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. 2021 Oct 8;118(40):665–669. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0238

Table 2. Age- and sex-standardized incidence of fractures in 2019, presented for the total number and for the 10 most common fractures.

Anatomical site 20–29
years
30–39
years
40–49
years
50–59
years
60–69
years
70–79
years
80–89
years
≥ 90
years
Percentage female/male
Incidence female/male
Total 1.3/3.0
195.9/415.2
1.4/3.2
185.6/394.2
2.1/3.6
285.1/481.5
6.3/5.8
644.8/598.6
9.0/5.4
1146.7/731.4
14.2/6.0
2391.3/1203.3
21.4/7.3
4927.2/2646.2
7.9/1.9
10 284.5/4999.1
Femur femoral neck 0.1/0.1
1.1/2.4
0.1/0.3
2.1/4.8
0.4/0.8
6.5/12.6
2.8/2.4
33.5/29.1
6.2/4.3
95.1/68.7
15.6/8.2
310.4/192.7
29.9/12.9
816.6/554.9
11.9/4.0
1828.3/1224.4
Femur pertrochanteric 0/0.1
0.4/1.9
0.1/0.3
1.1/4.5
0.2/0.6
2.6/9.0
1.4/2.1
14.8/23.0
4.1/3.9
55.3/56.1
12.6/6.9
226.9/147.5
33.1/12.0
818.2/4 67.7
18.4/4.2
2549.9/1181.7
Distal radius 1.6/2.3
24.3/33.0
2.1/2.7
18.7/35.6
3.5/3.4
50.3/47.9
12.8/5.0
136.9/54.0
19.4/3.9
258.3/55.5
20.1/2.5
352.7/52.4
16.0/1.5
387.3/56.8
2.9/0.2
393.9/57.5
Proximal humerus 0.3/0.5
4.5/6.2
0.7/1.3
7.6/15.0
1.5/2.2
18.6/26.3
7.7/4.5
70.7/41.1
14.3/5.0
162.8/60.4
21.7/5.3
326.7/94.9
23.3/4.9
478.1/158.8
5.7/1.1
666.7/247.6
Lumbar spine 1.3/1.7
13.2/16.1
0.9/1.7
8.1/14.4
1.3/2.4
11.9/22.4
4.6/4.8
32.8/34.6
7.5/6.0
66.0/56.2
16.3/8.7
190.1/121.1
23.9/10.9
383.4/274.8
6.0/2.1
537.4/385.2
Pelvic ring 0.8/0.6
7.4/4.8
0.7/0.7
5.1/5.1
0.9/0.9
7.0/6.9
2.9/1.9
17.6/11.5
4.9/2.5
36.9/19.8
16.7/3.9
165.1/45.4
38.2/6.7
518.6/142.7
15.8/2.1
1203.4/316.8
Lateral malleolus 8.5/16.1
27.0/46.4
9.6/14.0
26.7/37.9
15.8/14.9
45.6/42.5
31.1/21.2
67.3/46.3
25.2/15.6
67.9/44.8
21.0/11.4
74.9/48.4
13.9/6.1
67.9/47.0
2.3/0.7
63.1/36.7
Multiple ribs 0.3/0.7
2.3/4.6
0.6/2.1
3.5/12.1
1.2/4.5
7.6/27.6
3.5/11.2
16.3/52.8
2.7/10.6
21.5/65.7
7.9/11.7
60.6/106.4
17.1/13.3
179.9/220.1
8.4/3.2
500.5/377.3
Thoracic spine 1.5/2.5
9.3/13.8
1.2/2.7
6.2/13.6
1.4/2.9
7.7/16.2
4.9/5.3
20.3/22.1
7.3/5.5
37.8/30.4
16.5/7.3
112.7/59.2
24.6/8.6
231.0/127.0
6.3/1.6
331.6/168.2
Clavicle 2.8/13.5
13.6/60.9
2.4/12.5
10.3/51.7
2.5/12.7
11.2/56.6
6.2/16.3
20.8/55.2
5.1/8.3
21.5/37.1
4.6/3.9
25.7/25.9
4.9/3.3
37.4/26.1
1.6/0.4
70.0/38.2

* The incidence values of the male and female population per 100 000 inhabitants are presented for the age groups in 10-year increments as well as in percent proportion of the total number of fractures at the respective anatomical site