• The fact that the risk of falls increases with age is well known.
• About one third of the elder population over the age of 65 falls each year. At 80 years, over half of the seniors fall annually.
• Most of the falls happen inside their home or outside near their home.
• Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among the elderly.
  

Not only the elderly run the risk of falling.

Everyone is subject to falling and although the consequences of falling are more dangerous to older adults, the younger population can be badly injured after falling.