Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Week, Race, and Age Group

Provisional death counts involving COVID-19 are reported by MMWR week, race and Hispanic origin, and nine distinct age groups. The data covers deaths occurring in the United States from 2020 through 2023, compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in COVID-19 mortality by plotting `COVID-19 Deaths` against `MMWR Week` and `Year`.
• Investigate demographic disparities by comparing `COVID-19 Deaths` across `Race and Hispanic Origin Group` and `Age Group` categories.
• Calculate the proportion of COVID-19 related deaths by dividing `COVID-19 Deaths` by `Total Deaths` for specific `Jurisdiction of Occurrence`.
• Model the impact of age on mortality risk by using `Age Group` as a feature to predict `COVID-19 Deaths`.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, with a last update recorded on 2025-04-21.
• Includes nine detailed `Age Group` categories from 0-4 to 75+ years.
• Provides both `COVID-19 Deaths` and `Total Deaths` for context and proportion calculation.

Limitations

• Data is provisional and subject to revision, as indicated by the `Data As Of` field.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the `United States`, restricting international analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) via data.cdc.gov.

Collection Method

Provisional deaths reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

Time Range

2020-2023

Freshness

Updated weekly.

Geography

United States