Falls in the elderly: a reflective study

Abstract

In Brazil, the expectation of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) is that the population over 60 years of age is approximately 11% of the general population by the year 2020. The aging index shows that for every 100 young individuals, there are 35.4 over 60 years. Life expectancy, which was around 33.7 years in 1950/55, rose to 50.99 in 1990, reached 66.25 in 1995 and is expected to reach 77.08 in 2020/2025.3