NYC Report Finds Staten Island Has Highest Lung, Colorectal Cancer Death Rates From 2018 to 2022
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Updated · SILive.com · Jul 30
NYC Report Finds Staten Island Has Highest Lung, Colorectal Cancer Death Rates From 2018 to 2022
3 articles · Updated · SILive.com · Jul 30
Summary
A July 2026 New York City health report found Staten Island recorded the city’s highest mortality rates for lung and colorectal cancer in 2018-2022 and ranked among the highest for breast cancer deaths.
More than 42,000 New Yorkers are diagnosed with cancer each year and more than 10,000 die; the report says five screenable cancers account for about 42% of those deaths.
Black New Yorkers showed some of the starkest gaps: colorectal cancer mortality was 35% higher than among white residents, while Black men and women repeatedly had the highest death rates and distant-stage diagnoses across several cancers.
Screening remained uneven—only about 28% of eligible New Yorkers received lung cancer screening in 2024, 68% were up to date on colorectal screening in 2023, and 59% of females reported recent cervical screening in 2024.
The Health Department said the disparities reflect structural factors including access to care, cost, transportation and environmental risks, and tied the findings to HealthyNYC’s goal of cutting screenable-cancer deaths 20% by 2030.