Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Top 10

Spinal Cord Injury Statistics
  1. Road traffic accidents account for the most number of cases of spinal cord injuries worldwide.
  2. In the UK, road accidents and falls account for the majority of spinal cord injuries.
  3. In the UK,  2-3 people become paralysed as a result of a spinal cord injury, every single day.
  4. Over 40,000 people in the UK are living with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury.
  5. In the UK, 45% of spinal cord injuries are complete, 55% incomplete.
  6. Only 1% of people with spinal cord injuries fully recover, although the majority improve from the initial diagnosis.
  7. 50% all spinal cord injuries result in quadriplegia.
  8. 92% of all sports injuries result in quadriplegia.
  9. Diving, horse riding and rugby are the three most dangerous sporting activities in the UK and represents almost 15% of all spinal cord injuries.
  10. 80% of spinal injury patients in the UK are male.
Source: Survey of new patient admissions at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre

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