Table 1 Incidence and costs of fatal fall injuries by sex, age, body region, and type of injury, US, 2000*.

	Incidence, n = 10 300	Incidence (%)	Cost (millions), n = $179	Cost (%)
Age (years)
65–74	1700	17	30	17
75–84	3800	37	64	36
85+	4800	47	85	47
Sex
Men	4700	46	81	45
65–74	1000	21	18	40
75–84	1900	40	32	40
85+	1800	38	31	38
Women	5600	54	97	55
65–74	700	13	12	12
75–84	1900	34	32	33
85+	3000	54	53	55
Body region
Traumatic brain injury	4700	46	82	46
Lower extremity	3300	32	60	34
Torso	800	8	13	7
Other head/neck	300	3	5	3
Other region†	600	6	9	5
Unspecified	600	6	10	6
Type of injury
Fracture	4300	42	78	44
Internal organs	2900	28	52	29
Systemic/late effects	200	2	2	1
Superficial/contusions	100	1	1	0
Other type‡	100	1	1	1
Unspecified	2800	28	44	25

*Column totals may differ slightly due to rounding.

†Other region includes injuries of the upper extremity, vertebral column, spinal cord, and systemic/late effects.

‡Other type includes dislocation, strain/sprain, amputation, blood vessel, crushing, burns, and nerves.