TAILIEUCHUNG - Trends in Causes of Death Among the Elderly

Fat tissue may increase toward the centre of the body, including around the abdominal organs. The loss of muscle mass in the legs and changes in body shape can affect her balance, leading to falls. A woman may appear shorter as she ages. This height loss is related to aging changes in the bones, muscles, and joints. Women typically lose about 1 cm ( inches) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even greater after 70 years old. In total, she may lose 1 to 3 inches in height in rest of her life. Women usually gain weight. | SAFER HEALTHIER PEOPLE 1 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION National Center for Health Statistics March 2001 Trends in Causes of Death Aging Trends No. 1 The Aging Trends series was developed with support from the National Institute on Aging. Among the Elderly By Nadine R. Sahyoun . RD Harold Lentzner . Donna Hoyert . Kristen N. Robinson . Highlights The leading causes of death among the elderly are chronic diseases notably cardiovascular disease and cancer. Other major causes of death include Chronic respiratory diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis Diseases common among the elderly such aa Alzheimer s and renal diseases Infectious diseases and injuries Significant trends in mortality among the elderly have emerged Death from heart disease and atherosclerosis has declined dramatically for all groups. Death from cancer decreased for men in the 1990 s after increasing in the previous 2 decades. Hypertension declined among older white men but drastically increased among older black men. Biomedical advances public health initiatives and social changes may reduce mortality and increase longevity. Overview Since 1900 life expectancy in the United States has dramatically increased and the principal causes of death have changed. At the beginning of the 20th century many Americans died young. Most did not live past the age of 65 their lives often abruptly ended by one of a variety of deadly infectious diseases. But over time death rates dropped at all ages most dramatically for the young. By the dawn of the 21st century the vast majority of children born in any given year could expect to live through childhood and into their eighth decade or beyond. Life expectancy has increased but will the expansion continue For those born in the second half of the 20th century chronic diseases replaced acute infections as the major causes of death. Today death in the United States is largely reserved for the elderly. Roughly three-fourths of all .

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