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Aging
statistics
More than 35 million persons,
or about 13% of the population in the US today, are 65 years
of age or older. The 77 million baby boomers are turning 50
at the rate of 10,000 more per day every day for the next
10 years.Each year,
one-third of Americans over age 65 fall*. Twenty to 30% of
those who fall suffer injuries that reduce their independence
and mobility. Falls also increase the risk of premature death.†
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In May of 2011, the first of these baby boomers will begin
turning 65. Between the year 2020 and 2030, the number of
baby boomers will more than double. The result will be that
one in five Americans will be over 65 by that time.
It is also projected that the United States may be home to
as many as 2.5 millon people over 100 years of age by the
year 2060. Right now there are an estimated 76,000 such centenarians.
Sources:
Baylor College of Medicine, Huffington Center on Aging
http://www.hcoa.org/newsite/aging101/Chapter3.asp
http://www.hcoa.org/newsite/articles/a_good_old_age.asp
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