www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury

Traumatic 

Brain Injury

I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

Emergency Department Visits,

Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006

U .S . Department of Health and Human Serv ices

Centers for D isease Control and Prevent ion
Traumatic Brain Injury

I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury

MARCH 2010
AuthoRs

Mark Faul, PhD, MS

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Injury Response

Likang Xu, MD, MS

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Injury Response

Marlena M. Wald, MPH, MLS

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Injury Response

Victor G. Coronado, MD, MPH

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Injury Response

ACkNowleDgmeNts

The authors would like to thank Vikas Kapil and Lisa McGuire for their

editorial comments, Karen Thomas for her programming assistance

and Michael Lionbarger. The authors also offer sincere appreciation

to the many advisors to this report, including Kevin Webb and

Dionne Williams, for their guidance.

Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency

Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006 is a

publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and

Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the

authors and do not necessarily represent the official position 

of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

suggesteD CItAtIoN: Faul M, Xu L, Wald MM, Coronado VG.

Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency

Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006.

Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2010. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Robin Ikeda, MD, MPA, Acting Director

Division of Injury Response

Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP, Director
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states the Power of Data 2

This body of work is a vital tool for those who devise the strategies for prevention and

treatment. However, a critical dimension will be lost if one sees it only as data, if one

does not try to put even a fleeting face behind the numbers. They represent people who

— if they survived — have had their lives significantly affected. Through research, we are

finding better ways to prevent injury and improve acute care. We who are injured may

experience improvement both in function and the quality of our lives when we have

access to rehabilitation and support to develop and utilize our remaining strengths and

abilities. With so many lives affected, we seek and have the potential for independence,

to have the chance to move beyond our disabilities and give back to society. 

As a survivor, as a disabled physician, I applaud this publication as a step toward making

that possible.”

CLAUDIA L. OSBORN, DO, FACOI

COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

“Society is more likely to take action against the ravages of traumatic brain injury if 

it understands how pernicious, pervasive, and huge the problem is.

THE POWER OF DATA

A Message from a TBI Survivor

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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states table of Contents 3

Executive Summary 5

Key Findings 7

Background 8

Report Contents and Organization 9

Overview 11

Annual Number of TBIs 13

TBI as a Proportion of All Injuries 14

TBI by Age Group 15

TBI by Sex 16

TBI by External Cause 17

Summary of Findings External TBI Causes 21

Conclusion 21

Appendix A: Tables 23

Total TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths 25

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Disposition 26

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Sex 27

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Race 28

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and External Cause 29

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Motor – Vehicle Cause 30

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Payment Source 31

TBI-Related Hospitalizations 

by Age Group and Disposition 32

TBI-Related Hospitalizations by Age Group and Sex 33

TBI-Related Hospitalizations by Age Group and Race 34

TBI-Related Hospitalizations by Age Group 

and External Cause 35

TBI-Related Hospitalizations by Age Group 

and Motor – Vehicle Cause 36

TBI-Related Hospitalizations by Age Group 

and Payment Source 37
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Appendix A: Tables continued

TBI-Related Deaths by Age Group and Sex 38

TBI-Related Deaths by Age Group and Race 39

TBI-Related Deaths by Age Group and External Cause 40

TBI-Related Deaths by Age Group 

and Motor – Vehicle Cause 41

Annual Estimates of All TBI from 2002–2006 42

Annual Rate Estimates of Fall-Related TBI 

Among Children Aged 0 – 14 Years 43

Annual Rate Estimates of Fall-Related TBI 

Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older 43

Appendix B: Methods and Data Sources 45

Data Sources 49

Identification of TBI Cases 51

External Cause of Injury 55

Population Data 57

Statistical Analysis 59

Limitations 61

Index of Tables and Figures 63

References 69
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states executive summary 5

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem

in the United States. TBI is frequently referred to as the “silent

epidemic” because the complications from TBI, such as changes

affecting thinking, sensation, language, or emotions, may not be

readily apparent. In addition, awareness about TBI among the

general public is limited.

Through the TBI Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–166), Congress first

charged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with

“determining the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain

injury in all age groups in the general population of the United

States.” In response, CDC has produced, Traumatic Brain Injury in

the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations

and Deaths 2002–2006.

Population-based data on TBI are critical to understanding the

impact of TBI on the American people. This report presents data on

TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and

deaths for the years 2002 through 2006 and can be used to

determine the number of TBIs occurring each year, groups most

affected, and the leading causes of TBI. This important information

can be used to document the need for TBI prevention, to identify

research and education priorities, and to support the need for

services among individuals living with a TBI.

This report is an update to CDC’s previously published report

released in 2004 and is intended as a reference for policymakers,

health care and service providers, educators, researchers,

advocates, and others interested in knowing more about the

impact of TBI in the United States.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states key Findings 7

TBI in the United States

● An estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI annually. Of them:

● 52,000 die,

● 275,000 are hospitalized, and 

● 1.365 million, nearly 80%, are treated and released from an

emergency department.

● TBI is a contributing factor to a third (30.5%) of all 

injury-related deaths in the United States.

TBI by Age

● Children aged 0 to 4 years, older adolescents aged 15 to 19

years, and adults aged 65 years and older are most likely to 

sustain a TBI. 

● Almost half a million (473,947) emergency department visits for

TBI are made annually by children aged 0 to 14 years.

● Adults aged 75 years and older have the highest rates of 

TBI-related hospitalization and death.

TBI by Sex

● In every age group, TBI rates are higher for males than for females.

● Males aged 0 to 4 years have the highest rates for 

TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, 

and deaths combined. 

