Dehydration statistics

Incidence, effects, risks of dehydration

The following page offers dehydration statistics concerning incidence, effects of dehydration & elderly dehydration.

Additionally, there are statistics on hospital dehydration that are telling & alarming. Finally, there are some numbers & anecdotal cases involving the law & cases of dehydration in various institutions.

On another page we chart how dehydration happens naturally throughout the lifespan. It’s suggested that what we call “aging” may be mostly due to increasing, partially unavoidable, dehydration.

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The following dehydration statistics do not discuss drinking water that contains sediment & contaminants, a rather common & serious problem even in developed countries.

1)The average person drinks about 16,000 gallons (60,600 liters) of water during a lifetime.

2)Sound dehydration statistics suggest 75% of citizens in developed countries are chronically dehydrated.

3)In 1/3 of Americans, the thirst sensation is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

4)Effects of MILD dehydration slows down metabolism as much as 3%.

5)For each 1% loss of water, there is a loss of 10% in exercise performance.

6)Research suggests that 8-10 glasses of water a day eases back & joint pain for 80% of sufferers.

7)A 2% drop in body water causes fuzzy memory, trouble with basic math, and problems focusing on a computer screen or printed page. Your brain desperately needs water to function at its best.

8)Drinking 5 glasses of water daily lessens the risk of colon cancer by 45%. 9)Drinking 5 glasses of water a day slashes the risk of breast cancer by 79%.

10)Drinking 5 glasses of water makes you 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

11)Research shows that 70% of pre-school children drink no water at all during the day.

12)My experience in middle school is that less than 10% of the students drink any water in a 7 hour day.

13)The average adult loses 10 cups of fluid a day through sweating, exhaling, urinating and bowel movements. Some more water is lost thru other means.

14) We are mostly water - about 70 of the human body is made of water.

The following dehydration statistics were derived from studies in England but fairly represent the situation in developed countries.

15)Elderly dehydration is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization among people over 65. In fact about one half of those hospitalized for dehydration die within one year.

16) About 73% of hospital episodes for fluid loss required hospital admission.

17) About 37% of hospital episodes for fluid loss were for men: 63% were for women. So if you are concerned about an elderly loved one’s hospital experience, be especially alert if the patient is female.

18) A startling 92% of hospital episodes for fluid loss required emergency hospital admission.

19) While elderly dehydration is a common problem, youngsters were not immune to the effects of dehydration - 12% of hospital episodes for fluid loss occurred in 15-59 year olds.

20) Not surprisingly, 67% of hospital episodes for fluid loss occurred in people over 75

The following medical news items involved Dehydration:

* There was a $1.2 million award over wrongful death suit

* Baby died due to poor treatment of dehydration

* There are lawyers who specialize in neglect in nursing homes & hospitals, where the neglect leads to dehydration & following specific dehydration effects.

* There are numerous DAILY news stories on the effects of dehydration especially elderly dehydration.

So while, the effects of dehydration may not be something that the average person thinks about often, its effects are as layered into society as cancer or hypertension.

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