There were 127 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 8.5% increase over the previous week.
There were 27 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 8% increase over the previous week.
There were 25 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 38.9% increase over the previous week.
Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 16 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 30.4% decrease from the previous week.
There were 13 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
There were 29 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Iowa in the week ending Aug. 6, making up seven% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.