Facts & Figures

Poor bone health: 2012-2022

• 4.74 million Australians over 50 years of age (66% of people over 50) have osteoporosis or osteopenia or poor bone health.
• Based on the 4.74 million Australians with poor bone health, 22% have osteoporosis and 78% have osteopenia.
• By 2022, it is estimated there will be 6.2 million Australians over the age of 50 with osteoporosis or osteopenia. That isa 31% increase from 2012.

High fracture rates: 2012-2022

• In 2013 there is 1 fracture every 3.6 minutes in Australia. This equates to 395 fractures per day or 2,765 fractures per week.
• By 2022 there will be 1 fracture every 2.9 minutes. That is 501 fractures per day and 3,521 fracture per week.
• This compares to a fracture every 8.1 minutes in 2001 and a fracture every 5-6 minutes in 2007.
• In 2012 there were 140,822 fractures that occurred as a result of osteoporosis or osteopenia. In 2022 it is expected there will be a 30% increase in the annual number of fractures resulting in 183,105 fractures per annum.
• The estimated total number of fractures over the next 10 years is over 1.6 million. This includes new fractures and re-fractures.
• Osteoporosis and osteopenia is not just a ‘women’s disease.’ Men account for up to 30% of all fractures related to osteoporosis and osteopenia, and their associated costs.

Statistics obtained from :

Osteoporosis costing all Australians,  A New Burden of Disease Analysis – 2012 to 2022
Osteoporosis Australia, Level 2, 255 Broadway, Glebe, NSW 2037