Geriatric health in the U.S.

Statistics report about geriatric health in the United States

Geriatric health in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about geriatric health in the United States. It contains figures on health risks, insurance and care costs, and death among the elderly population of the United States.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Life Expectancy - Women at the age of 65 years in the U.S. 2001-2021
  • Basic Statistic Life Expectancy - Men at the age of 65 years in the U.S. 1960-2021
  • Basic Statistic Average years expected and wanted to live U.S. adults 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who feared the aging process as of 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Worries about aging among younger and older U.S. adults as of 2022
  • Basic Statistic Health problem concerns with aging among younger and older U.S. adults 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults with at least one serious health condition 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. seniors whose health was fair or poor 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic States ranking for best health and healthcare for senior adults in the U.S. in 2024

Health risks and prevention

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  • Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who smoked 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. older people who received influenza vaccination 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Prostate cancer test among men aged 50 years and older in the U.S. 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2019

Insurance and care costs

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  • Premium Statistic Share of health insurance coverage among U.S. elderly population in 2022, by coverage
  • Premium Statistic Number of adults aged 65 years and above in the U.S. in 2022, by healthcare coverage
  • Basic Statistic Top U.S. states by Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population 2021
  • Premium Statistic Main reasons old age adults chose to enroll in their MA plan in the U.S. in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Senior citizens with Medicaid health insurance in the U.S. 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2022, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Elderly persons with hospital stays in the past year in the U.S. 1997-2019

Death

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  • Basic Statistic Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by urban-rural status
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021

Special focus: Deaths from falling

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  • Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who fell in the past year 2014-2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 2020, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 2020, by race
  • Basic Statistic Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older in 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older, by race 2021
  • Basic Statistic Rate of unintentional fall deaths for older U.S. adults in 2020, by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths due to unintentional falls among U.S. seniors in 2020, by state
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