CDC Excess Deaths (observed vs expected mortality)

Dataset · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · source URL ↗

CDC NCHS estimates of excess deaths — observed mortality minus the expected baseline — 56,700 rows by jurisdiction, week, and cause. The dataset that quantified the true mortality burden of the COVID-19 pandemic (including deaths not directly attributed to COVID) and continues to track all-cause and cause-specific excess mortality by state.

Source organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
License / terms
Coverage
56,700 excess-death estimates
Latest local indexed-row date
2026-05-19
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Keywords

excess deathsexcess mortalityCOVID-19 deathsall-cause mortalityNCHSexpected deaths

Provenance

The listed URL identifies a referenced source; it does not by itself document the ingestion endpoint. Referenced source URL: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm. Source-specific terms apply. US federal employee-authored works are generally public domain under 17 USC 105; non-federal and third-party material retains source terms. Free or keyless access does not alter source terms. Metadata and normalization authored by MORVS (AI Analytics LLC) are CC0 only where expressly stated.

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