Overview

The United States has the highest brain injury rate of all developed countries. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) it is estimated that 2.8 million new cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs each year.

Approximately 414,000 active U.S. service members were diagnosed with TBI between 2000-2019. Veteran disability claims from 2001-2013 identifies 35% of Veterans with TBI.

TBI is a contributing factor to a third (30.5%) of all injury-related deaths in the United States. After brain injury, mortality rate in the United States is estimated at 50,000 or 155 people per day.

What is TBI?

The Center of Disease Control (CDC) defines a traumatic brain jury (TBI) as a disturbance in the way the brain works that can be caused by a bump, blow, jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. The sudden and violent movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, stretching and damaging brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain.

There may be no physical signs such as scrape or bruising when a brain injury occurs and symptoms of brain injury vary greatly depending on the severity of the head injury. Mild cases of brain injury may result in a brief change of mental state or consciousness while serious cases of brain injury can result in long-term complications and even death.

TBI Statistics

According to the CDC, approximately 2.8 million new cases of TBI occur in the United States every year. 

414000

From 2000-2019, 414,000 active duty soildiers in the United States were diagnosed with TBI.

52%

Falls are the leading cause for all TBI related emergencies in the US (52%). Falls are prevalent in the age category of older adults and young children either from a fall from a ladder, down stairs, in the bath or from the bed. 

2%

According to the CDC, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with a TBI-related disability in the United States. This represents approximately 2% of the U.S. population