Empire State Today

There were 364 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in New York state during the week ending June 18, 2022, a 2.4% decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending June 18, 2022, there were 1,722 deaths in the state. 23.8% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 21.1% were from cancer and 7.3% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 9.1% of deaths were from Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Studies show doctors and medical examiners may underreport Alzheimer's disease and dementia-related conditions as the underlying cause of death on death certificates, according to the National Institute on Aging.

Once infected, older adults with dementia are likely to develop a more severe and dangerous illness. The diseases which make an older adult more vulnerable to COVID-19 are age-associated chronic conditions, according to the Bright Focus Foundation.

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 11, 2022
Heart disease	409	418
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	364	373
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	83	81
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	74	80
Cerebrovascular diseases	63	65
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	51	58
Diabetes mellitus	43	44
Alzheimer's disease	40	32
Influenza and pneumonia	29	20
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	22	32

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 11, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	156	149