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Delaware
2021 Senior Report
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State Findings: Delaware, 2021, 2021 Senior Report
Strengths
- Low poverty rate
- Low suicide rate
- Low risk of social isolation
Challenges
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
- High prevalence of obesity
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
Highlights
- The number of home health care workers decreased 19% between 2017 and 2019 from 144 to 116 aides per 1,000 adults ages 65+ with a disability
- Exercise increased 46% between 2017 and 2019 from 17.0% to 24.9% of adults ages 65+
- Early deaths decreased 12% between 2017 and 2019 from 1,800 to 1,591 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65-74
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