Older Persons’ Health
(Data are for U.S. for year
indicated)
Population
Number of residents age
65 and over: 36.8 million (2005)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 1
Life
expectancy
Men at 65 years: 17.2 years
(2005)
Women at 65 years:
20.0 years
(2005)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 27
Health status
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over in fair or poor health: 25
(2006)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table
60
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over with activity limitation caused
by chronic health conditions: 33 (2006)
Source: Health, United
States, 2007, Table 58
Health risk
factors
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons who currently smoke cigarettes (2006)
Men
age 65 and over: 12.6
Women
age 65 and over: 8.3
Source: Health,
United States, 2007, Table 63
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons who are overweight (2001-2004)
Men
age 65-74: 76
Men
age 75 and over: 67
Women
age 65-74: 71.5
Women
age 75 and over: 64
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 74
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons with diagnosed diabetes
Age
65-74: 19
Age
75 and over: 18
Source:
Summary Health Statistics
for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table VII
Percent
of noninstitutionalized persons with hypertension (2001-2004)
Men
age 65-74 years: 62
Men
age 75 and over: 67
Women
age 65-74: 73
Women
age 75 and over: 82
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table
70
Access to
health care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons without a usual place of care
Age
65-74: 3.8
Age
75 and over: 2.9
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XIX
Health care
utilization
Ambulatory care
Number of
visits to physician offices by persons age 65 and over: 229.8 million
Source:
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 3
Number of
visits to hospital outpatient departments by persons age 65 and over: 16.5 million
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 1
Number of
visits to hospital emergency departments by persons age 65 and over: 17.2 million
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, Table 2
Hospital inpatient care
Number
of discharges from nonfederal short-stay hospitals aged 65 and over: 13
million
Average length of stay in
nonfederal short-stay hospitals by persons age 65 and over: 5.5 days
Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 1
Nursing home care
Number of nursing home
residents age 65 and over: 1.3 million (2004)
Nursing home residents per
1,000 persons age 65 and over: 36 (2004)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 104
Home
health care
Current patients per 10,000
persons age 65 and over: 277 (2000)
Source:
Health, United States,
2005, Table 94
Hospice care
Current patients per 10,000
persons age 65 and over: 25 (2000)
Source:
Health, United States, 2005, Table 95
Dental care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over with a dental visit in the past
year: 58 (2006)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 94
Preventive care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over who ever had a pneumococcal
vaccination: 58 (2007)
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over who had an influenza
vaccination in the past 12 months: 67 (2007)
Source:
Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview
Survey, Table 4.1b, data Table for figure 5.1
Percent of
noninstitutionalized women age 65 and over who had a mammogram in the past 2
years: 64 (2005)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 87
Mortality
Number of deaths of persons age 65
and over: 1,755,669
Deaths per
100,000 population: 4,837.4
Number of deaths for leading
causes of death of persons age 65 and over:
Heart
disease: 533,302
Cancer: 385,847
Stroke:
130,538
Source: Deaths:
Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1
More data
Health,
United States, trend Tables with data on older population age 65 years and
over
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Summary
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Outpatient Department Summary
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Emergency Department Summary
Early
Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
Data
Warehouse on Trends in Health & Aging
Deaths:
Leading Causes for 2004
Summary
Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey
2005
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey 2006
2005 National Hospital Discharge Survey
Related
links
National
Center for Health Statistics Aging Activities
National
Institute on Aging
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September 25, 2008
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