“In 2020, 42,114 deaths in the US were related to falls, with 86% occurring among adults aged 65 years or older.”

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“Falls are the leading cause of injury and among the leading causes of death among older adults in the US.”

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“The increase in the number of older adults in the US and in the number of falls within this population underscore the need for population-level studies on this issue. Calls for such analyses date back to the 1990s, yet the majority of studies focus on injuries related to falls.”

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“More recent calls have also emphasized the need to study racial and ethnic differences in falls among older adults in the US.”

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“This study examined trends in deaths from falls among US adults aged 65 years or older by sex and by race and ethnicity between 1999 and 2020.”

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A.R.Santos-Lozada

Trends in Deaths From Falls Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older in the US, 1999-2020

Journal Of The American Medical Association — Volume 329 #18 — May 9, 2023 — pg 1605