Statistics about Shoulder conditions

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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Shoulder conditions:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Shoulder conditions

Incidence (annual) of Shoulder conditions: about 4 million annual cases in USA (NIAMS)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Shoulder conditions: 4,000,000 per year, 333,333 per month, 76,923 per week, 10,958 per day, 456 per hour, 7 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: about 4 million annual cases in USA (NIAMS)

Prevalance of Shoulder conditions: According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, about 4 million people in the United States seek medical care each year for shoulder sprain, strain, dislocation, or other problems. Each year, shoulder problems account for about 1.5 million visits to orthopaedic surgeons--doctors who treat disorders of the bones, muscles, and related structures. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Shoulder Problems: NIAMS)

Shoulder conditions Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Society statistics for Shoulder conditions

Hospitalization statistics for Shoulder conditions:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Shoulder conditions:

0.159% (20,345) of hospital consultant episodes were for shoulder lesions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for shoulder lesions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for shoulder lesions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for shoulder lesions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37% of hospital consultant episodes for shoulder lesions were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.06% (31,228) of hospital bed days were for shoulder lesions in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (854) of hospital consultant episodes were for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm were men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
94% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.009% (4,670) of hospital bed days were for superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.008% (1,038) of hospital consultant episodes were for open wound of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
94% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for open wound of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for open wound of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for open wound of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for open wound of shoulder and upper arm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (2,407) of hospital bed days were for open wound of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.186% (23,721) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fracture of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of shoulder and upper arm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.359% (188,000) of hospital bed days were for fracture of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.027% (3,406) of hospital consultant episodes were for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.035% (18,553) of hospital bed days were for dislocated sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (94) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
20% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (285) of hospital bed days were for injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (86) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
71% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (490) of hospital bed days were for injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (505) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
82% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
76% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (1,528) of hospital bed days were for injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (7) of hospital consultant episodes were for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
16.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (120) of hospital bed days were for crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (12) of hospital consultant episodes were for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
83% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0003% (159) of hospital bed days were for traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Shoulder conditions. The term 'prevalence' of Shoulder conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Shoulder conditions at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Shoulder conditions refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Shoulder conditions diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.