In 2020, around 26 percent of U.S. men and 29 percent of U.S. women aged 65 years and older reported falling one or more times in the past year. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported falling in the past year as of 2020, by gender.
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Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 1, 2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Aged 65 Years and Older Who Reported One or More Falls in The past Year as of 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported one or more falls in the past year as of 2020, by gender [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166580/percentage-old-adults-gender-falling-injury-past-year/
