In 2021, the unintentional fall-related death rate among adults in the United States aged 85 years and older was 338 per 100,000 population. Rates of unintentional fall-related deaths increase with age. This statistics shows unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older, distributed by age group.
Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 1, 2023). Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Unintentional Fall-related Death Rates among Adults in The United States Aged 65 Years and Older in 2021, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414664/fall-death-rate-65-years-and-older-us-by-age/
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