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 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 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) 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 Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Health Interview SurveyNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyNational Home and Hospice Care SurveyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNational Hospital Discharge SurveyNational Nursing Home SurveyMortality DataNational Center for Health Statistics Aging Activities
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