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Mortality of hip fractures compared with other diseases in Indian population.
| Diseases | One-year mortality, % |
|---|---|
| Lung Cancer26 | 82.5 |
| Stroke27 | 47.6 |
| Liver cirrhosis28 | 33.2 |
| COPD exacerbation29 | 32.4 |
| Hip fractures (present study) | 19.0 |
| Heart failure30 | 17.6 |
| Myocardial infarction31 | 15.5 |
| Oral Cancer32 | 12.0ⴕ |
| Prostate cancer33 | 8.0 |
| Cervical cancer34 | 7.5 |
| Breast cancer35 | 3.0 |
ⴕ2 year survival.
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
