Reduce fall-related deaths among older adults — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
78.0 deaths per 100,000 population (2021) *

Target:
63.4 per 100,000 *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
64.4 deaths per 100,000 population aged 65 years and over were caused by unintentional falls in 2018 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Population	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total	64.4 SE 0.359	66.3 SE 0.361	69.4 SE 0.365	78.0 SE 0.398

Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS ; Population Estimates, Census

Deaths from unintentional falls by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "per 100,000 population, 65+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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