TBI by External Cause

● Falls are the leading cause of TBI. Rates are highest for children

aged 0 to 4 years and for adults aged 75 years and older.

● Falls result in the greatest number of TBI-related emergency 

department visits (523,043) and hospitalizations (62,334).

● Motor vehicle–traffic injury is the leading cause of TBI-related

death. Rates are highest for adults aged 20 to 24 years. 

Additional TBI Findings* 

● There was an increase in TBI-related emergency department 

visits (14.4%) and hospitalizations (19.5%) from 2002 to 2006. 

● There was a 62% increase in fall-related TBI seen in emergency

departments among children aged 14 years and younger from

2002 to 2006. 

● There was an increase in fall-related TBIs among adults aged 65

and older; 46% increase in emergency department visits, 

34% increase in hospitalizations, and 27% increase in 

TBI-related deaths from 2002 to 2006. 

* Estimates based on one year of data can produce varied results.

KEY FINDINGS IN THIS REPORT
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Background 8

Each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to substantial

number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. A TBI is caused

by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury

that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The severity of a TBI

may range from “mild” (a brief change in mental status or

consciousness) to “severe” (an extended period of unconsciousness

or amnesia after the injury). 

BACKGROUND
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Report Contents and organization 9

This report presents data about TBI-related emergency

department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United

States for the years 2002 through 2006. The findings are

organized into two main sections of Overview and Appendices.

The Overview summarizes and interprets key findings and the

Appendices present detailed data tables and a description of the

methods and limitations.

Average annual numbers of TBIs per year and annual rates are

both reported. While the annual numbers show the magnitude of

the problem, the rates show how a certain group is affected by

TBI by relating the number of TBIs to the size of the population.

For example, a relatively small number of TBIs occurring in a

small population would result in a higher TBI rate than if the

same number of TBIs occurred in a larger population. This report

helps to answer a variety of questions, such as: “Do males sustain

TBIs more often than females?; Are children more likely to sustain

a TBI than adults?; and, Are motor vehicle–traffic injuries a

substantial cause of TBI among older adults?” 

Data in the report include:

● TBI as a Proportion of All Injuries

● TBI by Age

● TBI by Sex

● TBI by Race

● TBI by External Cause

● Additional TBI Findings

State-level data on TBI are not presented in this report. CDC’s

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of

Injury Response currently funds 30 states to conduct TBI

surveillance through the CORE State Injury Program. 

For TBI-related death and hospitalization data by participating

states, download a copy of the State Injury Indicators Report:

Fourth Edition—2005 Data at no cost or search the Injury

Indicators Web-based Query System, both available at

www.cdc.gov/Injury. 

Finally, neither this report nor the State Injury Indicators Report:

Fourth Edition—2005 Data include TBIs from federal, military, or

Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals.

REPORT CONTENTS AND ORGANIZATION
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states For more Information 10

CDC’s Division of Injury Response works to reduce injuries and

their adverse health effects. For additional information on TBI,

including research, programs, and educational initiatives please

visit: www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury.

For questions about this report, please contact 

CDC-INFO@cdc.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800- 232-4636).

For media inquiries, please contact CDC’s Injury Center Press

Officer at (770) 488-4902 between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm EST. If there

is an after-hours emergency, please call (404) 639-2888 for

instructions on contacting the on-call press officer.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Overview

Annual Number of TBIs 13

TBI as a Proportion of All Injuries 14

TBI by Age Group 15

TBI by Sex 16

TBI by External Cause 17

Summary of Findings 

External TBI Causes 21

Conclusion 21
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states overview | Annual Number of tBIs 13

FIGURE 1: Estimated Average Annual Number of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, United States, 2002–2006

52,000

Deaths

* Data for this category are not included in this report. See “Limitations” in Appendix B for more information.

Of the 1.7 million TBIs occurring each year in the United States, 80.7% were emergency department visits, 16.3% were

hospitalizations, and 3.0% were deaths. 

An estimated 1.7 million TBIs occur

in the United States annually.

ANNUAL NUMBER OF TBIs

275,000

Hospitalizations

1,365,000

Emergency Department Visits

???

Receiving Other Medical Care or No Care*
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states overview | tBI as a Proportion of All Injuries 14

The estimated annual average number of emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths for all injuries is in Table

A. TBIs comprise 4.8% of all injuries seen in emergency department visits and 15.1% of all hospitalizations. Of all the injuryrelated deaths in the United States, TBI was a contributing factor 30.5% of the time. 

All InjurIes TBIs

% OF % OF ALL % OF 

ALL VISITS NUMBER ALL VISITS NUMBER INJURIES ALL VISITS

TABLE A: Estimated Percentage of All Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, United States, 2002–2006

* Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility were excluded.

# In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

+ 128 mortality records (from 2002−2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

ED Visits* 96,839,411 28,697,028 29.6 1,364,797 4.8 1.4

Hospitalizations# 36,693,646 1,826,548 5.0 275,146 15.1 0.7

Deaths 2,432,714 169,055 6.9 51,538+ 30.5 2.1

Total 135,965,771 30,692,631 22.6 1,691,481 5.5 1.2

TBI AS A PROPORTION OF ALL INJURIES
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TABLE B: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, 

United States, 2002–2006 

The estimated average annual number of TBIs that occur

among children aged 0 to 14 years is 511,257. In contrast the

number of TBIs in adults aged 65 years and older is 237,844.

TBI-related emergency department visits accounted for a larger

proportion in children (92.7%) than in older adults (59.7%). 

