Demographics show amputees represent 1 per 1,000 individuals across Australia, and subsequently there are in excess of 20,000 amputees living in Australia.

How many amputations are there per year in Australia?

There are more than 4,400 amputations every year in Australia as a result of diabetes. This is the second highest rate in the developed world.

What percentage of humans are amputees?

The powerpoint gave useful information for arm amputee statistics worldwide: 3 million people worldwide have an arm amputation (makes up 30% of all amputees), 2.4million of arm amputees live in developing countries.

How many people have their legs amputated?

There are 2.1 million people living with limb loss in the USA, and that number is expected to double by 2050. 2. 185,000 people have a amputation each year.

How common is leg amputation?

About 1.8 million Americans are living with amputations. Amputation of the leg -- either above or below the knee -- is the most common amputation surgery.

What happens to amputated limbs in Australia?

Disposal of amputated limbs For most patients the amputated body part is disposed by incineration with other medical waste.

What country has the most amputees?

The numbers of amputees in the developing world are truly staggering. Vietnam is commonly reported to have 200,000 amputees; Cambodia, 36,000; Angola, 15,000; Uganda, 5,000; Mozambique, 8,000 and so on.

Can you keep amputated body parts Australia?

Australian law says you dont own anything thats removed from your body and you have no property rights to it. People think that they own their bodies and things removed from their body. patients have the right to veto access to their tissue.