Mortality Data on Falls from the CDC shows the increase in risk as Americans age - and that is the direction of our demographics:
Cause of death (based on ICD-10, 2004) Falls (W00-W19)
All ages 26,009
Under 1 year 10
1-4 years 24
5-14 years 28
15-24 years 211
25-34 years 299
35-44 years 493
45-54 years 1,283
55-64 years 2,011
65-74 years 2,988
75-84 years 7,249
85 years and over 11,412
Not stated 1
