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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Br Med Bull. 2020 May 15;133(1):105–117. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldaa005

Table 1. Impact of osteoporosis-related fractures across Europe. Data derived from Hernlund et al, Archives of Osteoporosis, 2013.

Hip Spine Wrist
Lifetime risk in Women (%) 23 29 21
Lifetime risk in Men (%) 11 14 5
Cases / year 620,000 810,000 574,000
Hospitalization (%) 100 2-10 5
Relative survival 0.83 0.82 1.00
Costs: All sites combined ~ €37 billion