There were 37 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, a 2.6% decrease from the previous week.
There were 26 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, no changes from the previous week.
There were 78 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 25.2% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
Louisiana'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 13 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
There were 18 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending Aug. 20, 2022, no changes from the previous week.
There were 22 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 7.1% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were 14 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were 16 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 6, making up 5.2% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 6, making up less than 3.2% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.