Osteoporosis

• Percent of men age 50 and older with osteoporosis of the femur neck or lumbar spine: 4.2%
• Percent of women age 50 and older with osteoporosis of the femur neck or lumbar spine: 18.8%

Source: Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass in Older Adults: United States, 2017-2018

• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Osteoporosis
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Osteoporosis and related bone diseases
• Bone health and osteoporosis: a report of the Surgeon General