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

eTable 3. Age- and sex-standardized incidence of fractures in 2019*.

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
818.2/467.7
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
Proximal tibia 2.6/3.1
10.8/12.1
3.2/5.2
11.6/18.3
4.8/6.9
18.5/26.2
14.6/9.5
42.0/27.5
14.7/6.6
52.8/25.1
11.3/3.8
53.7/21.4
9.0/2.1
58.3/21.0
2.4/0.4
87.0/28.7
Shaft of femur 1.4/4.2
4.2/11.6
0.8/2.6
2.1/6.6
0.8/2.0
2.1/5.4
2.3/3.4
4.8/5.4
5.4/4.3
13.8/7.0
13.1/6.3
44.5/11.6
30.0/8.8
139.5/25.4
12.6/2.0
331.0/103.6
Femur subtrochanteric 0.1/0.5
0.4/1.4
0.1/0.7
0.3/1.7
0.4/1.0
1.0/2.8
2.0/2.5
4.0/5.2
5.3/4.6
13.5/12.6
14.1/7.4
47.4/29.8
31.4/11.0
145.3/79.7
15.5/3.4
402.2/178.8
Shaft of humerus 1.4/8.7
3.9/8.7
3.0/5.8
3.0/5.8
5.3/6.5
5.3/6.5
12.1/8.9
12.1/8.9
27.3/13.3
27.3/13.3
53.3/21.9
53.3/21.9
86.4/34.4
86.4/34.3
148.4/ 51.4
148.4/51.4
Cervical spine 0.9/2.4
2.2/5.2
0.9/2.5
1.8/5.1
0.9/3.0
2.1/6.6
2.4/5.9
4.0/9.8
3.8/7.1
7.9/15.6
10.0/11.0
27.4/35.8
20.2/16.3
75.5/96.2
8.9/3.6
188.3/153.1
Metatarsal bones 5.2/8.4
11.8/17.6
5.7/8.1
11.5/15.5
6.6/8.1
13.7/16.8
13.0/9.8
20.3/15.5
10.4/5.3
20.3/11.0
7.8/2.8
20.0/8.5
6.3/1.3
22.2/7.1
1.2/0.1
23.2/5.3
Proximal ulna 1.9/3.9
4.4/8.1
2.1/3.7
4.3/7.0
2.7/4.6
5.6/9.5
8.8/7.1
13.8/9.5
12.8/5.9
25.0/11.2
16.8/4.5
43.3/13.7
16.7/3.6
58.9/19.7
4.4/0.6
86.6/25.0
Patella 1.4/3.2
2.8/6.1
1.6/3.6
2.8/6.2
2.1/3.2
4.1/6.1
8.4/5.4
11.9/7.7
14.2/5.6
25.1/10.5
20.6/5.3
48.1/14.8
16.9/4.9
54.1/24.5
2.9/0.9
52.7/32.1
Distal tibia 3.2/6.4
6.4/11.5
3.8/9.1
6.5/15.0
5.6/9.3
10.1/16.5
10.3/12.2
13.8/16.6
9.2/8.0
15.5/14.3
7.3/3.7
16.2/9.8
7.3/2.1
22.3/10.0
2.4/0.3
40.7/10.6
Distal femur 0.9/2.1
1.8/3.9
0.7/1.8
1.3/3.0
1.3/2.0
2.4/3.6
5.1/3.9
6.9/5.3
9.2/3.8
15.4/6.8
16.3/4.1
36.2/10.7
28.2/4.1
85.6/19.4
15.3/1.1
261.2/ 36.3
Shaft of tibia 3.9/13.9
7.6/24.9
4.2/10.9
7.2/18.0
5.4/10.4
9.7/18.5
8.0/12.3
10.8/16.6
6.8/7.1
11.4/12.6
4.9/3.5
10.8/9.1
4.9/1.7
14.8/8.0
1.9/0.4
32.2/12.5
Proximal radius 3.5/7.0
6.4/11.7
5.2/10.1
8.3/15.4
6.9/9.3
11.5/15.3
16.6/9.4
20.8/11.8
14.5/4.1
22.5/6.8
7.7/1.5
15.9/3.6
3.3/0.5
9.2/2.1
0.5/0.1
7.2/3.0
Carpal and metacarpal bones 3.1/24.3
