This statistic displays the estimated lifetime costs for those suffering a spinal cord injury, sorted by severity, as of 2019. 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 17,810 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 2019, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*
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UAB. (February 9, 2020). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2019, by severity (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2020, 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 2019, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB. (2020). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2019, by severity (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2020. 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 2019, by Severity (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2020, 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 2019, 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 April 06, 2020)
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