Table 5.
Number and Rate of Hip Fracture Related Deaths among Adults Aged ≥65 years by Mechanism of Injury and Select Characteristics, National Vital Statistics System—United States, 2019
| Hip Fracture Deaths |
Hip Fracture Deaths Related to Falls |
Hip Fracture Deaths Related to Other External Causes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism | Na | Rateb | 95% CIc | Na | Rateb | 95% CIc | % Caused by Falls | Na | Rateb | 95% CIc | % Caused by Other External Cause |
| Total | 7731 | 15.0 | (14.6, 15.3) | 6438 | 12.5 | (12.2, 12.8) | 83.3 | 1293 | 2.5 | (2.4, 2.6) | 16.7 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 2939 | 14.6 | (14.1, 15.2) | 2446 | 12.2 | (11.7, 12.7) | 83.2 | 493 | 2.5 | (2.3, 2.7) | 16.8 |
| Female | 4792 | 15.1 | (14.7, 15.5) | 3992 | 12.6 | (12.2, 13.0) | 83.3 | 800 | 2.5 | (2.3, 2.7) | 16.7 |
| Age group | |||||||||||
| 65–74 | 587 | 1.9 | (1.7, 2.0) | 487 | 1.5 | (1.4, 1.7) | 83.0 | 100 | 0.3 | (.3, .4) | 17.0 |
| 75–84 | 1985 | 12.4 | (11.9, 13.0) | 1702 | 10.7 | (10.2, 11.2) | 85.7 | 283 | 1.8 | (1.6, 2.0) | 14.3 |
| 85+ | 5159 | 78.1 | (76.0, 80.2) | 4249 | 64.3 | (62.4, 66.3) | 82.4 | 910 | 13.8 | (12.9, 14.7) | 17.6 |
| Census divisionsd | |||||||||||
| New England | 450 | 16.5 | (15.0, 18.1) | 396 | 14.6 | (13.2, 16.1) | 88.0 | 54 | 1.9 | (1.4, 2.5) | 12.0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 568 | 7.5 | (6.9, 8.2) | 372 | 5.0 | (4.5, 5.5) | 65.5 | 196 | 2.6 | (2.2, 2.9) | 34.5 |
| East North Central | 1462 | 18.9 | (17.9, 19.9) | 1220 | 15.8 | (14.9, 16.7) | 83.4 | 242 | 3.1 | (2.7, 3.5) | 16.6 |
| West North Central | 825 | 22.5 | (20.9, 24.0) | 684 | 18.7 | (17.3, 20.1) | 82.9 | 141 | 3.8 | (3.2, 4.4) | 17.1 |
| South Atlantic | 1780 | 16.4 | (15.6, 17.2) | 1624 | 14.9 | (14.2, 15.7) | 91.2 | 156 | 1.5 | (1.2, 1.7) | 8.8 |
| East South Central | 445 | 15.5 | (14.1, 17.0) | 257 | 9.0 | (7.9, 10.1) | 57.8 | 188 | 6.6 | (5.6, 7.5) | 42.2 |
| West South Central | 590 | 11.7 | (10.7, 12.6) | 424 | 8.4 | (7.6, 9.2) | 71.9 | 166 | 3.3 | (2.8, 3.8) | 28.1 |
| Mountain | 799 | 23.0 | (21.4, 24.6) | 717 | 20.7 | (19.2, 22.2) | 89.7 | 82 | 2.3 | (1.9, 2.9) | 10.3 |
| Pacific | 812 | 10.3 | (9.6, 11.0) | 744 | 9.5 | (8.8, 10.2) | 91.6 | 68 | 0.8 | (.7, 1.1) | 8.4 |
| Urban/Rural | |||||||||||
| Urban | 6156 | 14.3 | (13.9, 14.7) | 5307 | 12.4 | (12.0, 12.7) | 86.2 | 849 | 2.0 | (1.8, 2.1) | 13.8 |
| Rural | 1575 | 18.2 | (17.3, 19.1) | 1131 | 13.1 | (12.4, 13.9) | 71.8 | 444 | 5.1 | (4.6, 5.6) | 28.2 |
a
Number of deaths related to hip fractures.
b
Rate per 100,000 population. All rates except age group specific rates were age-adjusted using direct method and the 2000 standard USA population.
c
CI = Confidence Interval.
d
New England (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI); Middle Atlantic (NY, PA, NJ); East North Central (WI, MI, IL, IN, OH); West North Central (ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO); South Atlantic (WV, MD, DE, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL); East South Central (KY, TN, AL, MS); West South Central (OK, AR, LA, TX); Mountain (MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, NV); Pacific (AK, WA, OR, CA, HI).