06/06/2019    

HEALTHCARE NEWS

Deadly Falls by Seniors Soar

 

New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly. The new analysis from two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association included 16 years of U.S. vital statistics data on adults age 75 and over.

 

Fatal falls increased from 8,600 in 2000 to 25,190 in 2016. Separate CDC data show they climbed even higher in 2017, to almost 26,440 fatal falls in Americans aged 75 and older.

 

Source: Associated Press [6/4/19]