Incidence and death rates of falls in older adults (70+ years) per 100 000 by country with 95% uncertainty intervals, 2017
Country | Incidence rate* (per 100 000) | Rank number incidence rate† | Death rate* (per 100 000) | Rank number death rate† | Total deaths (%)‡ | Case fatality rate§ |
Andorra | 15 556 (12 964–18 709) | 7 | 88.6 (71.8–107.8) | 12 | 1.7 | 0.006 |
Austria | 14 863 (12 617–17 445) | 9 | 96.8 (89.0–105.1) | 10 | 1.8 | 0.007 |
Belgium | 19 634 (16 498–23 644) | 2 | 118.4 (108.3–128.9) | 6 | 2.1 | 0.006 |
Cyprus | 9964 (8260–12 017) | 19 | 54.9 (47.3–62.8) | 17 | 1.2 | 0.006 |
Denmark | 13 620 (11 496–16 188) | 13 | 97.2 (89.7–106.1) | 9 | 1.8 | 0.007 |
Finland | 18 808 (15 864–22 068) | 4 | 132.5 (123.2–142.6) | 5 | 2.5 | 0.007 |
France | 17 682 (14 941–20 963) | 6 | 133.5 (122.1–145.4) | 4 | 2.7 | 0.008 |
Germany | 14 962 (12 556–17 604) | 8 | 95.3 (85.8–105.9) | 11 | 1.6 | 0.006 |
Greece | 7594 (6326–9032) | 22 | 29.0 (26.7–31.5) | 22 | 0.5 | 0.004 |
Iceland | 13 312 (11 266–15 555) | 14 | 87.6 (80.8–95.0) | 13 | 1.7 | 0.007 |
Ireland | 10 489 (8826–12 502) | 17 | 54.2 (49.6–59.6) | 18 | 1.1 | 0.005 |
Israel | 8811 (7438–10 453) | 20 | 44.4 (40.5–48.7) | 20 | 0.9 | 0.005 |
Italy | 12 850 (10 899–15 215) | 15 | 69.0 (63.3–75.2) | 16 | 1.3 | 0.005 |
Luxembourg | 17 713 (14 791–21 045) | 5 | 113.6 (101.1–127.7) | 7 | 2.0 | 0.006 |
Malta | 13 654 (11 630–16 059) | 11 | 77.2 (70.8–85.0) | 15 | 1.5 | 0.006 |
Netherlands | 13 623 (11 756–15 894) | 12 | 145.5 (133.8–157.8) | 3 | 2.7 | 0.011 |
Norway | 19 796 (15 536–24 233) | 1 | 152.6 (146.6–158.8) | 2 | 2.8% | 0.008 |
Portugal | 8086 (6790–9659) | 21 | 35.9 (32.8–38.9) | 21 | 0.6 | 0.004 |
Spain | 10 161 (8571-–12 003) | 18 | 50.1 (46.1–54.6) | 19 | 1.0 | 0.005 |
Sweden | 14 835 (11 751–18 249) | 10 | 103.1 (95.8–110.5) | 8 | 2.0% | 0.007 |
Switzerland | 19 431 (17 099–22 400) | 3 | 153.2 (141.3–165.9) | 1 | 3.3 | 0.008 |
UK | 12 099 (9814–14 585) | 16 | 78.6 (77.0–80.4) | 14 | 1.4 | 0.006 |
*The 70+ incidence and mortality rates by country were age standardised within the 70+-year age group.
†Rank numbers based on values from highest (1) to lowest (22).
‡Per cent of total deaths is the relative contribution of falls deaths to the total deaths of all causes in the population aged 70 years and older.
§Case fatality rate=death rate/incidence rate.