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Falls Prevention
STATISTICS

This page contains links to National, State and Local statistics on falls and fall-related injuries.

National Figures
The National Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a variety of data on the rates of falls for senior citizens.

The odds of being killed as a result of fall are shown on the National Safety Council website.

 

State and County Figures
The EPIC (Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch), a division of the California Department of Health Services, maintains data on the number of seniors who sustain fatal and nonfatal injuries.  The online database can be searched and sorted in various ways to show statewide or county information.

 

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