Statistics
The Brain Injury Association of Canada reports:
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approximately 5.6 million Canadians live with a neurological condition and 5 million Canadians live with a mental illness today – that’s 1 in 3 Canadians living with a brain condition
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by extrapolating data from Ontario where 25% of the people living with a neurolgical condition are brain injury survivors, one can note that there are approximately 1.4 million Canadians living with an acquired brain injury
Information about Brain Injury Community
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability globally and, thus is of major public health importance.
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TBI is more common than breast cancer, spinal cord injury, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis (MS) combined.
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There are approximately 18,000 hospitalizations associated with TBI diagnosis annually in Canada.
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In the province of Ontario where there are two million people diagnosed with a neurological condition; 500,000 people have an acquired brain injury (ABI) as a result of TBI’s and multiple mTBI’s.
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In 2000-2001 brain injuries accounted for $151.7-million in direct costs to Canadians. Among all age groups, motor vehicle crashes and traffic-related incidents were the second leading cause of TBI 17.3 per cent, and resulted in the largest percentage of TBI-related deaths (32 per cent) in the United States.
What are the Leading Causes of TBI?
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The leading causes of TBI are:
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Falls (35.2%);
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Motor vehicle – traffic (17.3%);
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Struck by/against events (16.5%); and
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Assaults (10%).