Rates of TBI-related Emergency Department Visits by Sex — United States, 2001–2010
For each year, 2001–2010, men have had higher rates of TBI-related ED visits compared to women. For men, rates of TBI-related ED visits have increased by more than 50% in those years, increasing from 494.6 visits per 100,000 in 2001 to 800.4 per 100,000 in 2010. Similarly, rates of TBI-related ED visits in women have increased from 349.3 per 100,000 in 2001 to 633.7 per 100,000 in 2010. From 2007 – 2010, there was a striking increase in rates among both men and women. Rates among men grew from 491.6 per 100,000 in 2007 to 800.4 per 100,000 in 2010, a 63% increase. Similarly, rates among women increased from 424.3 per 100,000 in 2007 to 633.7 per 100,000 in 2010, a 49% increase.
Men | Women | |
---|---|---|
2001 | 494.6 | 349.3 |
2002 | 525.8 | 345.1 |
2003 | 500.8 | 348.4 |
2004 | 582.4 | 393.2 |
2005 | 590.9 | 421.6 |
2006 | 538.1 | 421.4 |
2007 | 491.6 | 424.3 |
2008 | 714.1 | 521.2 |
2009 | 850.9 | 508.1 |
2010 | 800.4 | 633.7 |
Source:
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey — United States, 2001–2010 (Emergency Department Visits)
- Page last reviewed: January 22, 2016
- Page last updated: January 22, 2016
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention