World Health Organization Releases Brain Injury Statistics

In 1993, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its adopted standards for the surveillance of central nervous system injury.  The following are the findings.

In the United States, approximately one million people are treated and released from hospital emergency departs as a result of traumatic brain injury.

Out of the many people that experience traumatic brain injury every year, about 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive, while nearly 50,000 people die. 

Of the patients released, 80,000 people are estimated to be discharged from a hospital with some traumatic brain injury-related disability.  In total, close to 5.3 million Americans are living today with a disability related to traumatic brain injury.

Studies have found that the highest rate of injury occurs among people between the ages of 15-24 years.  However, it is important to note that persons under the age of 5 and over the age of 75 are also at higher risk of traumatic brain injury.

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