Statistics

Center Statistics Overview of Center Admissions By Year Etiology of SCI Acute Admissions Average Length of Stay Age at Injury Racial Distribution Neurological Impairment Mortality by Age Groups

Age at Injury

Prior to 2000, SCI most commonly occurred among persons between the ages of 14 to 30 years. Although the majority of injuries still occur in this age group, since 2000, there has been an increase in the proportion of those injured in the 31 to 45, 46 to 60 and over 60 age groups. In addition, prior to 2000, persons older than 60 years of age at injury comprised 16.5% of SCI admissions at the RSCICDV. Since 2000, this number has increased to 25.0%. This trend is not surprising since the median age of the general population has increased from 32.9 years in 1990 to 35.3 years in 2000.

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