THE NUMBER OF HIP FRACTURES ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING

The risk of falling increases with age. Most hip fractures occur in people older than 65, with a rapidly increasing risk after age 80. One in three above 65 years fall on an annual basis. Other notable figures are:

• Approx. 8 in 10 who fracture a hip are women
• 85% of people who fracture suffer from osteoporosis
• Most falls happen at home mainly bedroom (28%), kitchen (15%) and stairs (15%)
• 90% of all hip fractures are caused by falls
  
  

HOW COMMON ARE HIP FRACTURES

Millions of people fracture a hip every year worldwide. As the population ages, the rate of falls and hip fractures is expected to escalate The global number of hip fractures is expected to exceed 6.26 million before 2050.

COSTS FOR HIP FRACTURES - NATIONAL AGGREGATES

UNITED KINGDOM

• Each hip fracture stands between £25.000 and £32.000 per person - same price as 700 hip protectors
  
  
• The number of hip fractures each year in the UK is over 60.000 and the cost to the NHS and social care service is at least £ 1.73 Billion per year. 2% of the national budget
  
  

UNITED STATES

• Lifetime savings to Medicare per high risk resident US$223
  Medicare could save US$136 million in the first year of a hip protector reimbursement program
• US$283 million in discounted savings over this group’s remaining lifetime
• In 2015, the total medical costs for falls totaled more than $50 billion. Medicare and Medicaid shouldered 75% of these costs

DENMARK

• The Danish National Board of Health estimated in a national Danish news paper (JP) in 2010 that there would be a net saving of 15 – 20 million DKK if hip protectors were used in all elderly homes in Denmark