{
  "dataflow": "OECD.ELS.HD.DSD_HEALTH_MORTALITY@DF_MORTALITY_COVID",
  "dataset_title": "COVID-19 mortality by week",
  "dataset_description": "This dataset presents the latest data on COVID-19 deaths by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format.\n<p /><ul>\n<li>Read the Methodological Note <a href=\"https://stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=97aacc20-eac4-4e44-8f59-9fb5b7e25090\">All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths</a></li>\n<li>Access <a href=\"https://stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=a2663531-70f0-487f-b076-40350901429e\">additional information on sources by country</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p />WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.",
  "fields": {
    "REF_AREA": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "REF_AREA",
      "label": "Reference area",
      "description": "",
      "codelist": "CL_AREA"
    },
    "FREQ": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "FREQ",
      "label": "Frequency of observation",
      "description": "Time interval at which observations occur over a given time period.",
      "codelist": "CL_FREQ"
    },
    "MEASURE": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "MEASURE",
      "label": "Measure",
      "description": "",
      "codelist": "CL_MEASURE_MORTALITY"
    },
    "AGE": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "AGE",
      "label": "Age",
      "description": "",
      "codelist": "CL_AGE"
    },
    "SEX": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "SEX",
      "label": "Sex",
      "description": "",
      "codelist": "CL_SEX"
    },
    "UNIT_MEASURE": {
      "type": "dimension",
      "concept": "UNIT_MEASURE",
      "label": "Unit of measure",
      "description": "Unit in which the data values are expressed.",
      "codelist": "CL_UNIT_MEASURE"
    },
    "TIME_PERIOD": {
      "type": "time",
      "label": "Time period",
      "description": "Observation time period"
    },
    "OBS_STATUS": {
      "type": "attribute",
      "concept": "OBS_STATUS",
      "label": "Observation status",
      "description": "Information on the quality of a value or an unusual or missing value.",
      "codelist": "CL_OBS_STATUS"
    },
    "UNIT_MULT": {
      "type": "attribute",
      "concept": "UNIT_MULT",
      "label": "Unit multiplier",
      "description": "Exponent in base 10 specified so that multiplying the observation numeric values by 10^UNIT_MULT gives a value expressed in the unit of measure.",
      "codelist": "CL_UNIT_MULT"
    },
    "OBS_VALUE": {
      "type": "measure",
      "concept": "OBS_VALUE",
      "label": "Observation value",
      "description": "Value of a particular variable."
    }
  },
  "codelists": {
    "CL_MEASURE_MORTALITY": {
      "M": "Mortality",
      "EM": "Excess mortality",
      "MCVD19": "Mortality due to COVID-19"
    }
  }
}