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How many people have a TBI?
- Approximately 5.3 million Americans currently live
with a disability as a result of a TBI.
- Of the 1.4 million people who sustain a TBI in the
United States each year:
- 1.1 million are treated and released from an
emergency department;
- 235,000 are hospitalized;
- 80,000-90,000 incur a permanent disability; and
- 50,000 die
- Every 21 seconds, someone in the United States sustains
a TBI.
These statistics do not reflect the number of people
who are never identified as having a TBI.
Leading Causes
- Falls 28%
- Motor vehicle crashes 20%
- Assaults 11%
- Firearms cause about 10% of all TBIs, but they account
for 44% of all TBI-related deaths, making them the leading
cause of death related to TBI.
Who is at risk?
- Males are about twice as likely as females to sustain
a TBI.
- The highest incidence of TBI by age group occurs
in individuals from birth to 4, 15 to 24, and 75 and
older.
- TBI is the leading cause of death and disability
in children and young adults.
- Each year, an average of 475,000 TBIs occur among
children and an average of 155,000 TBIs occur among
older adults.
- Participants in sports account for approximately
300,000 of the brain injuries of mild to moderate severity
in the United States each year.
- African Americans have the highest death rate from
TBI.
- Blasts are a leading cause of TBI for active duty
military personnel in war zones.
Kansas statistics (annual estimates)
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