Review Article

Geographic Variation in Osteoporotic Hip Fracture Incidence: The Growing Importance of Asian Influences in Coming Decades

Table 1

Age standardized hip fracture rates (per 100,000) across different continents.

ContinentCountryMenWomen

North AmericaUnited States, Minnesota201.6511.5
United States197.2553.5
EuropeEngland143.6418.2
Sweden302.7709.5
Norway,352763.6
OceaniaNew Zealand197516
Australia187.8504.2
South AmericaMexico98169
Argentina137405
AfricaCameroon43.7 52.1
AsiaChina, Beijing 8797
Iran127.3164.6
Japan99.6368
Kuwait216.6316
Singapore152 402
Hong Kong193 484.3