This statistic shows the death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity. In 2007, the total rate of deaths among older white, non-Hispanic adults due to falls was 50.7 per 100,000. This rate increased to 68.7 per 100,000 in the year 2016.
Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)*
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CDC, & MMWR. (May 11, 2018). Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, und MMWR. "Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)*." Chart. May 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, and MMWR. "Death Rate from Falls among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in The U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by Ethnicity (per 100,000 Population)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC & MMWR, Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Death rate from falls among adults aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2007 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, May 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859813/death-rate-among-older-adults-due-to-falls-in-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
