Falls Among Older Adults: Figures and Maps
Figures
Age Adjusted Fatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Men and Women Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 1994�03
From 1994 to 2003, the unintentional fall death rates for both men and women increased significantly (p<0.01, test for linear trend). In 2003, the rate for men was 49% higher than for women.
Year |
Men |
Women |
1994 |
32.9 |
19.1 |
1995 |
32.56 |
20.0 |
1996 |
34.6 |
21.56 |
1997 |
36.7 |
22.1 |
1998 |
37.1 |
23.7 |
1999 |
38.7 |
24.2 |
2000 |
38.5 |
24.5 |
2001 |
42.1 |
26.9 |
2002 |
44.4 |
29.5 |
2003 |
46.2 |
31.1 |
*Per 100,000 population; age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited 2006 Aug 20]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
Age Adjusted Nonfatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Men and Women Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2001�05
In 2005, the rate for women was almost 49% higher than for men.
Year |
Men |
Women |
2001 |
3,585.8 |
5,280.9 |
2002 |
3,482.7 |
5,233.4 |
2003 |
3,858.8 |
5,705.1 |
2004 |
3,850.6 |
5,719.9 |
2005 |
3,674.0 |
5,466.7 |
*Per 100,000 population; age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited 2006 Aug 20]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
Age Adjusted Hospital Admission Rates* for Hip Fractures Among Men and Women Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 1994�03
From 1994 to 2003, the hip fracture admission rate for men did not change significantly (p = 0.53), while the rate for women declined 20% (p<0.01).
Year |
Men |
Women |
1994 |
578.0 |
1078.4 |
1995 |
579.6 |
1033.1 |
1996 |
567.1 |
1239.2 |
1997 |
635.7 |
1096.4 |
1998 |
678.9 |
1071.0 |
1999 |
597.3 |
1098.4 |
2000 |
570.6 |
1042.2 |
2001 |
556.3 |
1038.6 |
2002 |
525.1 |
971.4 |
2003 |
583.6 |
886.2 |
*Per 100,000 population; age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
Reference: National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey (1993�03)
Maps
Age Adjusted Fatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Men Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2000�03
*Per 100,000 population; age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited 2006 Aug 20]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
Age Adjusted Fatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Women Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2000�03
*Per 100,000 population; age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited Year Month (abbreviated) Day]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
Age adjustment allows us to compare injury rates without concern that differences in those rates are caused by variations in the age distributions between populations or among the same population over time; this is especially useful when looking at rates over a number of years. In other words, it allows us to compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges.
Age Adjusted Fatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Men Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2000�03
State |
Rate per 100,000 population* |
Quartile |
Alabama |
24.7 |
1 |
Alaska |
18.8 |
1 |
Arizona |
70.8 |
4 |
Arkansas |
38.8 |
2 |
California |
34.5 |
1 |
Colorado |
64.4 |
4 |
Connecticut |
37.4 |
1 |
Delaware |
33.0 |
1 |
District of Columbia |
40.9 |
2 |
Florida |
39.6 |
2 |
Georgia |
51.0 |
3 |
Hawaii |
44.3 |
3 |
Idaho |
63.2 |
4 |
Illinois |
33.2 |
1 |
Indiana |
35.0 |
1 |
Iowa |
55.0 |
3 |
Kansas |
46.2 |
3 |
Kentucky |
35.1 |
1 |
Louisiana |
25.9 |
1 |
Maine |
40.1 |
2 |
Maryland |
43.2 |
2 |
Massachusetts |
26.7 |
1 |
Michigan |
39.3 |
2 |
Minnesota |
71.5 |
4 |
Mississippi |
55.3 |
3 |
Missouri |
54.3 |
3 |
Montana |
73.6 |
4 |
Nebraska |
54.9 |
3 |
Nevada |
36.6 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
50.7 |
3 |
New Jersey |
21.3 |
1 |
New Mexico |
90.0 |
4 |
New York |
38.8 |
2 |
North Carolina |
47.4 |
3 |
North Dakota |
53.3 |
3 |
Ohio |
39.7 |
2 |
Oklahoma |
40.8 |
2 |
Oregon |
55.6 |
4 |
Pennsylvania |
38.0 |
2 |
Rhode Island |
61.4 |
4 |
South Carolina |
32.8 |
1 |
South Dakota |
67.9 |
4 |
Tennessee |
43.8 |
2 |
Texas |
40.0 |
2 |
Utah |
51.6 |
3 |
Vermont |
58.9 |
4 |
Virginia |
41.8 |
2 |
Washington |
72.1 |
4 |
West Virginia |
44.7 |
3 |
Wisconsin |
92.7 |
4 |
Wyoming |
45.0 |
3 |
*Age adjusted
| Quartiles | 1: 18.8�.4 | 3: 43.9�.3 | ||
| 2: 37.5�.8 | 4: 55.4�.7 | |||
United States: 37.8 |
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Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited 2006 Aug 20]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
Age Adjusted Fatal Fall Injury Rates* Among Women Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2000�03
State |
Rate per 100,000 population* |
Quartile |
Alabama |
14.4 |
1 |
Alaska |
14.5 |
1 |
Arizona |
49.8 |
4 |
Arkansas |
23.7 |
2 |
California |
21.7 |
1 |
Colorado |
46.0 |
4 |
Connecticut |
20.7 |
1 |
Delaware |
22.1 |
1 |
District of Columbia |
32.8 |
3 |
Florida |
27.1 |
2 |
Georgia |
34.1 |
3 |
Hawaii |
30.6 |
3 |
Idaho |
51.0 |
4 |
Illinois |
17.6 |
1 |
Indiana |
21.9 |
1 |
Iowa |
35.1 |
3 |
Kansas |
31.9 |
3 |
Kentucky |
21.4 |
1 |
Louisiana |
12.9 |
1 |
Maine |
31.1 |
3 |
Maryland |
21.3 |
1 |
Massachusetts |
14.2 |
1 |
Michigan |
26.6 |
2 |
Minnesota |
55.3 |
4 |
Mississippi |
32.0 |
3 |
Missouri |
39.2 |
3 |
Montana |
57.9 |
4 |
Nebraska |
43.7 |
4 |
Nevada |
22.6 |
2 |
New Hampshire |
23.6 |
2 |
New Jersey |
12.3 |
1 |
New Mexico |
64.2 |
4 |
New York |
22.3 |
1 |
North Carolina |
32.2 |
3 |
North Dakota |
43.3 |
4 |
Ohio |
25.9 |
2 |
Oklahoma |
26.4 |
2 |
Oregon |
38.9 |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
25.7 |
2 |
Rhode Island |
41.7 |
4 |
South Carolina |
24.5 |
2 |
South Dakota |
43.5 |
4 |
Tennessee |
31.0 |
3 |
Texas |
24.4 |
2 |
Utah |
28.2 |
2 |
Vermont |
39.6 |
3 |
Virginia |
26.6 |
2 |
Washington |
47.8 |
4 |
West Virginia |
27.8 |
2 |
Wisconsin |
70.4 |
4 |
Wyoming |
33.8 |
3 |
*Age adjusted
| Quartiles | 1: 12.3�.3 | 3: 28.3�.6 | ||
| 2: 22.4�.2 | 4: 39.7�.4 | |||
United States: 31.5 |
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Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online]. (2005) [cited 2006 Aug 20]. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars.
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