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• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and older in fair or poor health: 24.3% (2023)

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• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons age 65 and older who had any difficulty with self care: 9.0% (2023)

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• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons with obesity (August 2021-August 2023)
  • Men ages 60 and older: 38.0%
  • Women ages 60 and older: 39.6%

Source: Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in Adults: United States, August 2021–August 2023

• Percent of noninstitutionalized persons with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication) (2017-March 2020)
  • Men ages 65–74: 71.8%
  • Men age 75 and older: 83.2%
  • Women ages 65–74: 73.7%
  • Women age 75 and older: 84.1%

Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Published by: Health, United States.  and .

• Both sexes: 19.5 years
• Men: 18.2 years
• Women: 20.7 years

Source: Mortality in the United States, 2023, Data Table for Figure 1

• Number of deaths of persons age 65 and older: 2,310,872
• Deaths per 100,000 population:
  • 65–74: 1,809.6
  • 75–84: 4,345.5
  • 85 and older: 14,285.8

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• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)

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• Mortality Statistics
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Hospital Discharge Survey
• National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study | NPALS | ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)

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• Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]

• Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths

• Number of deaths: 162,639
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
• Cause of death rank: 5

Source:

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COPD