metadata

language:
  - en
pretty_name: AH Excess Deaths by Sex, Age, and Race and Hispanic Origin
tags:
  - hhs
  - cdc
  - age
  - coronavirus
  - covid-19
  - deaths
  - mortality
  - nchs
  - nvss
  - provisional
  - race
  - sex
  - weekly

AH Excess Deaths by Sex, Age, and Race and Hispanic Origin

Description

Weekly data on the number of deaths from all causes by sex, age group, and race/Hispanic origin group for the United States. Counts of deaths in more recent weeks can be compared with counts from earlier years (2015-2019) to determine if the number is higher than expected.

Dataset Details

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Geographic Coverage: United States
Last Modified: 2025-04-21
Contact: National Center for Health Statistics ([email protected])

Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

Usage

You can load this dataset using:

from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/ah-excess-deaths-by-sex-age-and-race-and-hispanic')

License

This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works