There were 156 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 39.3% increase over the previous week.
There were 15 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 44.4% decrease from the previous week.
There were 17 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa in the week ending Oct. 1, making up four% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.
There were 27 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 8% increase over the previous week.
There were 125 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 4.6% decrease from the previous week.
There were 20 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Iowa in the week ending Oct. 1, making up 4.7% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.
There were 34 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 54.5% increase over the previous week.
There were 23 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 25.8% decrease from the previous week.
Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 20 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 16.7% decrease from the previous week.