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Objectives: to identify the causes of mortality in middle-aged and elderly patients during the first year after they had a low-energy hip fracture. Methods: the causes of lethality were examined of the patients with a non-traumatic femur fracture. 432 patients with osteoporotic hip fractures were under observation: 328 women and 104 men. The mean age of women was 75, 4 (70; 82) years, the mean age of men was 71,5 (65; 80) years. Results: after 12 months, mortality rate was 137 cases (total mortality - 31.8%). Most of the deaths were due to cardiovascular system diseases. The total number of fatal cases was 93 (67.8%): for men - 22 (66.0%) cases, for women - 71 (68.3%) (p = 0.65). Diseases of the respiratory system caused death in 23 (16.8%) patients: in men - 5 (15.1%) cases and in women - 18 (17.3%) (p = 0.31). Mortality from oncological diseases was 15 (10.9%) cases: in men - 3 (9.09%) cases and in women - 12 (11.5%) (p = 0.45). Diseases of the digestive system, as the cause of death, were detected in 5 (3.6%) men and women (2 (6.06%) and 3 (2.9%) cases, respectively (p = 0.1)). Conclusion: the most of the deceased men and women had cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The gender differences in mortality rates were not found. Disclosure of Interests: None declared