Reduce fall-related deaths among older adults — IVP‑08 Data

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

Population	2018	2019	2020	2021
65-74 years	16.8 SE 0.234	17.1 SE 0.233	18.2 SE 0.236	19.0 SE 0.238
75-84 years	63.1 SE 0.640	66.2 SE 0.644	67.9 SE 0.643	74.9 SE 0.680
85 years and over	270.5 SE 2.033	276.4 SE 2.046	291.5 SE 2.092	338.0 SE 2.378

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

Deaths from unintentional falls by Age group ^†

#: 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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