DOI: 10.3886/e241141v1
title: Provisional COVID-19 death counts and rates by month, jurisdiction of residence, and demographic characteristics

description: This file contains COVID-19 death counts and rates by month and year of 
death, jurisdiction of residence (U.S., HHS Region) and demographic 
characteristics (sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and age/race and 
Hispanic origin). United States death counts and rates include the 50 
states, plus the District of Columbia.<br><br>Deaths with confirmed or 
presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1. Number of deaths reported
 in this file are the total number of COVID-19 deaths received and coded
 as of the date of analysis and may not represent all deaths that 
occurred in that period. Counts of deaths occurring before or after the 
reporting period are not included in the file.<br><br>Data during recent
 periods are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the 
death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to
 NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 
week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of 
death.<br><br>Death counts should not be compared across jurisdictions. 
Data timeliness varies by state. Some states report deaths on a daily 
basis, while other states report deaths weekly or monthly.<br><br>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; 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.<br><br>Rates were calculated using the population estimates 
for 2021, which are estimated as of July 1, 2021 based on the Blended 
Base produced by the US Census Bureau in lieu of the April 1, 2020 
decennial population count. The Blended Base consists of the blend of 
Vintage 2020 postcensal population estimates, 2020 Demographic Analysis 
Estimates, and 2020 Census PL 94-171 Redistricting File (see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/methodology/2020-2021/methods-statement-v2021.pdf).<br><br>Rate
 are based on deaths occurring in the specified week and are 
age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population using the direct method 
(see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-08-508.pdf).
 These rates differ from annual age-adjusted rates, typically presented 
in NCHS publications based on a full year of data and annualized weekly 
age-adjusted rates which have been adjusted to allow comparison with 
annual rates. Annualization rates presents deaths per year per 100,000 
population that would be expected in a year if the observed period 
specific (weekly) rate prevailed for a full year.<br><br>Sub-national 
death counts between 1-9 are suppressed in accordance with NCHS data 
confidentiality standards. Rates based on death counts less than 20 are 
suppressed in accordance with NCHS standards of reliability as specified
 in NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions (available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_175.pdf.).<br>