Osteoporosis Costing all Australians: a New Burden of Disease Analysis – 2012 to 2022

This report, by Osteoporosis Australia, finds that little progress is being made in preventing and managing osteoporosis in Australia. It updates previous burden of disease analysis undertaken in 2001 and 2007, and shows little progress is being made in preventing and managing osteoporosis in Australia. With an ageing population, it is now critical that real steps are taken to address this silent and often underdiagnosed disease affecting women and men that is costing governments, the community and comes at a great personal cost to the individuals affected. The new information in this report on the current and future costs of osteoporosis in Australia will aid government policy makers, funding bodies, clinicians, researchers and health care organisations in assessing the importance of reducing osteoporosis and osteoporosis – related fractures, promoting bone health and in identifying future resource needs. It includes Key Findings and A Call to Action. (Authors: Jennifer J. Watts, Julie Abimanyi-Ochom, Kerrie M. Sanders)