Thousands more older people dying from injuries caused by falls, new figures reveal More than 5,000 older people died due to a fall in 2017, marking a 70 per cent increase on the numbers in 2010.
Age UK said the number of people over the age of 65 dying as a result of a fall is also rising rapidly. In 2010, 3,003 of this group died as a result of falls.
That went up to 4,856 by 2015 and by 2017, it was 5,048, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Daily Telegraph
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Age UK said the number of people over the age of 65 dying as a result of a fall is also rising rapidly. In 2010, 3,003 of this group died as a result of falls.
That went up to 4,856 by 2015 and by 2017, it was 5,048, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Daily Telegraph
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- Avoidable mortality in the UK: 2017 Office for National Statistics
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