Table 1.

Number of fractures and predicted population growth in men and women ≥ 50 years

Country/Province	Number of fracturesa in 2015 [9, 21, 50]	Population at risk in 2015 (thousands) [22]	Crude fracture rate/1000	Population growth 2015–2030 [22, 24]
Canada	211,968	13,363	16	24%
British Columbia	30,856	1866	17	23%
Alberta	17,027	1271	13	39%b
Saskatchewan	8510	389	22	24%
Ontario	76,627	5092	15	26%
Quebec	53,052	3257	16	19%
New Brunswick	5399	327	17	15%
Newfoundland	3654	225	16	18%

^aIncludes hip, vertebral, wrist, pelvic, and other fractures

Sources: Tarride et al. (2012) [9], Osteoporosis Canada (2013) [21], Statistics Canada (2019) [22], Statistics Canada (2019) [24], and Burge et al. (2007) [50]

^bHistorically, Alberta has one of the highest population growth rates in Canada. Between 1972 and 2009, Alberta achieved an average annual population growth that was almost double the Canadian average [51]