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948 deaths in Indiana in week ending July 1

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There were 948 deaths in Indiana in the week ending July 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

The data shows an decrease from the previous week when 972 people in Indiana died.

The leading cause of death in the week ending July 1, was listed as Circulatory diseases by the CDC.

Kaiser Family Foundation data showed; the U.S. had the second-highest mortality rate globally by 2016 for non-communicable diseases, which are non-infectious and non-transmissible diseases possibly caused by genetic or behavioral factors. These include cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, common physiological signs of imminent death from non-communicable diseases include disorientation, irregular breathing, visual and auditory hallucinations, decreased clarity of sight, mottled skin, cool extremities, and truncal warmth.

Lives lost in Indiana by disease in week ending July 1

Cause of DeathNumber of Deaths
Circulatory diseases322
Malignant neoplasms277
Respiratory diseases148
Alzheimer disease and dementia127
Other select causes74

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