Emergency Hospital Admissions for Hip Fractures in England, Age 65+

Directly Age-Standardised Rates for emergency hospital admissions due to fractured neck of femur for persons aged 65 and over, broken down by gender. The data is published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) as part of the Public Health Outcomes Framework and is updated annually. It is hosted by Lincolnshire County Council and was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender disparities in hip fracture incidence based on gender-specific rates.
• Monitor trends in emergency hospital admissions for a debilitating condition based on annual updates.
• Compare public health outcomes between geographic areas based on Directly Age-Standardised Rates.
• Assess the burden of hip fractures relative to other major conditions like strokes based on commentary in the description.

Strengths

• Includes Directly Age-Standardised Rates (DASR) to enable fair comparisons between areas with different age structures.
• Data is updated annually, providing a time series for trend analysis.
• Source commentary provides significant clinical and public health context, including mortality rates and outcomes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is specific to England (inferred from uk_data platform), limiting international applicability.

Provenance

Source

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) indicator 4.14i (41401-E13).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national hospital admission records.

Freshness

Updated annually; last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

England (inferred from uk_data platform and OHID source).