In 2020, around 26 percent of U.S. men and 29 percent of U.S. women aged 65 years and older reported falling one or more times in the past year. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported falling in the past year as of 2020, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 1, 2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Aged 65 Years and Older Who Reported One or More Falls in The past Year as of 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
