Monthly Provisional Death Counts by Cause from 2020 to 2023

2020-2023 provisional death counts are aggregated monthly by select causes. The dataset, provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, includes categories such as Coronavirus, Influenza, and Diseases Of Heart. It was last updated in April 2025 but is no longer actively maintained.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in Coronavirus and Influenza death counts to study pandemic and seasonal disease impacts.
• Compare mortality rates for chronic conditions like Diseases Of Heart and Cancer across the 2020-2023 period.
• Investigate patterns in external causes of death, such as Homicide and Motor Vehicle Accidents, over the four-year span.

Strengths

• Covers a four-year time range from 2020 to 2023, capturing recent mortality trends.
• Includes a diverse set of cause-of-death categories, from infectious diseases like Covid 19 to chronic conditions like Alzheimer Disease.
• Provided by the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, ensuring official provenance.

Limitations

• Data is provisional and may be subject to revision as more complete records are processed.
• The dataset is no longer updated as of September 2023, limiting its use for current analysis.
• Specific granularity, such as row counts, column details, or geographic breakdowns, is not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Provisional counts compiled from death certificates.

Time Range

2020-2023

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-04-23, but the data series itself ended in September 2023.