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Leading health concerns among older U.S. adults as they age 2015

Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 60 years and older who were concerned about select health problems as they age as of 2015

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 60 years and older who were concerned about select issues related to health as they age, as of 2015. It was found that 40% of those aged 60 years and older were concerned about maintaining their physical health as they age, while 35% were concerned with losing their memory.

Maintaining physical health	40
Losing memory	35
Maintaining mental health	32
Managing chronic health conditions	27
Paying for unexpected illnesses or accident	21
Getting to doctors' appointments and other important appointments	11
Preparing for end of life	11
Feeling depressed	9
Feeling isolated	8

Leading health concerns among older U.S. adults as they age 2015

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