DOI: 10.3886/e241181v1
title: Provisional COVID-19 death counts, rates, and percent of total deaths, by jurisdiction of residence

description: This file contains COVID-19 death counts, death rates, and percent of 
total deaths by jurisdiction of residence. The data is grouped by 
different time periods including 3-month period, weekly, and total 
(cumulative since January 1, 2020). United States death counts and rates
 include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City.
 New York state estimates exclude New York City. Puerto Rico is included
 in HHS Region 2 estimates.<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 states. 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, 
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.<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>Rates
 are based on deaths occurring in the specified week/month 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/monthly 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/monthly) 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>