---
language:
- en
pretty_name: AH Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by HHS Region, Race, and Age, 2015 to
  date
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- age
- children
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- deaths
- mortality
- nchs
- nvss
- provisional
- race
- weekly
---

# AH Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by HHS Region, Race, and Age, 2015 to date

## Description

Deaths from all causes and deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported to NCHS by time-period, HHS region, race and Hispanic origin, and age group.

United States death counts include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. The ten (10) United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions include the following jurisdictions. Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; Region 2: New Jersey, New York, New York City, Puerto Rico; Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin; Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming; Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 2015/2022
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States, Puerto Rico
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-21
- **Contact**: National Center for Health Statistics (cdcinfo@cdc.gov)

## Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/covid-19-mortality-data-files.htm

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/ah-provisional-covid-19-deaths-by-hhs-region-race')
```
## License

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