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 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 DataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Aging Activities
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