COMPARING THE NUMBERS

FIGURE 2: Estimated Average Annual Rates of 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, 

United States, 2002–2006 

COMPARING THE RATES

Very young children aged 0 to 4 years had the highest rate of

TBI-related emergency department visits (1,256 per 100,000

population), followed by older adolescents aged 15 to 19 years

(757 per 100,000). However, the highest rates of TBI-related

hospitalization and death occurred among adults aged 75 years

and older (339 per 100,000 and 57 per 100,000, respectively).

0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 >75

Age group

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

Per 100,000

Children, older adolescents, and adults aged 65

years and older were more likely to sustain a TBI.

AGE GROUP VISITS HOSPITALIZATIONS DEATHS TOTAL

Children 473,947 35,136 2,174 511,257

(0−14 years)

Older Adults 141,998 81,499 14,347 237,844

( ≥ 65 years)

emergency 

Department Visits

hospitalizations

Deaths

TBI BY AGE GROUP

EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 ≥75

Age group

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

Per 100,000

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COMPARING THE NUMBERS

TABLE C: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of 

Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Sex, 

United States, 2002–2006

FIGURE 3: Estimated Average Annual Rates of

Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Sex, 

United States, 2002–2006

COMPARING THE RATES

An estimated average annual number of 998,176 TBIs

occurred among males compared with 693,329 among

females. Overall, approximately 1.4 times as many TBIs

occurred among males as among females. 

male

Female

Among all age groups, TBI rates were

higher for males than for females.

Males aged 0 to 4 years had the highest rates of TBI-related

emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths

combined (1,451 per 100,000). Rates were also high for females

aged 0 to 4 (1,218 per 100,000), and for both males and females

aged 15 to 19 years (896 per 100,000), and 75 years and older 

(932 per 100,000).

SEX VISITS HOSPITALIZATIONS DEATHS TOTAL

Male 789,925 170,257 37,994 998,176

Female 574,870 104,890 13,569 693,329

TBI BY SEX

EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 >75

Age group

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

Per 100,000

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TABLE D: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause,

United States, 2002–2006

An estimated average annual number of 595,095 are fallrelated TBIs, 292,202 are motor vehicle–traffic TBIs, 279,882 are

struck by/against events, and 169,625 are assault-related TBIs.

Motor vehicle–traffic resulted in the greatest number of TBIrelated deaths; however, falls resulted in the greatest number 

of emergency department visits and hospitalizations. 

FIGURE 4: Estimated Average Annual Rates of 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department 

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause, 

United States, 2002–2006

The rate of fall-related TBI was highest among children aged 

0 to 4 years (839 per 100,000) and adults aged 75 years and older

(599 per 100,000). The rates for both motor vehicle–traffic and

assault-related TBI were highest among adults aged 20 to 24

years (261 per 100,000 and 175 per 100,000, respectively).

Falls

struck By/Against

motor Vehicle

Assault

Falls are the leading cause of TBI. Rates were

highest among children aged 0 to 4 and adults

aged 75 and older.

CAUSE VISITS HOSPITALIZATIONS DEATHS TOTAL

Falls 523,043 62,334 9,718 595,095

Struck 271,713 7,791 378 279,882

By/Against

Motor Vehicle- 218,936 56,864 16,402 292,202

Traffic

Assault 148,471 15,341 5,813 169,625

Other 108,467 27,536 19,252 155,255

Unknown 94,165 105,282 0 199,447

COMPARING THE NUMBERS COMPARING THE RATES

TBI BY EXTERNAL CAUSE

EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT
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FIGURE 5: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits,

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

TBI BY EXTERNAL CAUSE

Assault

10%

unknown/other

21%

motor Vehicle–traffic

17.3%

Falls

35.2%

struck By/Against

16.5%

COMPARING THE PERCENTAGES
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FIGURE 6: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual

Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Children 0 to

14 Years, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

struck By/Against

FIGURE 7: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department 

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Adults 65 Years

and Older, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

24.8%

unknown/

other

15.3%

Falls

50.2%

motor Vehicle–traffic

6.8%

Assault

2.9%

unknown/other

24.7%

Falls

60.7%

motor Vehicle–traffic

7.9%

Assault

1%

struck By/Against

5.7%

TBI BY EXTERNAL CAUSE

COMPARING THE PERCENTAGES BY AGE GROUPS
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Falls

● Among all age groups, falls continued to be the leading cause

of TBI (35.2%). Falls cause approximately half (50.2%) of the

TBIs among children aged 0 to 14 years, compared with 60.7%

among adults aged 65 years and older. 

Motor Vehicle–Traffic

● Among all age groups, motor vehicle–traffic was the second

leading cause of TBI (17.3%) and resulted in the largest percentage of TBI-related deaths (31.8%). 

Struck By/Against Events 

● Struck by/against events, which include colliding with a 

moving or stationary object, were the second leading cause 

of TBI among children aged 0 to 14 years (24.8%). 

Assault

● Assaults produced 10% of TBIs in the general population;

they accounted for only 2.9% in children aged 0 to 14 years

and 1% in adults aged 65 years old and older.

SUMMARY OF 

BY EXTERNAL TBI CAUSES

Presenting data on TBI is critical to understanding the impact 

of this important public health problem in the United States.

This information provides the building blocks to inform TBI

prevention strategies, identify research and education

priorities, and support the need for services among those 

living with a TBI.

An estimated 1.7 million TBI-related emergency department

visits, hospitalizations, and deaths occur each year in the

United States. This is an increase from 1.4 million TBI-related

emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths

from what was reported in the previous edition of Traumatic

Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department

Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths, published by CDC in 2004.1

The increase in TBI-related injury was most apparent when

examining emergency department visits. There were large

increases in emergency department visits among children and

older adults. Other major reasons for the increase were more

fall-related TBIs and overall population growth. It is also likely

that the public’s awareness of TBI contributed to increased

treatment. Further research and education is needed to

explore how best to prevent traumatic brain injury.

