Figure 1. Prevalence of groin hernia repair, inguinal hernia and femoral hernia combined, stratified by age and gender.

The results indicate the percentage of persons at a given age in the population who were operated for a groin hernia during the study period. Example: 4.19% CI 4.04–4.34% of all males aged 75–80 years in Denmark were operated for a groin hernia at least once during the study period.