U.S. City Mortality from Pneumonia and Influenza, 1962-2016

The 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System contains weekly death counts from 122 major U.S. cities, voluntarily reported from 1962 until its retirement in 2016. Data includes total deaths and those where pneumonia or influenza was a cause, broken down by age groups. The dataset was published by data.cdc.gov and last updated on October 6, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal influenza mortality trends using Year, WEEK, and Pneumonia and Influenza Deaths columns.
• Model age-specific mortality risk using columns like <1 year (all cause deaths), 1-24 years (all cause deaths), and 65+ years (all cause deaths).
• Compare regional mortality patterns using REGION, State, and City columns against All Deaths totals.
• Track long-term public health outcomes by correlating Week Ending Date with cause-specific death counts.

Strengths

• Covers a 54-year time range from 1962 to 2016.
• Includes data from 122 U.S. cities, most with populations over 100,000.
• Provides granular weekly data and age-group breakdowns for cause-specific mortality.

Limitations

• Last updated 2016-10-06 15:51:59; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the 122-city voluntary reporting system.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Voluntarily reported weekly by vital statistics offices of 122 U.S. cities.

Time Range

1962-2016

Freshness

Static; system retired as of 2016-10-06.

Geography

122 major cities across the United States