There has been a yearly increment of 7.8% in patients with fractures due to osteoporosis, marking a staggering 346% increase compared to 20 years ago.

Joint research conducted by National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) (Chariman: Jung Ki Suck) and The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research (Chariman: Ha Yong-Chan) has presented research findings titled ‘Reporting the incidences of osteoporotic fractures and re-fractures among Koreans over 50 years old,’ based on the National Health Insurance Big Data for the periods of 2002 to 2022.

The overall incidence of osteoporotic fracture totaled 434,470 patients in 2022, a 34.2% increase compared to 323,806 patients in 2012, and a 346.2% in