This statistic displays the estimated lifetime costs for those suffering a spinal cord injury, sorted by severity, as of 2020. Lifetime costs for a 25 year old patient, suffering from paraplegia in the United States are estimated at around 2.5 million U.S. dollars. There are approximately 17,900 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States every year, with 43 years being the average age of injury. Lifetime costs are directly attributable to health care and living expenses and do not include loss of wages, fringe benefits and productivity.
Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2020, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*
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UAB. (March 18, 2021). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2020, by severity (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB. "Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2020, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB. (2021). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2020, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB. "Estimated Lifetime Costs for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries in The U.S. as of 2020, by Severity (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB, Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2020, by severity (in U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
