Golden State Today

There were 290 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in California during the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, no changes from the previous week, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, there were 5,223 deaths in the state. 19% of deaths were caused by heart disease, 22.9% were from cancer and 7.4% were from COVID-19. Additionally, 9.4% 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 Sept. 3, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending Aug. 27, 2022
Heart disease	993	966
Cerebrovascular diseases	290	290
Alzheimer's disease	272	305
COVID-19 (multiple cause)	232	237
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	192	201
Diabetes mellitus	179	211
COVID-19 (underlying cause)	155	161
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	88	82
Influenza and pneumonia	74	74
Malignant neoplasms (cancerous tumor)	1,198	1,133

Cause of Death	Deaths in Week Ending Sept. 3, 2022	Deaths in Week Ending Aug. 27, 2022
Alzheimer disease and dementia	491	551