---
language:
- en
pretty_name: Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Week, Sex, and Age
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- age
- coronavirus
- covid-19
- deaths
- mortality
- nchs
- nvss
- provisional
- sex
- weekly
---

# Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Week, Sex, and Age

## Description

Effective June 28, 2023, this dataset will no longer be updated. Similar data are accessible from CDC WONDER (https://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10-provisional.html).

Deaths involving COVID-19 reported to NCHS by sex and age group and week ending date.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States
- **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/provisional-covid-19-deaths-by-week-sex-and-age')
```
## License

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