§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the rate of incidence of hip fractures in(a) the total population, (b) the male population, (c) the female population and (d) the female population over 75 years in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 30 April 1991]: The information is given in the table.
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Estimated Numbers of Discharges and Deaths (1980-–985) and Finished Consultant Episodes (1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90 where principal diagnosis was ICD 820: Fracture of Neck of Femur and Incidence per 10,000 Population NHS Hospitals, England Total Male Females All Ages All Ages All Ages Over 75 1980 39,261 8,750 30,511 21,874 incidence per 10,000 population 8 4 13 120 1981 39,574 8,904 30,670 22,409
Total Male Females All Ages All Ages All Ages Over 75 incidence per 10,000 population 8 4 13 120 1982 40,829 8,994 31,835 23,095 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 13 121 1983 42,189 9,157 33,032 24,227 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 14 124 1984 41,991 8,450 33,541 25,256 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 14 127 1985 44,403 9,700 34,703 26,272 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 14 129 1987–88 41,763 9,055 32,707 25,049 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 13 119 1988–89 42,048 8,677 33,371 25,722 incidence per 10,000 population 9 4 14 120 1989–90 48,925 10,303 38,622 30,295 incidence per 10,000 population 10 4 16 139 The figures for 1987–88 onwards are extracted from the Hospital Episode Statistics. They are provisional estimates based on incomplete data and may be subject to revision when ongoing analysis has been completed. Data for 1986 is not available.