Demystifying ageing: Lifting the burden of fragility fractures and osteoporosis in Asia-Pacific is based on the findings of the Asia-Pacific fracture and osteoporosis scorecard, created by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Amgen, along with 21 in-depth interviews with global experts. The scorecard was developed to assess the burden and response of health systems in addressing fragility fractures and osteoporosis, over eight economies: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The key findings are:
- Health systems need to do more to respond to rising numbers of fracture and osteoporosis prevalence driven by ageing.
- A fracture epidemic is preventable.
- The awareness of, and attention to, osteoporosis and the fractures that come in its wake varies and is often insufficient.
- Data on fragility fractures and osteoporosis urgently need improvement.
- A multi-stakeholder approach is required to tackle the problem from various angles.