Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16
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Topic: Injury
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 October 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16. AIHW, 2018.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2015–16, there were an estimated 18,746 new hip fractures in Australia, a crude rate of 199 hip fractures per 100,000 population aged 45 and over. This represents a decline in the rate of hip fractures over time, suggesting that measures to reduce risk factors and prevent falls are having an effect.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-431-7
- Cat. no: PHE 226
- Pages: 50
Findings from this report:
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In 2015–16, there were 18,746 new hip fractures in Australia—a rate of 199 per 100,000 population aged 45 and over.
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In 2015–16, 87% of new hip fractures were the result of a minimal trauma (low impact) fall.
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In 2015–16, the hospitalisation rate for new hip fractures was 1.7 times as high for women as for men.
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In 2015–16, 1,159 hip fractures were not surgically managed—rate of 12 per 100,000 people aged 45 and over.