Fall-related mortality trends in older Japanese adults aged ≥65 years: a nationwide observational study.
Hideharu HagiyaToshihiro KoyamaYoshito ZamamiYasuhisa TatebeTomoko FunahashiKazuaki ShinomiyaYoshihisa KitamuraShiro HinotsuToshiaki SendoHiromi RakugiMitsunobu R KanoPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Although Japanese healthcare has shown improvement in preventing fall-related deaths over the last two decades, the crude mortality for those aged over 85 years remains high, indicating difficulty in reducing fall-related deaths in the super-aged population. Further investigations to uncover causal factors for falls in older populations are required.