Skip to main content
. 2021 Sep;2(9):e580–e592. doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00172-0

Table 1.

Global number of incident cases, prevalent cases, and years lived with disability of fractures by anatomical site and sex in 2019, and percentage change from 1990 to 2019

Incidence (millions)
Prevalence (millions)
Years lived with disability (millions)
2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 (%) 2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 (%) 2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 (%)
Fractures
Females 76·4 (68·7–85·3) 43·3% (39·0–47·8) 200 (188–213) 76·7% (74·1–79·6) 11·5 (7·96–15·8) 71·3% (68·3–74·4)
Males 102 (93·4–111) 26·8% (23·8–30·1) 255 (240–272) 65·2% (62·7–67·5) 14·4 (9·84–20·1) 60·8% (58·0–63·4)
Both 178 (162–196) 33·4% (30·1–37·0) 455 (428–484) 70·1% (67·5–72·5) 25·8 (17·8–35·8) 65·3% (62·4–68·0)
Fracture of skull
Females 2·44 (1·82–3·37) 20·9% (6·3–29·9) 1·26 (1·13–1·48) 76·2% (66·8–84·3) 0·0833 (0·0570–0·120) 72·8% (62·7–81·8)
Males 5·16 (4·08–6·56) 16·4% (6·9–23·8) 1·92 (1·71–2·19) 59·2% (51·8–66·3) 0·130 (0·0873–0·186) 57·0% (49·1–65·4)
Both 7·59 (5·91–9·87) 17·8% (7·1–25·7) 3·18 (2·85–3·66) 65·5% (57·6–73·1) 0·213 (0·144–0·308) 62·8% (54·7–71·1)
Fracture of facial bones
Females 3·53 (2·66–4·71) 23·4% (11·3–32·2) 0·767 (0·648–0·925) 49·4% (40·0–57·2) 0·0491 (0·0302–0·0720) 47·2% (37·2–55·3)
Males 7·14 (5·81–8·87) 17·5% (9·4–23·7) 1·36 (1·16–1·60) 37·9% (31·0–44·1) 0·0885 (0·0542–0·130) 36·6% (29·5–43·2)
Both 10·7 (8·50–13·5) 19·4% (10·3–26·3) 2·13 (1·82–2·51) 41·8% (33·9–48·3) 0·138 (0·0843–0·201) 40·2% (32·3–47·1)
Fracture of sternum or fracture of one or more ribs, or both
Females 1·50 (1·02–2·26) 52·5% (41·7–64·5) 0·741 (0·657–0·851) 72·3% (67·4–76·9) 0·0709 (0·0474–0·101) 70·3% (64·6–75·6)
Males 2·61 (1·91–3·59) 39·1% (32·1–46·8) 1·24 (1·11–1·40) 59·6% (55·4–63·5) 0·120 (0·0809–0·171) 58·0% (53·5–63·0)
Both 4·11 (2·97–5·82) 43·7% (35·7–52·8) 1·98 (1·77–2·26) 64·1% (59·8–67·9) 0·191 (0·128–0·272) 62·4% (57·8–66·9)
Fracture of clavicle, scapula, or humerus
Females 8·50 (6·53–10·9) 38·4% (28·2–46·2) 3·45 (3·04–3·96) 69·7% (62·7–76·3) 0·114 (0·0692–0·179) 67·4% (60·3–74·3)
Males 10·8 (8·78–13·2) 24·6% (15·2–31·4) 3·95 (3·47–4·50) 53·6% (46·4–60·2) 0·133 (0·0818–0·207) 52·0% (44·6–59·0)
Both 19·3 (15·3–24·0) 30·3% (20·9–37·2) 7·40 (6·50–8·46) 60·7% (53·8–67·2) 0·247 (0·151–0·386) 58·8% (51·8–65·6)
Fracture of radius or ulna, or both
Females 15·0 (11·5–19·5) 37·7% (30·5–43·6) 3·08 (2·55–3·79) 57·2% (51·2–63·3) 0·103 (0·0631–0·159) 60·6% (54·4–67·8)
Males 15·7 (13·0–19·0) 23·4% (17·1–28·2) 3·19 (2·69–3·77) 42·4% (36·8–47·8) 0·107 (0·0665–0·166) 46·4% (40·3–53·0)
Both 30·7 (24·5–38·6) 30·0% (23·4–34·9) 6·27 (5·25–7·55) 49·3% (43·6–54·7) 0·210 (0·131–0·325) 53·0% (47·2–59·4)
