National Highlights

Health Outcomes

• Early death increased 4% from 2,072 to 2,151 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65-74 between 2020 and 2021.

• Drug deaths increased 43% from 6.9 to 9.9 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.
• Cognitive difficulty decreased 6% from 8.3% to 7.8% of adults ages 65+ between 2019 and 2021.​

• Multiple chronic conditions increased 13% from 46% to 52% of adults ages 65-74 between 2020 and 2021.
• ​Frequent physical distress increased 9% from 14.5% to 15.8% of adults ages 65+ between 2020 and 2021.​

Social and Economic Factors

• Poverty increased 10% from 9.4% to 10.3% of adults ages 65+ between 2019 and 2021.
• Food insecurity decreased 6% from 12.6% to 11.9% of adults ages 60+ between 2019 and 2020.

• Community support expenditures increased 5% from $59 to $62 dollars per adult ages 60+ between 2020 and 2021.​
• Home-delivered meals increased 79% from 8.9 to 15.9 adults ages 60+ served per 100 adults ages 60+ with independent living difficulty between 2019 and 2021.​
• Senior centers decreased 5% from 6.4 to 6.1 senior centers receiving OAA funds per 100,000 adults ages 60+ between 2020 and 2021.​
• High-speed internet increased 7% from 78.0% to 83.1% of households with adults ages 65+ between 2019 and 2021.
• Volunteerism decreased 22% from 28.5% to 22.1% of adults ages 65+ between 2019 and 2021.

Clinical Care

• Geriatric providers increased 8% from 33.8 to 36.4 providers per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2021 and 2022.​
• Home health care workers increased 5% from 57.7 to 60.3 workers per 1,000 adults ages 65+ between 2020 and 2021.

• Hospice care decreased 8% from 50.7% to 46.7% of Medicare decedents between 2018 and 2020.​

Health Behaviors

• Physical inactivity increased 6% from 29.4% to 31.2% of adults ages 65+ in fair or better health between 2018 and 2021.