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Falls & home safety
Older Adult Falls & Home Safety Statistics
How often older adults fall, what happens next, and why it matters most for those living alone. Current figures from the CDC and NCOA. Free to cite and embed.
Key statistics
1 in 4 falls each year
1 in 4 older adults falls every year
Share of adults 65+ who experience a fall annually
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Falls each year | 25% |
| Do not | 75% |
About this data. CDC, Older Adult Falls (2026). Share of community-dwelling adults 65+ who report at least one fall in the past year.
Risk rises steeply with age
Fall death risk rises steeply with age
Unintentional fall deaths per 100,000, by age (United States, 2023)
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Ages 65–74 | 19.2 |
| Ages 75–84 | 74.7 |
| Ages 85+ | 339.5 |
About this data. CDC/NCHS Data Brief 532 (2025), 2023 data. Unintentional fall deaths per 100,000 population, by age band. Deaths per 100,000 population. The 85+ rate is about 18× the 65–74 rate.
From falls to the hospital
From falls to the hospital, each year
Annual older-adult (65+) fall outcomes, United States
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Falls | 14M |
| ER visits | 3M |
| Hospitalizations | 1M |
About this data. CDC, Older Adult Falls (2026). Approximate annual U.S. older-adult (65+) fall outcomes; ER visits and hospitalizations are subsets of total falls.
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