Although this report provides data on a wide range of TBIs

occurring in this country, it is not currently possible to capture

all cases of TBI. There is no estimate for the number of people

with non-fatal TBI seen outside of an emergency department of

hospital or who receive no care at all.

CONCLUSION

traumatic Brain Injury in the united states overview | summary of Findings & Conclusion 21

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
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Appendix A: Tables

Total TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths 25

TBI-Related Emergency Department Visits 

by Age Group and Disposition 26

by Age Group and Sex 27

by Age Group and Race 28

by Age Group and External Cause 29

by Age Group and Motor – Vehicle Cause 30

by Age Group and Payment Source 31

TBI-Related Hospitalizations 

by Age Group and Disposition 32

by Age Group and Sex 33

by Age Group and Race 34

by Age Group and External Cause 35

by Age Group and Motor – Vehicle Cause 36

by Age Group and Payment Source 37

TBI-Related Deaths 

by Age Group and Sex 38

by Age Group and Race 39

by Age Group and External Cause 40

by Age Group and Motor – Vehicle Cause 41

Annual Estimates of All TBI from 2002–2006 42

Annual Rate Estimates of Fall-Related TBI 

Among Children Aged 0 – 14 Years 43

Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older 43
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | total tBIs 25

emergency DepArTmenT VIsITs■ HospITAlIzATIons◊ DeATHs* ToTAl

TABLE 1: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, United States, 2002–2006

■ Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility were excluded.

◊ In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

* 128 mortality records (2002–2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Numbers subject to rounding error.

0-4 251,546 1256.2 93.9 15,239 76.1 5.7 998 5.0 0.4 267,783 1337.3

5-9 105,015 532.9 91.9 8,799 44.7 7.7 450 2.3 0.4 114,264 579.9

10-14 117,387 559.8 90.8 11,098 52.9 8.6 726 3.5 0.6 129,211 616.2

15-19 157,198 757.0 84.5 24,896 119.9 13.4 3,995 19.2 2.1 186,089 896.2

20-24 136,079 655.8 84.1 20,683 99.7 12.8 5,048 24.3 3.1 161,810 779.8

25-34 174,811 438.3 83.0 28,953 72.6 13.7 6,826 17.1 3.2 210,591 528.0

35-44 123,436 279.9 75.8 32,310 73.3 19.9 6,995 15.9 4.3 162,741 369.1

45-54 99,715 239.7 73.4 29,068 69.9 21.4 7,125 17.1 5.2 135,908 326.7

55-64 57,612 198.2 67.6 22,600 77.7 26.5 5,028 17.3 5.9 85,240 293.2

65-74 46,365 250.2 64.7 20,990 113.3 29.3 4,252 22.9 5.9 71,607 386.4

≥ 75 95,633 536.2 57.5 60,510 339.3 36.4 10,095 56.6 6.1 166,237 932.0

Total 1,364,797 465.4 80.7 275,146 93.8 16.3 51,538 17.6 3.0 1,691,481 576.8

Adjusted¶ 468.0 93.6 17.4 579.0

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

DIsposITIon
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TreATeD AnD releAseD oTHer* ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER

TABLE 2: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Disposition, United States, 2002–2006

* Includes people who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility. These records were excluded from the remaining 

emergency department tables.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

Numbers subject to rounding error.

0-4 251,546 92.9 19,106† 7.1† 270,652

5-9 105,015 86.1 16,940§ 13.9§ 121,955

10-14 117,387 92.4 9,617§ 7.6§ 127,004

15-19 157,198 88.6 20,131† 11.4† 177,329

20-24 136,079 85.6 22,949† 14.4† 159,028

25-34 174,811 92.1 15,005† 7.9† 189,816

35-44 123,436 83.8 23,936† 16.2† 147,372

45-54 99,715 78.8 26,898† 21.2† 126,613

55-64 57,612 74.6 19,623§ 25.4§ 77,235

65-74 46,365 78.9 12,394§ 21.1§ 58,759

≥ 75 95,633 66.3 48,681 33.7 144,314

Total 1,364,797 85.3 235,280 14.7 1,600,077
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mAle FemAle ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 3: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2002–2006

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Note: Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.

0-4 139,001 1357.4 55.3 112,545 1150.3 44.7 251,546 1256.2

5-9 68,671 681.2 65.4 36,343 377.6 34.6 105,014 532.9

10-14 90,221 840.0 76.9 27,166† 265.6† 23.1† 117,387 559.8

15-19 98,761 926.6 62.8 58,437 578.2 37.2 157,198 757.0

20-24 86,669 812.2 63.7 49,410 490.3 36.3 136,079 655.8

25-34 97,845 483.8 56.0 76,966 391.5 44.0 174,811 438.3

35-44 68,527 311.4 55.5 54,909 248.6 44.5 123,436 279.9

45-54 50,941 249.2 51.1 48,775 230.5 48.9 99,716 239.7

55-64 32,226† 230.2† 55.9† 25,386† 168.4† 44.1† 57,612 198.2

65-74 23,146† 273.7† 49.9† 23,218† 230.5† 50.1† 46,364 250.2

≥ 75 33,917† 504.4† 35.5† 61,716 555.4 64.5 95,633 536.2

Total 789,925 547.6 57.9 574,871 385.9 42.1 1,364,796 465.4

Adjusted ¶ 543.9 388.6 468.0
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AmerIcAn InDIAn, AlAskA nATIVe, oTHer/ 

