FEWER OLDER ADULTS ARE DYING FROM FALLS IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS NEW MEXICO’S DEATH RATE FROM FALLS WAS THE FOURTH HIGHEST IN THE NATION IN 2015 AT 347…BUT THOSE DEATHS DECLINED BY 12 PERCENT LAST YEAR TO 317.
IT’S A CONCERN IN NEW MEXICO, SINCE BY 2030, OUR STATE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE THE FOURTH HIGHEST POPULATION OF PEOPLE OVER AGE 65 IN THE NATION.
