TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Unintentional fall deaths among adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2020
JO  - NCHS data brief
A1  - Garnett, Matthew F.
A1  - Weeks, Julie D.
A1  - Spencer, Merianne Rose
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
VL  - 
IS  - 449
N2  - Unintentional fall injuries occur most frequently among people in older age groups, with over 2 million fall events treated in emergency departments each year among adults aged 65 and over (1,2). A variety of factors contribute to the risk of falling, including difficulties in seeing, walking, and balance; disabilities; medication effects; and environmental walking obstacles, among other factors (3-6). Deaths due to unintentional falls are a leading cause of unintentional injury deaths among adults aged 65 and over (7). Reducing unintentional fall-related deaths among older adults is a key objective for Healthy People 2030 (8). This report presents unintentional fall death rates for adults aged 65 and over, by demographic characteristics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1941-4935
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -