Statistics about Paralysis

Paralysis Statistics

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Paralysis:

Prevalance of Paralysis: 9 per 1000 - NHIS95 (paralysis of extremeties complete/partial)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 111 or 0.90% or 2.4 million people in USA

Hospitalization statistics for Paralysis:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Paralysis:

  • 0.14% (18,478) of hospital episodes were for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 77% of hospital consultations for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 52% of hospital episodes for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 48% of hospital episodes for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 40% of hospital admissions for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 32.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 9 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30% of hospitalisations for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 29% of hospitalisations for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 18% of hospitalisations for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.55% (290,312) of hospital bed days were for cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Source: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/paralysis/stats.htm

Extrapolation of Prevalence Rate of Paralysis to Countries and Regions:

The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Paralysis to the populations of various countries and regions. As discussed above, these prevalence extrapolations for Paralysis are only estimates and may have limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Paralysis in any region:

Country/Region Extrapolated Prevalence Population Estimated Used
Paralysis in North America (Extrapolated Statistics)
USA 2,642,898 293,655,4051
Canada 292,570 32,507,8742
Paralysis in Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Austria 73,572 8,174,7622
Belgium 93,134 10,348,2762
Britain (United Kingdom) 542,436 60,270,708 for UK2
Czech Republic 11,215 1,0246,17822
Denmark 48,720 5,413,3922
Finland 46,930 5,214,5122
France 543,817 60,424,2132
Greece 95,827 10,647,5292
Germany 741,821 82,424,6092
Iceland 2,645 293,9662
Hungary 90,291 10,032,3752
Liechtenstein 300 33,4362
Ireland 35,726 3,969,5582
Italy 522,517 58,057,4772
Luxembourg 4,164 462,6902
Monaco 290 32,2702
Netherlands (Holland) 146,863 16,318,1992
Poland 347,637 38,626,3492
Portugal 94,717 10,524,1452
Spain 362,527 40,280,7802
Sweden 80,877 8,986,4002
Switzerland 67,057 7,450,8672
United Kingdom 542,436 60,270,7082
Wales 26,261 2,918,0002
Paralysis in the Balkans (Extrapolated Statistics)
Albania 31,903 3,544,8082
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,668 407,6082
Croatia 40,471 4,496,8692
Croatia 40,471 4,496,8692
Macedonia 18,360 2,040,0852
Serbia and Montenegro 97,433 10,825,9002
Paralysis in Asia (Extrapolated Statistics)
Bangladesh 1,272,064 141,340,4762
Bhutan 19,670 2,185,5692
China 11,689,628 1,298,847,6242
East Timor 9,173 1,019,2522
Hong Kong s.a.r. 61,696 6,855,1252
India 9,585,635 1,065,070,6072
Indonesia 2,146,076 238,452,9522
Japan 1,145,996 127,333,0022
Laos 54,613 6,068,1172
Macau s.a.r. 4,007 445,2862
Malaysia 211,702 23,522,4822
Mongolia 24,761 2,751,3142
Philippines 776,175 86,241,6972
Papua New Guinea 48,782 5,420,2802
Vietnam 743,965 82,662,8002
Singapore 39,185 4,353,8932
Pakistan 1,432,766 159,196,3362
North Korea 204,277 22,697,5532
South Korea 434,103 48,233,7602
Sri Lanka 179,146 19,905,1652
Taiwan 204,748 22,749,8382
Thailand 583,789 64,865,5232
Paralysis in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Azerbaijan 70,815 7,868,3852
Belarus 92,794 10,310,5202
Bulgaria 67,661 7,517,9732
Estonia 12,074 1,341,6642
Georgia 42,245 4,693,8922
Kazakhstan 136,293 15,143,7042
Latvia 20,756 2,306,3062
Lithuania 32,471 3,607,8992
Romania 201,199 22,355,5512
Russia 1,295,766 143,974,0592
Slovakia 48,812 5,423,5672
Slovenia 18,103 2,011,4732
Tajikistan 63,104 7,011,5562
Ukraine 429,588 47,732,07947,732,0792
Uzbekistan 237,693 26,410,4162
Paralysis in Australasia and Southern Pacific (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 179,218 19,913,1442
New Zealand 35,944 3,993,8172
Paralysis in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics)
Afghanistan 256,623 28,513,6772
Egypt 685,056 76,117,4212
Gaza strip 11,924 1,324,9912
Iran 607,528 67,503,2052
Iraq 228,372 25,374,6912
Israel 55,791 6,199,0082
Jordan 50,500 5,611,2022
Kuwait 20,317 2,257,5492
Lebanon 33,994 3,777,2182
Libya 50,684 5,631,5852
Saudi Arabia 232,163 25,795,9382
Syria 162,151 18,016,8742
Turkey 620,045 68,893,9182
United Arab Emirates 22,715 2,523,9152
West Bank 20,800 2,311,2042
Yemen 180,223 20,024,8672
Paralysis in South America (Extrapolated Statistics)
Belize 2,456 272,9452
Brazil 1,656,909 184,101,1092
Chile 142,415 15,823,9572
Colombia 380,796 42,310,7752
Guatemala 128,525 14,280,5962
Mexico 944,636 104,959,5942
Nicaragua 48,237 5,359,7592
Paraguay 55,722 6,191,3682
Peru 247,898 27,544,3052
Puerto Rico 35,081 3,897,9602
Venezuela 225,156 25,017,3872
Paralysis in Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Angola 98,806 10,978,5522
Botswana 14,753 1,639,2312
Central African Republic 33,682 3,742,4822
Chad 85,846 9,538,5442
Congo Brazzaville 26,982 2,998,0402
Congo kinshasa 524,853 58,317,0302
Ethiopia 642,029 71,336,5712
Ghana 186,813 20,757,0322
Kenya 296,838 32,982,1092
Liberia 30,515 3,390,6352
Niger 102,244 11,360,5382
Nigeria 159,753 12,5750,3562
Rwanda 74,148 8,238,6732
Senegal 97,669 10,852,1472
Sierra leone 52,954 5,883,8892
Somalia 74,741 8,304,6012
Sudan 352,333 39,148,1622
South Africa 400,036 44,448,4702
Swaziland 10,523 1,169,2412
Tanzania 324,637 36,070,7992
Uganda 237,512 26,390,2582
Zambia 99,231 11,025,6902
Zimbabwe 33,046 1,2671,8602

Footnotes:

  • US Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2004
  • US Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2004

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Source: http://www.cureresearch.com/p/paralysis/stats-country_printer.htm

PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY STATISTICS

How many people are affected?

  • Approximately 5.6 million people or 1.9% of the population have difficulty or inability to move one or more upper or lower extremities
  • More than 1.2 million people have a spinal cord injury

What ethnic groups are affected?

  • For all forms of paralysis, 77.8% are Caucasian, 17.2% African American, and 3.7% Native American
  • In spinal cord injury, 77.1% are Caucasian, 15.6% African American, and 7.3% Native American

What are the leading causes of paralysis?

  • Stroke - 29%
  • Spinal Cord Injury - 23%
  • Multiple Sclerosis - 17%
  • Cerebral Palsy - 7%
  • Post Polio Syndrome - 5%
  • Other - 19%

What are the leading causes of spinal cord injury?

  • On-the-job Accidents - 28%
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents - 24%
  • Sporting/Recreation Accidents - 16%
  • Falls - 9%
  • Other - 23%

How does paralysis affect annual household income?

  • 59.2% of the paralyzed population reports household income of less than $25,000, compared to 27.1% of the US population as a whole
  • With spinal cord injury, 62.7% report household income of less than $25,000

Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center. One Degree of Separation: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury in the United States. http://www.christopherreeve.org

Source: http://unite2fightparalysis.org/img/uploaded/FactsFiguresCDRF.pdf

Paralysis Facts & Figures

According to a study initiated by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are nearly 1 in 50 people living with paralysis -- approximately 6 million people. That's the same number of people as the combined populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. And that number is nearly 33% higher than previous estimates showed.

It means that we all know someone -- a brother, sister, friend, neighbor, or colleague -- living with paralysis.

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Source: http://www.christopherreeve.org/atf/cf/%7B3d83418f-b967-4c18-8ada-adc2e5355071%7D/8112REPTFINAL.PDF