National Safety Month: Deaths from Falls Among 65+ Population Have Doubled Since ‘07

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The CDC WONDER system can provide data about deaths due to falls. This page provides the results of a WONDER query of falls deaths among adults age 65 and older from 2007 to 2020.
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Falls deaths among adults 65+ from 2007 to 2020
Year Deaths Population Crude Rate per 100,000
2007 18,334 37,825,711 48.5
2008 19,742 38,777,621 50.9
2009 20,422 39,623,175 51.5
2010 21,649 40,267,984 53.8
2011 22,901 41,394,141 55.3
2012 24,190 43,145,356 56.1
2013 25,464 44,704,074 57.0
2014 27,044 46,243,211 58.5
2015 28,486 47,760,852 59.6
2016 29,668 49,244,195 60.2
2017 31,190 50,858,679 61.3
2018 32,522 52,431,193 62.0
2019 34,212 54,058,263 63.3
2020 36,508 55,659,365 65.6
Total 372,332 641,993,820 58.0
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