Golden State Today

There were 338 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in California during the week ending June 11, 2022, a 1.5% increase over the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending June 11, 2022, there were 4,652 deaths in the state. 22.1% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 22.5% were from cancer and 7.1% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 12.2% 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 11, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 4, 2022
Alzheimer's disease	338	333
Cerebrovascular diseases	332	303
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	190	173
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	190	132
Diabetes mellitus	184	161
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	139	99
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	75	89
Influenza and pneumonia	58	77
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	1,048	966
Heart disease	1,029	1,013

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending June 11, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending June 4, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	568	539