- Nearly 100,000 TBI's per year in the US result in a lasting disability.
- Acute rehabilitation costs for survivors of a severe TBI have been shown to average more than $1000 per DAY.
- Roughly two million people will experience a head injury of some type each year in the United States.
- Each year more people will sustain a TBI that will develop MS, Spinal Cord Injury, HIV/AIDS and Breast Cancer... COMBINED.
- TBI accounts for an estimated 34% of all injury deaths in the United States.
- Motor vehicle crashes cause 44% of all TBI. Falls account for 26%, assaults and violence 17% and sports/others 13%.
- Nearly half (49%) of all brain injuries severe enough to require hospitalization are caused by motor vehicle accidents.
- The direct and indirect costs of TBI in the US have been estimated to be $48.3 BILLION annually.
- The lifetime costs for one person surviving a severe TBI can reach in excess of $4 million.
- Medical costs are typically highest for those who do not survive.
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