Silver Book Fact
1999-2014 death rates for all causes of death among 65+
“Between 1999 and 2014, age-adjusted death rates for all causes of death among people age 65 and over declined by 20 percent.”
Fedearl Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2016: Key indicators of well-being. Washington, DC: Federal Inter-Agency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics; 2016:27. https://agingstats.gov/docs/LatestReport/Older-Americans-2016-Key-Indicators-of-WellBeing.pdf. Accessed December 21, 2016