NCHS Data Brief. 2022 Nov(449):1-8.
Unintentional fall injuries occur most frequently among people in older age groups, with over 2 million fall events treated in emergency departments each year among adults aged 65 and over (1,2). A variety of factors contribute to the risk of falling, including difficulties in seeing, walking, and balance; disabilities; medication effects; and environmental walking obstacles, among other factors (3-6). Deaths due to unintentional falls are a leading cause of unintentional injury deaths among adults aged 65 and over (7). Reducing unintentional fall-related deaths among older adults is a key objective for Healthy People 2030 (8). This report presents unintentional fall death rates for adults aged 65 and over, by demographic characteristics.
非故意伤害的跌倒事件最常发生在年龄较大的人群中，每年有超过 200 万例 65 岁及以上成年人在急诊科接受治疗(1,2)。多种因素会增加跌倒的风险，包括视力、行走和平衡困难；残疾；药物作用；以及环境中的行走障碍物等(3-6)。老年人因非故意伤害导致的死亡是非故意伤害导致 65 岁及以上成年人死亡的主要原因(7)。减少老年人非故意伤害相关死亡是 2030 年健康人群的主要目标之一(8)。本报告介绍了 65 岁及以上成年人的非故意伤害死亡率，按人口统计学特征进行了分类。
