Emergency Department and Hospital Visits, Aged 65 and Older

Emergency Department Visits From Unintentional Injury, Aged 65 and Older, Florida, 2024
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Hospital Visits From Unintentional Injury, Aged 65 and Older, Florida, 2024
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
  
STATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ Rate
Emergency Department Visits, Aged 65 and Older8
Per 100,0002024
1,801,565
36,002.4
Per 100,0002024
857
17.1
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
577
16.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
90
19.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
163
19.7
Per 100,0002024
41,901
837.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
26,547
751.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
5,992
1,263.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
7,670
925.5
Per 100,0002024
35,710
713.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
21,558
610.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4,588
967.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
7,740
934.0
Per 100,0002024
17,646
352.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
8,271
234.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4,560
961.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3,975
479.7
Per 100,0002024
279,601
5,587.5
Per 100,0002024
2,309
46.1
Per 100,0002024
134
2.7
Per 100,0002024
10,459
209.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
6,918
195.8
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
1,074
226.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
1,957
236.2
Per 100,0002024
921
18.4
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
640
18.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
118
24.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
102
12.3
Per 100,0002024
26,583
531.2
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Motorcyclist
Per 100,0002024
998
19.9
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Occupant
Per 100,0002024
23,920
478.0
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Pedalcyclist
Per 100,0002024
926
18.5
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Pedestrian
Per 100,0002024
733
14.6
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Other/Unspecified
Per 100,0002024
6
0.1
Per 100,0002024
135
2.7
Per 100,0002024
4,595
91.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
3,210
90.8
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
608
128.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
537
64.8
Per 100,0002024
61,281
1,224.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
41,140
1,164.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
7,053
1,487.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
10,246
1,236.4
Per 100,0002024
792
15.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
575
16.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
67
14.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
103
12.4
Per 100,0002024
2,209
44.1
Per 100,0002024
3,902
78.0
Per 100,0002024
6,928
138.4
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
4,526
128.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
822
173.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
1,206
145.5
Per 100,0002024
447,861
8,950.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
324,369
9,179.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
39,050
8,233.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
62,010
7,482.8
Hospitalizations, Aged 65 and Older8
Per 100,0002024
1,354,673
27,071.7
Per 100,0002024
2,060
41.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
1,339
37.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
235
49.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
345
41.6
Per 100,0002024
23,896
477.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
16,337
462.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
2,744
578.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3,883
468.6
Per 100,0002024
20,347
406.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
14,038
397.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
1,822
384.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3,572
431.0
Per 100,0002024
25,294
505.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
13,866
392.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
5,401
1,138.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
4,765
575.0
Per 100,0002024
72,175
1,442.3
Per 100,0002024
25,816
515.9
Per 100,0002024
114
2.3
Per 100,0002024
52,320
1,045.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
35,621
1,008.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4,597
969.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
8,616
1,039.7
Per 100,0002024
309
6.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
215
6.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
36
7.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
43
5.2
Per 100,0002024
4,257
85.1
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Motorcyclist
Per 100,0002024
3,071
61.4
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Occupant
Per 100,0002024
441
8.8
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Pedalcyclist
Per 100,0002024
451
9.0
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Pedestrian
Per 100,0002024
292
5.8
       Motor Vehicle Traffic-Other/Unspecified
Per 100,0002024
<5
0.0
Per 100,0002024
150
3.0
Per 100,0002024
4,554
91.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
3,050
86.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
593
125.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
625
75.4
Per 100,0002024
145,400
2,905.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
94,001
2,660.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
18,531
3,906.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
25,640
3,094.0
Per 100,0002024
3,704
74.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
2,925
82.8
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
184
38.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
387
46.7
Per 100,0002024
549
11.0
Per 100,0002024
4,308
86.1
Per 100,0002024
59,639
1,191.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
38,993
1,103.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
8,161
1,720.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
8,447
1,019.3
Per 100,0002024
87,606
1,750.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
67,096
1,898.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4,573
964.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
11,226
1,354.6
5/5/2026 12:33:10 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking