• Falls can be prevented.
  • Falls among adults 65 and older caused over 38,000 deaths in 2021, making it the leading cause of injury death for that group.1
  • In 2021, emergency departments recorded nearly 3 million visits for older adult falls.1
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Falls can be prevented

Falls are a threat to the health of older adults and can reduce their ability to remain independent. However, falls don’t have to be inevitable as you age. You can reduce your chance of falling or help a loved one prevent falls. There are proven ways to reduce and prevent falls, even for older adults. We identify older adults as anyone 65 years and older. CDC uses data and research

Take the Falls Free Checkup

Take the Falls Free Checkup

Learn your falls risk with the Falls Free CheckUp.

Take the Falls Free Checkup

Take steps to reduce fall risk among your older adult patients. STEADI: Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries

Take steps to reduce fall risk among your older patients.

Health care providers are encouraged to visit the STEADI site to learn more about CDC’s initiative to help reduce fall risk among your older patients.

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Learn how you can age without injury.

Visit the Still Going Strong site to learn how you can age without injury.

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Content Source:

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

  • 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web–based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online].

  • 2. Florence CS, Bergen G, Atherly A, Burns ER, Stevens JA, Drake C. Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older Adults