Coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death for people aged 45–64 and people aged 75–84.
The major cause of death in the 55-64 age group is cancer followed by heart disease and injury. In the 75+ age group, the leading cause shifts to heart disease, and injury drops below Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cerebrovascular diseases, and pneumonia.
According to the 2021 CDC data, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death for 60-year-olds. They account for almost the same number of deaths, with heart disease being slightly more common. COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death, with over 7,000 deaths reported in this age group.
Heart disease and cancer have been the two leading causes of death for persons 65 years of age and older for the past two decades, account- ing for nearly a million deaths in 2002. Nearly one-third of all deaths among older persons were due to heart disease, including heart at- tacks and chronic ischemic heart disease.
What's happening. With age, bones tend to shrink in size and density, weakening them and making them more susceptible to fracture. You might even become a bit shorter. Muscles generally lose strength, endurance and flexibility — factors that can affect your coordination, stability and balance.
Older people are more likely to have a fall because they may have: balance problems and muscle weakness. vision loss.
Most falls occur on the flat; falls on the stairs or in the bathroom are relatively rare. Old women tend to fall in the house, old men in the garden. In `care homes', many falls occur on the way to or from the toilet. Only one in a hundred falls results in a hip fracture, but one-fifth cause serious injury.
Being a non-smoker, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and limiting alcohol consumption can reduce your risk of many potentially lethal diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer.
in the last 6 to 12 months before death, people with a pro- gressive, debilitating disease commonly experience certain physical symptoms. many people, as they approach the end of life, will become less active and experience chronic fatigue or weakness. Weight loss and diminished appetite are also common.
There is a clear tendency for the lowest annual risk of death in children and young adults, with greater risk for the very young and very old. By the time we are over 65-70 years (depending on sex), we have at least a 1 in 100 chance of dying in the next years, rising to 1 in 10 over 85 years.
Your muscles get weaker, and the tendons -- which connect muscles to your skeleton -- get stiffer. This will decrease your strength and flexibility. In your 70s, you might lose an inch or two off your height as disks in your back flatten.
The sense of smell is often taken for granted, that is until it deteriorates. As we get older, our olfactory function declines. Not only do we lose our sense of smell, we lose our ability to discriminate between smells.
In males between the ages of 45 and 85, it is cancer. Once men reach 85 years old, heart disease is the most common cause of death.
Common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors, back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression and dementia. As people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time.
The most common places to fall are the stairs, bathroom, living room and garden. Each year, one in four people over 64 years old will fall on the stairs, 13 percent of older adults are injured in the bathroom, 31 percent will take a tumble in the living room, and 23 percent will slip in the garden.
Of course, it's not uncommon for seniors to find themselves unable to get up. It might be due to injury, stiff joints, weak muscles, or a number of other factors. But in any case, knowing what to do after a fall is just as important as learning how to get up safely.
Drugs which cause sedation (drowsiness/sleepiness) Nitrazepam, Diazepam, Temazepam, Amitriptyline, Dosulepin, Chlorpromazine, Phenobarbital,Chlorpheniramine, Hydroxyzine Sedation is one of the most common causes of drug induced falls.
Certain conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, or problems with your thyroid, nerves, feet, or blood vessels can affect your balance and lead to a fall. Conditions that cause rushed movement to the bathroom, such as incontinence, may also increase the chance of falling.
Men are more likely than women to die from a fall, with a fatality rate that is 49% higher than women. Women, however, are more likely than men to have a non-fatal injury from a fall — like a broken bone. This leads to more frequent — and longer — hospital admissions for women.
The first organ system to “close down” is the digestive system. Digestion is a lot of work! In the last few weeks, there is really no need to process food to build new cells. That energy needs to go elsewhere.
Conscious awareness. As death approaches, many aging adults face the reality of the situation by embracing the physical and emotional changes. They have a conscious awareness that death is near and begin to prepare for it psychologically.
1 to 3 months before death, your loved one is likely to: Sleep or doze more. Eat and drink less. Withdraw from people and stop doing things they used to enjoy.