Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Aging: A Vital Process

Vital Statistics Links

Table 19-1 (See p. 565 in your text.)
Life Expectancy

Information on life expectancy among Americans is available from the following sites:

http://www.aoa.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration on Aging

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs National Center for Health Statistics

Information on life expectancy in other countries is available in the World Health Organization's annual http://www.who.int/whr World Health Report.

Figure 19-3 (See p. 566 in your text.)
A statistical look at older Americans

Statistics on older Americans are available at the following sites:

http://www.census.gov U.S. Bureau of the Census

http://www.aoa.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration on Aging

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs National Center for Health Statistics (see especially the site for http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/aging/trenddata.htm Trends in Health and Aging)

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