WHITe BlAck AsIAn, or pAcIFIc IslAnDer unknoWn ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 4: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Race, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 180,880 1160.8 71.9 56,942 1746.6 22.6 13,576† 1148.5† 5.4† 147§ 0.1§ 251,545 1256.2

5-9 76,588 499.5 72.9 22,994† 718.5† 21.9† 5,433§ 463.1§ 5.2§ -- -- 105,015 532.9

10-14 84,096 517.2 71.6 27,156† 775.0† 23.1† 5,509§ 456.5§ 4.7§ 625§ 0.5§ 117,386 559.8

15-19 128,896 793.1 82.0 23,049† 696.5† 14.7† 4,586§ 380.8§ 2.9§ 666§ 0.4§ 157,197 757.0

20-24 105,796 647.4 77.7 27,030† 867.5† 19.9† 3,253§ 251.9§ 2.4§ -- -- 136,079 655.8

25-34 137,732 438.3 78.8 29,968† 542.9† 17.1† 6,445§ 218.9§ 3.7§ 666§ 0.4§ 174,811 438.3

35-44 103,176 289.7 83.6 14,158† 247.0† 11.5† 5,767§ 209.9§ 4.7§ 334§ 0.3§ 123,435 279.9

45-54 76,966 223.4 77.2 20,040† 407.3† 20.1† 2,710§ 121.2§ 2.7§ -- -- 99,716 239.7

55-64 47,644 192.2 82.7 7,385§ 253.7§ 12.8§ 2,584§ 187.9§ 4.5§ -- -- 57,613 198.2

65-74 36,979 230.9 79.8 5,236§ 300.9§ 11.3§ 3,196§ 411.4§ 6.9§ 954§ 2.1§ 46,365 250.2

≥ 75 88,260 553.4 92.3 4,626§ 342.0§ 4.8§ 2,748§ 512.6§ 2.9§ -- -- 95,634 536.2

Total 1,067,013 448.3 78.2 238,584 618.6 17.5 55,807 334.7 4.1 3,392 0.2 1,364,796 465.4

Adjusted ¶ 456.6 568.7 345.2 468.0

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

-- No data for these cells.

Note: Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | emergency Department Visits by Age & external Cause 29

moTor VeHIcle–

TrAFFIc* FAlls AssAulT sTruck By/AgAInsT oTHer/unknoWn ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 5: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

* Motor vehicle–traffic includes the following external cause of injury:

occupant, motorcyclist, pedal cyclist, pedestrian, other and unspecified

person involved in a motor vehicle–traffic incident.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but 

may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also 

reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Note: Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another 

facility were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.

0-4 12,852§ 64.2§ 5.1§ 161,455 806.3 64.2 362§ 1.8§ 0.1§ 53,922 269.3 21.4 22,954† 114.6† 9.1† 251,545 1256.2

5-9 7,310§ 37.1§ 7.0§ 42,371 215.0 40.3 1,033§ 5.2§ 1.0§ 35,583† 180.6† 33.9† 18,718† 95.0† 17.8† 105,015 532.9

10-14 6,529§ 31.1§ 5.6§ 42,843† 204.3† 36.5† 11,385§ 54.3§ 9.7§ 34,572 164.9 29.5 22,057† 105.2† 18.8† 117,386 559.8

15-19 40,466 194.9 25.7 32,740† 157.7† 20.8 22,272† 107.3† 14.2† 36,512 175.8 23.2 25,207† 121.4† 16.0† 157,197 757.0

20-24 44,209 213.1 32.5 19,845† 95.6† 14.6† 33,360† 160.8† 24.5† 19,205§ 92.6§ 14.1§ 19,459§ 93.8§ 14.3§ 136,078 655.8

25-34 42,213† 105.8† 24.1† 31,794† 79.7† 18.2† 36,385† 91.2† 20.8† 30,464† 76.4† 17.4† 33,954† 85.1† 19.4† 174,810 438.3

35-44 19,687† 44.6† 15.9† 34,510† 78.3† 28.0† 20,775† 47.1† 16.8† 21,689† 49.2† 17.6† 26,776† 60.7† 21.7† 123,437 279.9

45-54 20,210† 48.6† 20.3† 33,779† 81.2† 33.9† 14,610§ 35.1§ 14.7§ 17,216§ 41.4§ 17.3§ 13,900§ 33.4§ 13.9§ 99,715 239.7

55-64 14,454§ 49.7§ 25.1§ 16,485† 56.7† 28.6† 6,548§ 22.5§ 11.4§ 10,015§ 34.4§ 17.4§ 10,110§ 34.8§ 17.5§ 57,612 198.2

65-74 5,904§ 31.9§ 12.7§ 28,698† 154.9† 61.9† 1,329§ 7.2§ 2.9§ 7,123§ 38.4§ 15.4§ 3,311§ 17.9§ 7.1§ 46,365 250.2

≥ 75 5,102§ 28.6§ 5.3§ 78,523 440.2 82.1 411§ 2.3§ 0.4§ 5,412§ 30.3§ 5.7§ 6,185§ 34.7§ 6.5§ 95,633 536.2

Total 218,936 74.7 16.0 523,043 178.4 38.3 148,470 50.6 10.9 271,713 92.7 19.9 202,631 69.1 14.8 1,364,793 465.4

Adjusted ¶ 74.0 180.2 50.2 93.9 69.7 468.0
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mVT- oTHer 

mVT-occupAnT mVT- moTorcycle mVT- peDAl cycle mVT- peDesTrIAn or unspecIFIeD ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 6: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Specific Motor Vehicle–Traffic (MVT) External Causes,

