All ages (rate per 10,000 population)
• Total hip replacement: 10.8
• Total knee replacement: 23.3
15 to 44 years (rate per 10,000 population)
• Total hip replacement: 1.3
• Total knee replacement: 1.1
45 to 64 years (rate per 10,000 population)
• Total hip replacement: 18.4
• Total knee replacement: 39.5
65 years and older (rate per 10,000 population)
• Total hip replacement: 41.4
• Total knee replacement: 94.9
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