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Health Statistics

Older Adults

Administration for Community Living

AGing, Independence, and Disability Program Data Portal
An online-query system for ACL program statistics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FastStats: Older Person's Health
Basic statistics from CDC publications, links to more data and related resources.

State of Healthy Aging in American Report
This report assesses the health of the U.S. population age 65 and older and makes recommendations for improvement.  Statistics on 15 key indicators covering health status, health behaviors, preventative care and screening, and injuries are available at the national, regional, or state level.

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics

AgingStats.gov
Features a report titled Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being, covering 38 key indicators at the national level.  Also includes a Retirement Resources report, and a bibliography of Data Sources on Older Americans.

U.S. Census Bureau

Age and Sex Data
Points to key census products and publications with statistics by age including special age groups: baby boomers, grandparents and the older population.