There were 179 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 19.9% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 38 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 2.6% decrease from the previous week.
There were 51 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 34.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 26 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a 18.2% increase over the previous week.
There were 188 deaths from cancer reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 20.9% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
South Carolina's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.
There were 47 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 5.2% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 47 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 5.2% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 18 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up two% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 34 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in South Carolina in the week ending Oct. 8, making up 3.8% of total deaths by all causes in South Carolina.
There were 35 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in South Carolina during the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, a 7.9% decrease from the previous week.