John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
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Elderly persons with hospital stays in the past year in the U.S. 1997-2019
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Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
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U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021
Life Expectancy - Women at the age of 65 years in the U.S. 2001-2021
Life expectancy for women at the age of 65 years in the U.S. from 2001 to 2021
Life Expectancy - Men at the age of 65 years in the U.S. 1960-2021
Life expectancy for men at the age of 65 years in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021
Average years expected and wanted to live U.S. adults 2022, by age
Average number of years U.S. adults expected and wanted to live as of 2022, by age
Share of U.S. adults who feared the aging process as of 2024, by age group
Distribution of people in the United States who feared the aging process as of 2024, by age group
Worries about aging among younger and older U.S. adults as of 2022
Percentage of U.S. younger and older adults who were extremely or very concerned with select things when thinking about aging as of 2022
Health problem concerns with aging among younger and older U.S. adults 2022
Percentage of U.S. younger and older adults who were extremely or very concerned with select health problems when thinking about aging as of 2022
Share of U.S. adults with at least one serious health condition 2022, by age
Percentage of U.S. adults with at least one serious health condition as of 2022, by age
Share of U.S. seniors whose health was fair or poor 2019-2022
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported their general health status was fair or poor from 2019 to 2022
States ranking for best health and healthcare for senior adults in the U.S. in 2023
Ranking of states for best health and healthcare for adults older than 65 years in the U.S. in 2023
Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2022
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who were obese from 2013 to 2022
Share of elderly U.S. adults who smoked 2013-2021
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021
Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. from 2020 to 2060* (in millions)
Percentage of U.S. older people who received influenza vaccination 2010-2023
Percentage of older people who received an influenza vaccination during the flu season in the U.S. from 2010 to 2023
Prostate cancer test among men aged 50 years and older in the U.S. 2021, by age
Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. in the past year as of 2021, by age
Share of elderly U.S. adults who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2019
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019
Share of health insurance coverage among U.S. elderly population in 2022, by coverage
Distribution of health insurance among people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2022, by coverage type
Number of adults aged 65 years and above in the U.S. in 2022, by healthcare coverage
Total number of people aged 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2022, by healthcare coverage status (in millions)
Top U.S. states by Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population 2021
Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2021
Main reasons old age adults chose to enroll in their MA plan in the U.S. in 2022
Share of main reasons people age 65 and older chose to enroll in their Medicare Advantage (MA) plan in the U.S. in 2022
Senior citizens with Medicaid health insurance in the U.S. 2017-2022
Share of adults aged 65 years and older with Medicaid coverage in the U.S. from 2017 to 2022
Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2023
U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2023, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2023
Annual mean payment per Medicare beneficiary aged 65 and older with and without Alzheimer's or dementia as of 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2023
Annual mean payment per Medicare beneficiary aged 65 and older with and without Alzheimer's or dementia as of 2023, by coexisting condition (in U.S. dollars)
Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by race
Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by race
Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by state
Share of people aged 65 years and above who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by state
Elderly persons with hospital stays in the past year in the U.S. 1997-2019
Percentage of elderly persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019
Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by age
Death rates for adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019, by age (per 100,000 population)
Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by gender
Death rates for adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019, by urban-rural status
Death rates for adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019, by urban-rural status (per 100,000 population)
U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021
U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people from 2000 to 2021, by age group
Share of elderly U.S. adults who fell in the past year 2014-2020
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who fell in the past year from 2014 to 2020
Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 2020, by age
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 age
Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 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
Share of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who reported falling in 2020, by race
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 race and ethnicity
Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older in 2021, by gender
Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age
Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by age (per 100,000 population)
Fall-related death rates among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older, by race 2021
Unintentional fall-related death rates among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older in 2021, by race and ethnicity (per 100,000 population)
Rate of unintentional fall deaths for older U.S. adults in 2020, by state
Death rate due to unintentional falls for adults aged 65 and over in the United States in 2020, by state (per 100,000 population)
Number of deaths due to unintentional falls among U.S. seniors in 2020, by state
Number of deaths due to unintentional falls for adults aged 65 and over in the United States in 2020, by state
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