5.6/40.4
2.8/14.9
4.5/22.7
2.4/9.0
4.0/14.8
5.2/9.0
6.5/11.4
5.4/5.7
8.3/9.3
6.0/3.9
12.3/9.4
5.1/2.0
14.4/8.8
1.1/0.3
16.8/8.7
Acetabulum 0.6/1.8
1.0/2.9
0.6/2.0
0.9/3.0
0.7/2.4
1.1/3.8
2.2/6.8
2.7/8.2
3.6/7.9
5.4/12.7
9.6/11.9
19.1/28.2
19.7/15.6
53.6/67.0
9.0/5.5
137.8/169.0
Rib 1.0/1.8
1.5/2.6
1.1/3.6
1.5/4.7
2.0/5.6
3.0/8.0
4.2/9.9
4.6/10.9
3.9/9.1
5.3/13.1
8.1/10.1
14.5/21.6
17.1/11.7
42.0/45.1
8.2/2.6
113.2/73.0
Distal humerus 2.3/3.1
3.5/4.4
3.2/2.9
3.1/3.8
2.4/2.5
3.4/3.5
6.3/4.7
6.7/5.0
11.4/4.5
15.1/6.4
15.7/4.7
27.6/9.8
23.4/5.1
56.3/19.2
7.6/1.2
103.4/31.8
Calcaneus 1.3/5.9
1.7/7.1
2.3/13.1
2.7/14.2
3.2/14.6
3.8/17.1
6.1/19.5
5.4/17.5
7.2/11.1
8.0/13.1
5.9/4.2
8.7/7.3
3.3/1.3
6.6/4.2
0.8/0.1
9.6/2.6
Scapula 1.0/5.9
0.7/3.9
1.2/8.5
0.8/5.2
1.7/8.7
1.1/5.7
5.0/1
4.72.5/7.4
6.6/1
0.64.1/7.0
8.5/6.7
7.0/6.6
11.0/5.2
12.4/9.3
3.3/1.2
20.9/15.1
Medial malleolus 6.2/11.2
4.3/7.2
4.1/10.1
2.5/5.9
3.4/10.2
2.2/6.4
7.2/11.4
3.4/5.5
7.2/8.2
4.3/5.3
7.2/3.9
5.9/3.7
5.8/1.7
6.3/2.9
1.5/0.3
9.2/3.4
Sternum 3.3/2.8
2.2/1.7
2.4/3.3
1.4/1.9
3.7/4.4
2.3/2.7
8.0/8.2
3.7/3.8
8.9/8.3
5.2/5.1
11.9/7.7
9.1/7.0
13.2/8.9
13.9/14.6
3.9/1.2
23.0/14.7
Shaft of radius 1.9/11.0
1.2/6.3
2.7/8.2
1.5/4.3
3.8/5.9
2.2/3.3
8.3/7.6
3.5/3.3
11.6/3.9
6.2/2.2
12.1/3.2
8.5/2.6
13.2/2.2
12.8/3.4
4.2/0.2
22.6/2.6
Shaft of ulna 3.0/7.5
1.8/4.1
3.5/6.9
1.8/3.5
4.0/7.5
2.2/4.1
8.4/9.9
3.5/4.1
12.5/7.3
6.5/4.0
11.8/3.9
8.1/3.2
8.8/2.7
8.2/4.0
1.9/0.4
10.2/4.2
Tarsal bones 6.0/12.9
1.6/3.0
5.5/13.0
1.3/2.8
7.8/10.6
1.8/2.5
8.3/11.7
1.5/2.1
5.5/5.5
1.2/1.3
5.0/2.9
1.5/1.0
4.1/0.7
1.6/0.4
0.4/0.0
0.9/0.0
Fibula 2.0/8.4
0.8/2.9
2.9/7.1
1.0/2.2
4.0/7.5
1.4/2.6
9.1/10.5
2.4/2.6
7.2/6.1
2.3/2.7
10.2/6.7
4.3/2.1
11.3/3.8
6.6/3.5
3.2/0.0
10.4/3.5
Scaphoid 3.4/35.8
1.1/11.0
2.8/15.6
0.8/4.4
2.2/8.4
0.7/2.5
6.3/7.6
1.4/1.8
5.4/4.8
1.5/1.5
3.2/1.9
1.2/0.9
2.0/0.8
1.0/0.6
0.0/0.0
0.0/0.0
Talus 10.9/19.1
3.0/4.8
6.3/17.5
1.5/4.0
3.7/11.4
0.9/2.8
4.6/10.7
0.9/2.0
3.1/4.8
0.7/1.2
3.2/1.8
1.0/0.7
1.6/0.6
0.7/0.4
0.6/0.0
1.3/0.0

* 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 percentage proportion of the total number of fractures at the respective anatomical site