There were 288 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 1.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 350 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 1.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 44 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Tennessee in the week ending Oct. 1, making up 4.4% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.
There were 83 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 7.8% increase over the previous week.
There were 77 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 20.3% increase over the previous week.
Tennessee'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 52 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 11.9% decrease from the previous week.
There were 209 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Tennessee in the week ending Oct. 1, making up 20.8% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.
There were 46 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 20.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 23 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 4.5% increase over the previous week.
There were 23 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Tennessee during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 25.8% decrease from the previous week.
Tennessee's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Sep. 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.