There were 294 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 1.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 306 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 6.3% increase over the previous week.
There were 32 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey in the week ending Aug. 13, making up 2.8% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.
There were 38 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 2.7% increase over the previous week.
There were 63 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 10% decrease from the previous week.
There were 52 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in New Jersey in the week ending Aug. 13, making up 4.6% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.
There were 285 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in New Jersey in the week ending Aug. 13, making up 25% of total deaths by all causes in New Jersey.
There were 34 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 36% increase over the previous week.
There were 41 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 5.1% increase over the previous week.
There were 27 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 18.2% decrease from the previous week.
New Jersey's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Aug. 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 12 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in New Jersey during the week ending Aug. 27, 2022, a 14.3% decrease from the previous week.