Empire State Today

There were 325 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in New York state during the week ending June 25, 2022, a 16.2% decrease from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending June 25, 2022, there were 1,728 deaths in the state. 24.3% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 18.8% were from cancer and 6.5% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 9.3% 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 25, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022
Heart disease	420	439
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	325	388
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	74	88
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	67	82
Cerebrovascular diseases	61	69
Diabetes mellitus	53	48
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	45	57
Influenza and pneumonia	44	32
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	29	22
Alzheimer's disease	25	42

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 25, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 18, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	160	160