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Table 1 Profile of comparison of estimated TBI cases in 2010 in Canada, the EU, and the USA

From: Towards systemic sustainable performance of TBI care systems: emergency leadership frontiers

Total estimated 2010

Canada

EU

USA

Populationa

34,130

501,300

309,400

TBI casesa

190

2,800

1,700

Emergency unit visits of TBI casesa

160

2,300

1,400

TBI hospital admissionsa

320

450

280

Discharged cases with TBI disabilitiesa

90

130

80

TBI mortality casesa

6

84

52

Population with TBI disabilitiesa

670

9,600

5,900

Direct and indirect costsb

US $6.76

US $97.2

US $60.0

  1. aExpressed as per 1,000 population
  2. bExpressed in billions of US dollars