Senior Solutions: Facts About Seniors

Facts about senior citizens continued...

1. According to predictions, in 2050 there will be 88.5 million seniors living in the world which would be 20% of the current population. 

Source: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/statistics/senior-american-statistics.php
2. In the U.S., there are 35.03 million seniors. Of these seniors, 18.1 million or 52% have a disability.

Source: http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/2008/20081218-MoreThanHalf.htm

3. Surprisingly, 46% of family caregivers performed some kind of medical task for their  senior loved ones.

Source: http://www.alfa.org/News/2782/Nearly-Half-of-Family-Caregivers-Assist-With-Medical-Tasks%2C-Many-Receive-No-Training

4. Out of the people from ages 70 to 80, about 30 percent of those are impaired in smell or taste. As a result, they sometimes avoid eating, eat unhealthily seasoned foods, or even eat too much. It can even lead to diabetes or high blood pressure.

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/newsroom/2005/08/nihseniorhealth-adds-information-smell-and-taste (2005)