MMWR Weekly Briefing

Week of August 28, 2023


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This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The most recent data from 2020 and 2021 were examined to determine the percentage of older adults who reported falling during the previous year and unintentional fall-related death rates. In 2020, approximately 14 million older adults reported falling during the past year. In 2021, nearly 39,000 older adults died due to an unintentional fall, which is about 100 older adults per day dying from falls. Older women were more likely to report a fall than older men, while older men had higher fall death rates.
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MMWR Weekly BriefingBy CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

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