Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed.
| Gender | Age group | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 000 ever employed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | 95% C.I. | central | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | ||||
| Males | 16 - 34 | 45 | 34 | 55 | 760 | 590 | 940 |
| 35 - 44 | 62 | 50 | 73 | 1460 | 1190 | 1720 | |
| 45 - 54 | 60 | 49 | 71 | 1650 | 1350 | 1960 | |
| 55 - 64 | 60 | 49 | 71 | 1820 | 1490 | 2150 | |
| 65+ | 38 | 30 | 47 | 990 | 780 | 1210 | |
| Total | 264 | 241 | 288 | 1270 | 1150 | 1380 | |
| Females | 16 - 34 | 30 | 22 | 38 | 500 | 360 | 630 |
| 35 - 44 | 39 | 31 | 48 | 910 | 710 | 1110 | |
| 45 - 54 | 44 | 35 | 53 | 1210 | 960 | 1460 | |
| 55 - 59 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 1220 | 870 | 1580 | |
| 60+ | 51 | 41 | 61 | 810 | 660 | 970 | |
| Total | 188 | 169 | 207 | 850 | 760 | 930 | |
| All persons | 16 - 34 | 74 | 61 | 87 | 630 | 520 | 740 |
| 35 - 44 | 101 | 87 | 116 | 1180 | 1010 | 1350 | |
| 45 - 54 | 104 | 90 | 119 | 1430 | 1230 | 1630 | |
| 55 - 59/64 | 83 | 70 | 96 | 1600 | 1350 | 1850 | |
| 60/65+ | 89 | 76 | 102 | 880 | 750 | 1010 | |
| Total | 452 | 422 | 483 | 1050 | 980 | 1120 | |
