U.S. COVID-19 Death Counts by Age and Sex, 2020-2023

2020-2023 cumulative death counts involving COVID-19 in the United States, reported to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The data is structured by sex and age in years, with columns for death counts and reporting dates. This dataset was published by data.cdc.gov and is no longer updated as of June 28, 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze age-specific mortality rates for COVID-19 using the `Age Years` and `COVID-19 Deaths` columns.
• Compare COVID-19 death trends by demographic groups using the `Sex`, `Age Years`, and `Start Date` columns.
• Calculate the proportion of total deaths attributed to COVID-19 within age cohorts using `COVID-19 Deaths` and `Total deaths`.
• Track provisional mortality reporting timelines using the `Data as of`, `Start Date`, and `End Date` columns.

Strengths

• Data covers a multi-year period from 2020 to 2023, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes key demographic breakdowns with columns for `Sex` and `Age Years`.
• Provides temporal context with `Start Date`, `End Date`, and `Data as of` columns.

Limitations

• Dataset is no longer updated as of June 28, 2023, limiting analysis to historical periods.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Cumulative deaths reported to NCHS.

Time Range

2020-2023

Freshness

Last updated 2025-04-21 16:21:00; freshness should be verified as the dataset is no longer updated.

Geography

United States