Estimated Lifetime Risk of Fracture by Age and Site
van Staa et al., 2001
0.8
3.7
1.1
9.6
80
1.0
3.3
1.4
11.4
70
1.1
3.1
2.0
14.7
60
1.2
3.1
2.9
20.7
50
Men
1.9
12.3
6.9
28.6
80
2.6
12.1
10.4
36.9
70
2.9
11.6
14.0
45.5
60
3.1
11.4
16.6
53.2
50
Women
%
Vertebra
% Femur/ hip
% Radius/
Ulna
%
Any fracture
Age
Lifetime risk
Data from
England/Wales, 1988-1998