Reduce the proportion of older adults who use inappropriate medications — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
15.9 percent (2015)

Target:
11.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
15.9 percent of adults aged 65 years and over used inappropriate medications in 2015

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**Inappropriate medication use among older adults** ^◊
(percent), **2015**
Population	2015
Total	15.9

Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel (MEPS), AHRQ

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◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 65+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

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DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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