Monthly U.S. Death Counts by Selected Causes, 2014-2019

Final counts of deaths by month and selected causes from 2014 to 2019, compiled by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The dataset tracks mortality for specific causes including diseases of the heart, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and drug overdoses.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal mortality patterns for Influenza and Pneumonia using monthly death counts.
• Track trends in Drug Overdose and Homicide deaths over the 2014-2019 period to inform public health policy.
• Compare mortality rates for chronic conditions like Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease and Diabetes across different years.
• Model the relationship between All Causes mortality and specific causes like Cerebrovascular Disease or Kidney Disease.

Strengths

• Data covers a 6-year time range from 2014 to 2019, providing a multi-year trend analysis.
• Includes death counts for over 15 specific causes, from Natural Cause to Motor Vehicle Accidents.
• Sourced from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services via the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS/NCHS).
• Last updated in April 2025, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row and column counts are unknown, making it difficult to assess the dataset's granularity and scale.
• Data is limited to selected causes of death and may not provide a complete picture of all mortality.
• The 2019 cutoff means the dataset does not include mortality impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).

Collection Method

Final counts compiled from U.S. death certificates.

Time Range

2014-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-23.

Geography

United States