Lifetime costs for a 25-year-old patient, suffering from paraplegia in the United States are estimated at around 3.1 million U.S. dollars. There are approximately 18,400 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States every year, with 44 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. This statistic displays the estimated lifetime costs for those suffering a spinal cord injury, sorted by severity, as of 2024.
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Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2024, by severity*
(in U.S. dollars)
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UAB. (February 28, 2025). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2024, by severity* (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, 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 2024, by severity* (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
UAB. (2025). Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2024, by severity* (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. 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 2024, by Severity* (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2025, 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 2024, 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 July 08, 2025)
Estimated lifetime costs for patients with spinal cord injuries in the U.S. as of 2024, by severity* (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], UAB, February 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312401/lifetime-cost-average-of-patients-with-spinal-cord-injuries-in-the-us-by-severity/
