Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Week, Age, and Place of Death, 2020-2021

Provisional data for 2020-2021 from the National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System. It contains weekly counts of COVID-19 deaths categorized by age group and place of death. The dataset was last updated on 2025-04-21.

Use Cases

• Analyze weekly mortality trends using MMWR Week and COVID-19 Deaths columns.
• Compare death counts across different Age Group and Place Of Death categories.
• Track jurisdictional differences in mortality using Jurisdiction of Occurrence and Week Ending Date.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative National Vital Statistics System.
• Includes provisional death counts for the 2020-2021 period.
• Provides multiple data formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System

Collection Method

Provisional death counts from the national vital statistics system.

Time Range

2020-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-21 16:20:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jurisdiction of Occurrence column suggests coverage is likely the United States.