8% isn't that bad considering the base rate is about 13% for anyone 85 and over (sorry, there's no data for the 80 and over group). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/da

8% isn't that bad considering the base rate is about 13% for anyone 85 and over (sorry, there's no data for the 80 and over group). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db355-h.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db355-h.pdf Edit: just saw the comment from loftyal, who cites a base rate of 8% for 80+.