Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services HCA/240 Disease trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services The 2010 Census reveals that the United States population was about 308.7 million as of 1 April, 2010, a rise of 9.7% in the population since 2000. There was a 9.9% increase on male now over 151.8 million in the population, as compared to the female which is about 9.5% or 157 million. Of the 308.7 million, 112.8 of them are ages 18 and under, 81.5 are ages 45-64, and 40.3 are 65 years of age and over (Howden, Meyer, 2011). A study conducted by the University of Phoenix entitled as Trends in aging-United States and Worldwide (2003), revealed that in 2030, the population will again increase for people ages 65 and older by 19.6% or 71 million, and those aged...