United States, 2002–2006

0-4 9,498§ 47.4§ 73.9§ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,355§ 16.8§ 26.1§ 12,853§ 64.2§

5-9 1,427§ 7.2§ 19.5§ -- -- -- 513§ 2.6§ 7.0§ 514§ 2.6§ 7.0§ 4,856§ 24.6§ 66.4§ 7,310§ 37.1§

10-14 2,455§ 11.7§ 37.6§ 787§ 3.8§ 12.1§ -- -- -- 2,959§ 14.1§ 45.3§ 328§ 1.6§ 5.0§ 6,529§ 31.1§

15-19 18,828† 90.7† 46.5† 568§ 2.7§ 1.4§ -- -- -- 324§ 1.6§ 0.8§ 20,745§ 99.9§ 51.3§ 40,465 194.9

20-24 24,985† 120.4† 56.5† 3,110§ 15.0§ 7.0§ 37§ 0.2§ 0.1§ 1,420§ 6.8§ 3.2§ 14,657§ 70.6§ 33.2§ 44,209 213.1

25-34 18,786§ 47.1§ 44.5§ 4,847§ 12.2§ 11.5§ 563§ 1.4§ 1.3§ -- -- -- 18,017§ 45.2§ 42.7§ 42,213† 105.8†

35-44 6,632§ 15.0§ 33.7§ 189§ 0.4§ 1.0§ -- -- -- 307§ 0.7§ 1.6§ 12,559§ 28.5§ 63.8§ 19,687† 44.6†

45-54 12,616§ 30.3§ 62.4§ 304§ 0.7§ 1.5§ -- -- -- 1,233§ 3.0§ 6.1§ 6,057§ 14.6§ 30.0§ 20,210† 48.6†

55-64 6,450§ 22.2§ 44.6§ 133§ 0.5§ 0.9§ -- -- -- 169§ 0.6§ 1.2§ 7,701§ 26.5§ 53.3§ 14,453§ 49.7§

65-74 2,689§ 14.5§ 45.6§ -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,000§ 5.4§ 16.9§ 2,214§ 12.0§ 37.5§ 5,903§ 31.9§

≥ 75 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5,102§ 28.6§ 100.0§ 5,102§ 28.6§

Total 104,366 35.6 47.7 9,938§ 3.4§ 4.5§ 1,113§ 0.4§ 0.5§ 7,926§ 2.7§ 3.6§ 95,591 32.6 43.7 218,934 74.7

Adjusted ¶ 35.0 3.3 0.4 2.7 32.5 74.0

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but 

may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also 

reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

-- No data for these cells.

Note: Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to 

another facility were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | emergency Department Visits by Age & Payment source 31

prIVATe meDIcAID meDIcAre Worker’s compensATIon oTHer/unknoWn* ToTAl

AGE(YRS) NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER

TABLE 7: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Expected Source of Payment, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 121,610 48.3 87,911 34.9 1,025§ 0.4§ -- -- 40,999† 16.3† 251,545

5-9 58,430 55.6 23,720† 22.6† 797§ 0.8§ -- -- 22,068† 21.0† 105,015

10-14 74,107 63.1 24,978† 21.3† 670§ 0.6§ -- -- 17,631† 15.0† 117,386

15-19 91,028 57.9 14,309† 9.1† 3,190§ 2.0§ 695§ 0.4§ 47,975 30.5 157,197

20-24 52,094 38.3 5,093§ 3.7§ -- -- 8,737§ 6.4§ 70,154 51.6 136,078

25-34 73,054 41.8 17,148† 9.8† 2,348§ 1.3§ 12,895§ 7.4§ 69,366 39.7 174,811

35-44 54,807 44.4 16,854† 13.7† 7,118§ 5.8§ 7,542§ 6.1§ 37,114 30.1 123,435

45-54 46,457 46.6 12,355§ 12.4§ 4,426§ 4.4§ 6,219§ 6.2§ 30,259† 30.3† 99,716

55-64 24,566† 42.6† 6,412§ 11.1§ 3,802§ 6.6§ 4,201§ 7.3§ 18,631§ 32.3§ 57,612

65-74 6,558§ 14.1§ 3,424§ 7.4§ 29,249† 63.1† 1,773§ 3.8§ 5,361§ 11.6§ 46,365

≥ 75 5,636§ 5.9§ 10,461§ 10.9§ 70,994 74.2 1,571§ 1.6§ 6,971§ 7.3§ 95,633

Total 608,347 44.6 222,665 16.3 123,619 9.1 43,633 3.2 366,529 26.9 1,364,793

* Includes self pay, no charge, other government, other, and unknown.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

-- No data for these cells.

