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 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FASTATS Home | NCHS Home | CDC/NCHS Privacy Policy Notice Accessibility | Search NCHS | Data Definitions | Contact us |
Older Persons’ Health
(Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses)
Population
Number of residents age
65 and over: 35.3 million (2001)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 1
Life expectancy
Men at 65 years: 16.2 years
(2000)
Women at 65 years: 19.3 years
(2000)
Source: Health, United States 2003, table 27
Health status
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over in fair or poor health: 26.6
(2001)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 57
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over with activity limitation caused
by chronic health conditions: 34.5 (2001)
Source: Health, United States 2003, table 56
Health risk factors
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons who currently smoke cigarettes (2001)
Men
age 65 and over: 11.5
Women
age 65 and over: 9.2
Source: Health, United States 2003, table 59
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons who are overweight (1999-2000)
Men
age 65-74: 77.2
Men
age 75 and over: 66.4
Women
age 65-74: 70.1
Women
age 75 and over: 59.6
Source: Health, United States 2003, table 68
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons with diagnosed diabetes (2002)
Age
65-74: 17.3
Age
75 and over: 15
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2002, table 8
Percent
of noninstitutionalized persons with hypertension (1999-2000)
Men
age 65-74 years: 59.9
Men
age 75 and over: 68.8
Women
age 65-74: 70.3
Women
age 75 and over: 84.1
Source: Health, United States 2003, table 66
Access to health care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons without a usual place of care
Age
65-74: 4.5
Age
75 and over: 2.7
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2002
Health care utilization
Ambulatory care
Number of visits to physician
offices by persons age 65 and over: 228.4 million (2001)
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, table 3
Number of visits to hospital
outpatient departments by persons age 65 and over: 12 million (2002)
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary, table 1
Number of visits to hospital
emergency departments by persons age 65 and over: 16.5 million (2002)
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary
Hospital inpatient care
Number of discharges from
non-Federal short-stay hospitals per 1,000 persons age 65 and over: 357.5
(2002)
Average length of stay in
non-Federal short-stay hospitals by persons age 65 and over: 5.8 days (2002)
Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey
Nursing home care
Number of nursing home
residents age 65 and over: 1.5 million (1999)
Nursing home residents per
1,000 persons age 65 and over: 42.9 (1999)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 96
Home health care
Current patients per 10,000
persons age 65 and over: 277 (2000)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 87
Hospice care
Current patients per 10,000
persons age 65 and over: 24.9 (2000)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 88
Dental care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over with a dental visit in the past
year: 56.3 (2001)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 78
Preventive care
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over who ever had a pneumococcal
vaccination: 55.6 (2003)
Percent of
noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and over who had an influenza
vaccination in the past 12 months: 65.5 (2003)
Source: National Health Interview Survey Early Release of Selected Estimates
Percent of
noninstitutionalized women age 65 and over who had a mammogram in the past 2
years: 68 (2000)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 80
Mortality
Number of deaths of persons
age 65 and over: 1,798,420 (2001)
Number of deaths for leading
causes of death of persons age 65 and over (2001):
Heart
disease: 582,730
Malignant
neoplasms: 390,214
Cerebrovascular
diseases: 144,486
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001
More data
Health,
United States, 2003: Selected trend tables with data for population
subgroups
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department
Summary
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Emergency Department
Summary
National Health Interview Survey Early Release of Selected Estimates
Data
Warehouse on Trends in Health & Aging
Deaths:
Leading Causes for 2001
Summary
Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey
2002
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey 2002
2002
National Hospital Discharge Survey
Related links
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National Health Interview Survey
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
National Home and Hospice Care Survey
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National Hospital Discharge Survey
National Nursing Home Survey
Mortality Data
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Aging Activities
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