, place, geography, and time.
- Includes provisional counts for specific causes (U07.1, J12.0–J18.9) allowing for detailed cause-of-death analysis.
Limitations
- Dataset covers only an early 5.5-month period of the pandemic (2/1/2020 to 7/18/2020), limiting longitudinal analysis.
- Data is labeled as provisional, meaning counts may be incomplete and subject to revision.
Provenance
- Source
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) via data.cdc.gov.
- Collection Method
- Deaths reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) by jurisdiction of occurrence.
- Time Range
- February 1, 2020 to July 18, 2020.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- United States, including states and Puerto Rico, aggregated by HHS Region.