QuickStats: Annual Rate of Nonfatal, Medically Attended Fall Injury Episodes, by Age Group -- National Health Interview Survey, US, 2007
During 2007, the annual rate of nonfatal, medically attended fall injury episodes was 43 per 1,000 population. Adults aged ≥75 years had higher rates of these episodes compared with persons aged <65 years. Adults aged 45--64 years had lower rates of these episodes compared with children aged <18 years and adults aged ≥65 years.
