Percentage of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome with a recorded episode of carpal tunnel release surgery per calendar year, as presented in UK primary care (Clinical Practice Research Datalink)
| Year | Episodes per 10 000 person-years | % prevalent individuals having surgery | % prevalent females having surgery | % prevalent males having surgery | Female median age (25%–75% IOR) | Male median age (25%–75% IQR) |
| 1993 | 5.04 | 19.35 | 18.78 | 21.03 | 53 (43–64) | 55 (44–69) |
| 1994 | 5.70 | 21.42 | 20.62 | 23.52 | 53 (43–68) | 58 (45–70) |
| 1995 | 6.19 | 23.81 | 23.40 | 24.92 | 53 (42–67) | 55 (44–70) |
| 1996 | 5.41 | 20.99 | 20.48 | 22.43 | 53 (44–65) | 52 (40–65) |
| 1997 | 5.70 | 22.89 | 22.14 | 24.81 | 53 (45–67) | 56 (42–69) |
| 1998 | 5.73 | 22.28 | 21.28 | 25.00 | 53 (44–65) | 53 (44–65) |
| 1999 | 6.24 | 25.09 | 24.60 | 26.38 | 54 (44–67) | 56 (46–70) |
| 2000 | 6.41 | 25.54 | 24.84 | 27.23 | 54 (44–68) | 56 (45–69) |
| 2001 | 6.88 | 25.87 | 25.95 | 25.68 | 55 (45–68) | 58 (46–71) |
| 2002 | 7.02 | 24.46 | 24.19 | 25.09 | 57 (46–71) | 55 (45–68) |
| 2003 | 8.26 | 26.39 | 25.88 | 27.66 | 56 (45–67) | 57 (46–71) |
| 2004 | 9.34 | 27.48 | 27.38 | 27.74 | 56 (46–67) | 57 (47–68) |
| 2005 | 9.70 | 29.00 | 28.31 | 30.65 | 57 (47–68) | 58 (46–71) |
| 2006 | 9.36 | 28.40 | 28.31 | 28.61 | 57 (47–68) | 60 (48–72) |
| 2007 | 9.71 | 28.66 | 28.26 | 29.59 | 56 (46–69) | 59 (48–71) |
| 2008 | 10.53 | 29.25 | 29.00 | 29.82 | 56 (46–68) | 60 (49–72) |
| 2009 | 10.92 | 29.32 | 28.73 | 30.66 | 56 (46–70) | 61 (49–72) |
| 2010 | 10.40 | 28.22 | 27.57 | 29.62 | 57 (47–71) | 61 (48–73) |
| 2011 | 9.47 | 26.37 | 26.11 | 26.93 | 57 (47–70) | 61 (49–73) |
| 2012 | 9.48 | 26.31 | 25.89 | 27.19 | 57 (47–71) | 60 (49–73) |
| 2013 | 9.89 | 27.41 | 26.47 | 29.30 | 57 (48–70) | 62 (51–74) |