About 28–35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year, rising to 32–42% over 70
How common are falls after 65?
The finding
About 28–35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year, and 32–42% of those over 70.
- Authors
- World Health Organization
- Published
- WHO global report on falls prevention in older age (ISBN 9789241563536) · 2007
- Evidence
- Read in the primary source; numbers checked.
- Source
- www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241563536
How it was studied
Global report drawing on published studies.
What it does not show
The figure rests on studies cited in a 2007 report, and is quoted as "WHO, 2007".
What Longstanding does with it
Context only.
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