Fracture of hand, wrist, or other distal part of hand
Females 6·71 (5·11–8·61) 28·1% (20·4–34·7) 9·51 (8·79–10·4) 76·5% (72·4–80·7) 0·120 (0·0633–0·208) 76·2% (72·2–80·7)
Males 12·3 (10·0–14·9) 16·6% (11·5–21·0) 14·2 (13·2–15·5) 60·8% (57·2–64·8) 0·181 (0·0962–0·314) 61·3% (57·8–65·9)
Both 19·0 (15·2–23·5) 20·4% (14·8–25·5) 23·7 (22·0–25·8) 66·7% (63·1–70·5) 0·301 (0·160–0·522) 66·9% (63·3–71·2)
Fracture of vertebral column
Females 3·68 (2·71–5·04) 47·9% (29·4–60·2) 2·53 (2·19–2·97) 90·7% (78·3–100·9) 0·257 (0·173–0·361) 86·8% (74·5–97·1)
Males 4·90 (3·87–6·28) 30·9% (18·5–40·2) 2·80 (2·39–3·25) 69·0% (59·1–78·2) 0·292 (0·194–0·409) 66·2% (56·5–75·5)
Both 8·58 (6·64–11·3) 37·7% (23·0–48·0) 5·33 (4·59–6·21) 78·7% (68·0–88·1) 0·548 (0·370–0·767) 75·3% (64·7–84·7)
Fracture of pelvis
Females 2·86 (2·01–4·08) 52·8% (30·8–70·3) 8·37 (7·60–9·61) 66·3% (62·4–71·8) 1·42 (1·00–1·97) 64·4% (60·7–69·7)
Males 3·18 (2·42–4·20) 30·5% (12·4–44·3) 10·4 (9·50–11·9) 59·8% (55·7–65·8) 1·80 (1·27–2·46) 57·7% (53·7–63·4)
Both 6·04 (4·44–8·30) 40·2% (20·9–55·2) 18·8 (17·1–21·5) 62·6% (58·9–68·1) 3·22 (2·27–4·43) 60·6% (57·0–65·8)
Fracture of hip
Females 8·14 (6·18–10·6) 107·4% (87·5–120·8) 13·8 (12·6–15·3) 120·3% (112·0–126·3) 1·65 (1·15–2·19) 71·8% (59·9–83·2)
Males 6·11 (4·92–7·53) 76·0% (54·8–90·4) 9·82 (8·89–11·1) 104·2% (91·7–112·3) 1·29 (0·885–1·75) 50·2% (38·1–61·4)
Both 14·2 (11·1–18·1) 92·7% (71·9–106·7) 23·6 (21·6–26·3) 113·3% (102·8–120·1) 2·94 (2·03–3·96) 61·6% (49·6–73·1)
Fracture of femur, other than femoral neck
Females 6·75 (5·26–8·63) 56·7% (41·5–69·5) 21·1 (19·5–23·1) 106·8% (101·6–112·1) 0·890 (0·595–1·27) 99·0% (92·1–105·4)
Males 7·89 (6·48–9·59) 35·1% (24·1–44·2) 22·1 (20·3–23·9) 92·4% (86·8–97·9) 0·961 (0·641–1·37) 83·4% (75·8–90·5)
Both 14·6 (11·9–18·0) 44·3% (31·5–54·6) 43·2 (39·8–46·8) 99·2% (93·7–104·5) 1·85 (1·23–2·64) 90·6% (83·4–97·3)
Fracture of patella, tibia or fibula, or ankle
Females 13·4 (10·8–16·9) 40·9% (34·8–46·2) 127 (118–139) 70·5% (68·2–73·2) 6·52 (4·28–9·44) 69·3% (66·9–72·0)
Males 19·3 (16·0–23·0) 30·7% (25·2–35·6) 172 (161–185) 62·2% (59·9–64·3) 8·99 (5·89–13·0) 61·3% (59·0–63·7)
Both 32·7 (26·9–39·7) 34·7% (29·0–39·4) 300 (279–323) 65·6% (63·3–67·8) 15·5 (10·2–22·6) 64·6% (62·3–66·9)
Fracture of foot bones except ankle
Females 3·90 (2·81–5·29) 26·7% (15·7–33·9) 7·75 (7·03–8·79) 76·9% (72·1–82·3) 0·189 (0·116–0·295) 75·1% (70·6–81·5)
Males 6·78 (5·22–8·67) 18·2% (11·1–23·6) 11·7 (10·6–12·9) 66·4% (61·9–71·5) 0·290 (0·176–0·455) 65·2% (60·6–71·1)
Both 10·7 (8·07–14·0) 21·1% (12·7–26·7) 19·4 (17·8–21·7) 70·4% (66·1–75·6) 0·480 (0·291–0·750) 68·9% (64·6–74·8)

Values in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. Counts are given to three significant figures and percentage changes to one decimal place.

HHS Vulnerability Disclosure