Note: Persons who were hospitalized, died, or transferred to another facility were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
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Home TrAnsFerreD* oTHer/unknoWn┼ In-HospITAl DeATHs‡ ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER

TABLE 8: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Hospitalizations, by Age Group and Disposition, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 15,564 87.8 855§ 4.8§ 903† 5.1† 406§ 2.3§ 17,728

5-9 8,996 89.8 283§ 2.8§ 281§ 2.8§ 461§ 4.6§ 10,021

10-14 10,855 89.4 326§ 2.7§ 429† 3.5† 535§ 4.4§ 12,145

15-19 21,971 78.9 2,064† 7.4† 2,459 8.8 1,356† 4.9† 27,850

20-24 18,261 79.8 1,567† 6.9† 1,776 7.8 1,277† 5.6† 22,881

25-34 23,239 75.7 1,976 6.4 4,295 14.0 1,199† 3.9† 30,709

35-44 25,192 73.9 3,154 9.3 4,864 14.3 881† 2.6† 34,091

45-54 23,042 72.4 3,166 9.9 3,782 11.9 1,827 5.7 31,817

55-64 16,359 64.6 4,223 16.7 3,112 12.3 1,617† 6.4† 25,311

65-74 13,331 55.7 5,670 23.7 2,969 12.4 1,983 8.3 23,953

≥ 75 24,751 34.7 30,302 42.4 9,453 13.2 6,926 9.7 71,432

Total 201,561 65.5 53,586 17.4 34,323 11.1 18,468 6.0 307,938

DIscHArgeD AlIVe‡

┼ Includes patients who left against medical advice and who were discharged alive (but no disposition stated), and patients with 

unknown disposition.

* Includes both long- and short-term care facilities.

‡ In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded from the remaining hospitalization tables.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but is not considered stable.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
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mAle FemAle ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 9: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related

Hospitalizations, by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 9,019 88.1 59.2 6,220 63.6 40.8 15,239 76.1

5-9 5,296 52.5 60.2 3,503 36.4 39.8 8,799 44.7

10-14 7,407 69.0 66.7 3,691 36.1 33.3 11,098 52.9

15-19 17,189 161.3 69.0 7,708 76.3 31.0 24,897 119.9

20-24 16,341 153.1 79.0 4,343 43.1 21.0 20,684 99.7

25-34 22,438 110.9 77.5 6,516 33.1 22.5 28,954 72.6

35-44 22,417 101.9 69.4 9,893 44.8 30.6 32,310 73.3

45-54 20,085 98.2 69.1 8,983 42.5 30.9 29,068 69.9

55-64 15,269 109.1 67.6 7,331 48.6 32.4 22,600 77.7

65-74 11,437 135.2 54.5 9,553 94.8 45.5 20,990 113.3

≥ 75 23,360 347.4 38.6 37,150 334.3 61.4 60,510 339.3

Total 170,258 118.0 61.9 104,891 70.4 38.1 275,149 93.8

Adjusted ¶ 121.0 66.2 93.6

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Note: In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | hospitalizations by Age & Race 34

AmerIcAn InDIAn, AlAskA nATIVe, oTHer/ 

WHITe BlAck AsIAn, or pAcIFIc IslAnDer unknoWn ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 10: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain InjuryRelated Hospitalizations, by Age Group and Race, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 9,361 60.1 61.4 2,075 63.6 13.6 530§ 44.8§ 3.5§ 3,274 21.5 15,240 76.1

5-9 5,412 35.3 61.5 1,126 35.2 12.8 151§ 12.9§ 1.7§ 2,110 24.0 8,799 44.7

10-14 6,278 38.6 56.6 1,669 47.6 15.0 388§ 32.2§ 3.5§ 2,763 24.9 11,098 52.9

15-19 15,243 93.8 61.2 2,413 72.9 9.7 893§ 74.1§ 3.6§ 6,348 25.5 24,897 119.9

20-24 11,676 71.4 56.5 2,272 72.9 11.0 841§ 65.1§ 4.1§ 5,894 28.5 20,683 99.7

25-34 15,981 50.9 55.2 4,044 73.3 14.0 682§ 23.2§ 2.4§ 8,247 28.5 28,954 72.6

35-44 18,916 53.1 58.5 4,456 77.8 13.8 953§ 34.7§ 3.0§ 7,985 24.7 32,310 73.3

45-54 16,648 48.3 57.3 4,369 88.8 15.0 479§ 21.4§ 1.6§ 7,572 26.0 29,068 69.9

55-64 14,064 56.7 62.2 1,829 62.8 8.1 1,165§ 84.7§ 5.2§ 5,543 24.5 22,601 77.7

65-74 13,455 84.0 64.1 1,679 96.5 8.0 899§ 115.7§ 4.3§ 4,957 23.6 20,990 113.3

≥ 75 42,735 268.0 70.6 2,644 195.5 4.4 1,370† 255.5† 2.3† 13,761 22.7 60,510 339.3

Total 169,769 71.3 61.7 28,576 74.1 10.4 8,351 50.1 3.0 68,454 24.9 275,150 93.8

Adjusted ¶ 69.8 78.7 58.2 93.6

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population. 

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Note: In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | hospitalizations by Age & external Cause 35

moTor VeHIcle–

TrAFFIc* FAlls AssAulT sTruck By/AgAInsT oTHer/unknoWn ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

TABLE 11: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain InjuryRelated Hospitalizations, by Age Group and External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

0-4 2,182 10.9 14.3 6,458 32.2 42.4 893† 4.5† 5.9† 867† 4.3† 5.7† 4,840 24.2 31.8 15,240 76.1

5-9 2,566 13.0 29.2 1,733 8.8 19.7 10§ 0.1§ 0.1§ 543† 2.8† 6.2† 3,946 20.0 44.8 8,798 44.7

10-14 2,111 10.1 19.0 1,892 9.0 17.0 520§ 2.5§ 4.7§ 1,244† 5.9† 11.2† 5,331 25.4 48.0 11,098 52.9

15-19 9,598 46.2 38.6 2,119 10.2 8.5 1,622† 7.8† 6.5† 1,069† 5.1† 4.3† 10,488 50.5 42.1 24,896 119.9

20-24 7,571 36.5 36.6 1,251† 6.0† 6.1† 1,998 9.6 9.7 237§ 1.1§ 1.1§ 9,626 46.4 46.5 20,683 99.7

