Estimated number of individuals with osteoporosis in 2019

681'000

(5,6% of the entire population)

New fragility fractures occurred in 2019

100'000

Estimated increase in the annual number of fragility fractures between 2019-2034

+23,3%

100'000 (2019) ➔ 123'000 (2034)

Direct cost of new and prior osteoporotic fractures in 2019

€1,1 billion

(2,4% of the national healthcare spending)

Proportion of women (%) at high fracture risk who did not receive treatment (treatment gap) in 2019

66%

(up from 47% in 2010)