World of Statistics(@stats_feed):🦴 The most commonly broken bones in the world, ranked by annual cases: 1. Knee, shin, calf, or ankle: 32.7M 2. Forearm: 30.7M 3. Collarbone, shoulder blade, upper arm: 19.3M 4. Hand or wrist: 19M 5. Thigh (femur): 14.6M 6. Hip: 14.2M 7. Facial bones: 10.7M 7. Foot bones: 10.7M 9. Spine: 8.6M 10. Skull: 7.6M 11. Pelvis: 6M 12. Sternum or ribs:: 4.1M Lower-leg and forearm fractures dominate globally, driven by falls and high-impact accidents across all age groups. The hip is one of the only sites where women fracture more often than men, linked to post-menopausal bone density loss. Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Lancet Healthy Longevity (204 countries, all ages)

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🦴 The most commonly broken bones in the world, ranked by annual cases: 1. Knee, shin, calf, or ankle: 32.7M 2. Forearm: 30.7M 3. Collarbone, shoulder blade, upper arm: 19.3M 4. Hand or wrist: 19M 5. Thigh (femur): 14.6M 6. Hip: 14.2M 7. Facial bones: 10.7M 7. Foot bones: 10.7M 9. Spine: 8.6M 10. Skull: 7.6M 11. Pelvis: 6M 12. Sternum or ribs:: 4.1M Lower-leg and forearm fractures dominate globally, driven by falls and high-impact accidents across all age groups. The hip is one of the only sites where women fracture more often than men, linked to post-menopausal bone density loss. Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Lancet Healthy Longevity (204 countries, all ages)

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