TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - QuickStats: Death rates* from unintentional falls(†) among persons aged ≥65 years, by age group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-2020
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Garnett, Matthew F.
A1  - Spencer, Merianne R.
A1  - Weeks, Julie D.
SP  - 1225
EP  - 1225
VL  - 71
IS  - 38
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7138a4
ID  - ref1
ER  -