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Diseases » Paralysis » Stats

Statistics about Paralysis

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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Paralysis:

See also prevalence and incidence page 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 [about data]

Society statistics for Paralysis

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)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Paralysis. The term 'prevalence' of Paralysis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Paralysis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Paralysis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Paralysis diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.