Data and code availability among a sample of news outlets that reported on COVID-19 excess deaths
| Publication | Data availability | Code availability | Main article URL |
| The New York Times | Yes | No | https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html |
| The Financial Times | Yes | No | https://www.ft.com/content/a2901ce8-5eb7-4633-b89c-cbdf5b386938 |
| The Washington Post | Yes | Yes | https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/coronavirus-excess-deaths-heart/ |
| Los Angeles Times | Yes | No | https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/ |
| BBC | No | No | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53073046 |
| The Chicago Tribune | No | No | https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-dataviz-coronavirus-covid-excess-deaths-illinois-20200828-llxjzyrnxnc5hjptuudce2t7ty-story.html |
| The Economist | Yes | Yes | https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/07/15/tracking-covid-19-excess-deaths-across-countries |
| Star Tribune | No | No | https://www.startribune.com/pandemic-leads-to-20-increase-in-overall-deaths-in-minnesota/570896072/ |