Bringing together data from many federal sources, Kramarow and coauthors show that in recent decades, the health of older Americans has improved on nearly all major indicators, including longevity, self-reported health, and functioning. For example, life expectancy at ages 65 and 85 increased from 13.8 and 4.7 years, respectively, in 1950 to 18.7 and 6.8 years, respectively, in 2004. The proportion of older people reporting fair or poor health declined between 1982 and 2005 from 34. [click link for full article]
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today