| 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: | |
| ```python | |
| 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 | |