@article{ref1,
title="QuickStats: Death rates* from unintentional falls(†) among persons aged ≥65 years, by age group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-2020",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2022",
author="Garnett, Matthew F. and Spencer, Merianne R. and Weeks, Julie D.",
volume="71",
number="38",
pages="1225-1225",
abstract="During 1999-2020, death rates from unintentional falls among persons aged ≥65 years increased among all age groups. The largest increase occurred among persons aged ≥85 years, from 110.2 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 291.5 in 2020. Among persons aged 75-84 years, the rate increased from 31.5 to 67.9, and among those aged 65-74 years, the rate increased from 9.0 to 18.2. Throughout the period, rates were highest among persons aged ≥85 years, followed by rates among persons aged 75-84 years, and were lowest among persons aged 65-74 years.   Source: National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm  * Deaths per 100,000 population.   † Deaths from unintentional falls are identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes W00-W19.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7138a4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7138a4"
}