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Falls Data | Home and Recreational Safety | CDC Injury Center

Falls Data

Cost of Older Adult Falls

Falls among adults age 65 and older are very costly. Each year about $50 billion is spent on non-fatal fall injuries and $754 million is spent on fatal falls1.

For non-fatal falls:

• $29 billion is paid by Medicare
• $12 billion is paid by Private or Out of Pocket payers
• $ 9 billion is paid by Medicaid

As the number of Americans, age 65 and older, grows we can expect the number of fall injuries and the cost to treat these injuries to soar.