Statistics about Ankle injuries

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Ankle injuries. The term 'prevalence' of Ankle injuries usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Ankle injuries at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Ankle injuries refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Ankle injuries 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.

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Ankle injuries: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Ankle injuries)
Incidence (annual) of Ankle injuries: 1 million annually (NIAMS); 85% are ankle sprains.
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

Society statistics for Ankle injuries
Hospitalization statistics for Ankle injuries: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ankle injuries:

0.1% (12,647) of hospital episodes were for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultations for injuries to ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital episodes for injuries to ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital episodes for injuries to ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital admissions for injuries to ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.02% (65,522) of hospital bed days were for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.392% (50,061) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture of lower leg including ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of lower leg including ankle required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of lower leg including ankle were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of lower leg including ankle were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
93% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of lower leg including ankle required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture of lower leg including ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture of lower leg including ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fracture of lower leg including ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of lower leg including ankle 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 fracture of lower leg including ankle 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 lower leg including ankle were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.849% (444,959) of hospital bed days were for fracture of lower leg including ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (1,221) of hospital consultant episodes were for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.013% (6,710) of hospital bed days were for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0003% (38) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of nerves at ankle and foot 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 ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (100) of hospital bed days were for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (18) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (103) of hospital bed days were for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (370) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot 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 ankle and foot level required hospital admission 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 ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level 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 injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot 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 ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
81% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (948) of hospital bed days were for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (197) of hospital consultant episodes were for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
20% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
65% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (1,078) of hospital bed days were for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (105) of hospital consultant episodes were for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (631) of hospital bed days were for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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