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Falls cause more deaths than car crashes =C2=A0

Accidental falls have quietly become one of the deadliest threats to older =
Americans, surpassing many other major causes of death. Despite widespread =
efforts to prevent them, fall-related deaths have increased over the past t=
wo decades.

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- In 2023, more Americans died from accidental falls (47,026) than motor ve=
hicle accidents (44,762), reversing a pattern from 2000.

- While an aging population contributes to the rise, fall death rates have =
still more than doubled on an age-adjusted basis, with rates rising in ever=
y senior age bracket.=C2=A0

[Percent change in accidental fall death rates]([link removed]
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- States with the highest fall death rates tend to have older populations a=
nd colder climates; Wisconsin had the highest rate in 2023 (25.3 falls per =
100,000 people), while Alabama ranked lowest (5.2 falls per 100,000).

- Age is one predictor of state-level differences in death rates from accid=
ental falls.=E2=80=AF Maine and Vermont have the [highest percentages](http=
s://usafacts.org/articles/america-is-getting-older-which-states-have-the-la=
rgest-elderly-populations/) populations over the age of 65, and they ranked=
second and third in death rates for falls. But weather also matters: eight=
of the 10 states with the highest age-adjusted death rates are snowy in th=
e winter. =C2=A0

- Despite prevention efforts like safety campaigns and homes using more gua=
rdrails, risk factors such as increased prescription drug use and alcohol c=
onsumption may be offsetting progress.=C2=A0

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How marriage varies by states and age=C2=A0

Americans are marrying later than in previous decades, but what=E2=80=99s c=
onsidered early in one state might be late in another. And some states cons=
istently report longer average marriages, while others have higher rates of=
both marriage and divorce. [Where does your state rank?]([link removed]
org/articles/how-does-marriage-vary-by-state/) =C2=A0

[Median age and duration of current marriage]([link removed]
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- Utah had the nation=E2=80=99s highest marriage rate in 2024: 24.5 new mar=
riages for every 1,000 people. Second highest was Washington, DC, with 22.1=
, followed by Idaho with 21.2. =C2=A0
=C2=A0
- The median age at first marriage was 30.2 for men and 28.6 for women, and=
these ages have steadily risen over the past decades. In 1956, the median =
marriage age for men was 22.5; for women, it was 20.1. =C2=A0
=C2=A0
- Median marriage duration varies by state, too: longest in Vermont (22.6 y=
ears), Maine, and Wisconsin (both around 22.5 years) and shortest in Alaska=
, Nevada, and Texas (ranging between 16 and 18 years). =C2=A0
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- The nation=E2=80=99s highest divorce rate was in Oklahoma, where there we=
re 9.7 divorces per 1,000 people in 2024. Rhode Island had the lowest rate =
of any state at 5.1, while Washington, DC, had a lower rate than any state =
at 4.9.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
- States with longer-lasting marriages tend to have older populations; marr=
iages in Washington, DC, are notably shorter than expected given median age=
s. Utah=E2=80=99s also an outlier for longer marriages relative to its youn=
ger population =E2=80=94 which it owes in part to the fact that the median =
age at marriage is lowest in Utah.=C2=A0

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How have Americans' sleeping habits changed in past 20 years?

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Data behind the news

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said last week that the United States will co=
ntrol Venezuela=E2=80=99s oil sales =E2=80=9Cindefinitely.=E2=80=9D For con=
text against domestic production, the US has [exported more oil than it imp=
orted]([link removed]
orter/) every month since August 2021.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its vaccine=
recommendations for children, removing six shots from its =E2=80=9Cunivers=
ally recommended=E2=80=9D category, instead recommending those shots for ch=
ildren with certain high-risk factors. [We have the data on child vaccinati=
ons]([link removed]), includin=
g information on the update.

The Labor Department released monthly data on the state of the job market l=
ast Friday. The national unemployment rate was 4.4% in December, up 0.3 per=
centage points from a year before. But the rate fell in some states =E2=80=
=94 [was yours one of them]([link removed]
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One last fact

[Government payments contribute an average of 13.5% to net farm income](htt=
ps://usafacts.org/articles/federal-farm-subsidies-what-data-says/)

[Farm subsidies]([link removed]
data-says/) have contributed an average of 13.5% of net farm income nationw=
ide since they began in 1933. In 2024, they accounted for 5.9% of farm inco=
me, a 7.6 percentage-point difference from the 91-year average.=C2=A0

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