25-34 9,208 23.1 31.8 3,391 8.5 11.7 3,496 8.8 12.1 888§ 2.2§ 3.1§ 11,970 30.0 41.3 28,953 72.6

35-44 7,744 17.6 24.0 4,738 10.7 14.7 3,529 8.0 10.9 996† 2.3† 3.1† 15,303 34.7 47.4 32,310 73.3

45-54 6,712 16.1 23.1 5,332 12.8 18.3 1,736 4.2 6.0 459§ 1.1§ 1.6§ 14,829 35.6 51.0 29,068 69.9

55-64 3,217 11.1 14.2 5,559 19.1 24.6 1,134§ 3.9§ 5.0§ 515§ 1.8§ 2.3§ 12,176 41.9 53.9 22,601 77.7

65-74 1,918 10.3 9.1 7,392 39.9 35.2 68§ 0.4§ 0.3§ 467§ 2.5§ 2.2§ 11,145 60.1 53.1 20,990 113.3

≥ 75 4,038 22.6 6.7 22,468 126.0 37.1 334§ 1.9§ 0.6§ 504§ 2.8§ 0.8§ 33,164 185.9 54.8 60,508 339.3

Total 56,865 19.4 20.7 62,333 21.2 22.7 15,340 5.2 5.6 7,789 2.7 2.8 132,818 45.3 48.3 275,145 93.8

Adjusted ¶ 19.4 21.2 5.2 2.7 45.1 93.6

* Motor vehicle–traffic includes the following external cause of injury: 

occupant, motorcyclist, pedal cyclist, pedestrian, other and 

unspecified person involved in a motor vehicle–traffic incident.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but 

may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also 

reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Note: In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another 

hospital were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | hospitalizations by Age & mVt Cause 36

mVT- oTHer 

mVT-occupAnT mVT- moTorcycle mVT- peDAl cycle mVT- peDesTrIAn or unspecIFIeD ToTAl

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

0-4 1,426† 7.1† 65.3† -- -- -- -- -- -- 744§ 3.7§ 34.1§ 12§ 0.1§ 0.6§ 2,182 10.9

5-9 1,487† 7.5† 57.9† 100§ 0.5§ 3.9§ 147§ 0.7§ 5.7§ 677† 3.4† 26.4† 156§ 0.8§ 6.1§ 2,567 13.0

10-14 984† 4.7† 46.6† 91§ 0.4§ 4.3§ 360† 1.7† 17.0† 650† 3.1† 30.8† 26§ 0.1§ 1.2§ 2,111 10.1

15-19 6,802 32.8 70.9 1,182§ 5.7§ 12.3§ 243§ 1.2§ 2.5§ 650§ 3.1§ 6.8§ 722§ 3.5§ 7.5§ 9,599 46.2

20-24 5,567 26.8 73.5 614§ 3.0§ 8.1§ 143§ 0.7§ 1.9§ 703§ 3.4§ 9.3§ 543§ 2.6§ 7.2§ 7,570 36.5

25-34 6,048 15.2 65.7 1,428† 3.6† 15.5† 357§ 0.9§ 3.9§ 792† 2.0† 8.6† 583§ 1.5§ 6.3§ 9,208 23.1

35-44 5,216 11.8 67.4 1,299† 2.9† 16.8† 66§ 0.1§ 0.8§ 852§ 1.9§ 11.0§ 311§ 0.7§ 4.0§ 7,744 17.6

45-54 4,263 10.2 63.5 1,114† 2.7† 16.6† 131§ 0.3§ 1.9§ 697§ 1.7§ 10.4§ 506§ 1.2§ 7.5§ 6,711 16.1

55-64 1,872 6.4 58.2 434§ 1.5§ 13.5§ 49§ 0.2§ 1.5§ 498§ 1.7§ 15.5§ 364§ 1.3§ 11.3§ 3,217 11.1

65-74 1,374 7.4 71.6 88§ 0.5§ 4.6§ 28§ 0.2§ 1.5§ 212§ 1.1§ 11.1§ 215§ 1.2§ 11.2§ 1,917 10.3

≥ 75 3,009 16.9 74.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 741§ 4.2§ 18.3§ 289§ 1.6§ 7.2§ 4,039 22.6

Total 38,048 13.0 66.9 6,350 2.2 11.2 1,524 0.5 2.7 7,216 2.5 12.7 3,727 1.3 6.6 56,865 19.4

Adjusted ¶ 12.9 2.2 0.5 2.5 1.3 19.4

TABLE 12: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain InjuryRelated Hospitalizations, by Age Group and Specific Motor Vehicle–Traffic (MVT) External Causes, 

United States, 2002–2006

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

-- No data for these cells.

Note: In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | hospitalizations by Age & Payment source 37

prIVATe meDIcAID meDIcAre Worker’s compensATIon oTHer/unknoWn* ToTAl

AGE(YRS) NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER ROW % NUMBER

0-4 7,029 46.1 6,339 41.6 54§ 0.4§ -- -- 1,818 11.9 15,240

5-9 4,823 54.8 2,659 30.2 -- -- -- -- 1,317 15.0 8,799

10-14 6,690 60.3 3,031 27.3 -- -- -- -- 1,376 12.4 11,097

15-19 14,619 58.7 4,863 19.5 193§ 0.8§ 331§ 1.3§ 4,891 19.6 24,897

20-24 9,097 44.0 3,319 16.0 407§ 2.0§ 861† 4.2† 6,998 33.8 20,682

25-34 12,715 43.9 4,479 15.5 848§ 2.9§ 1,337 4.6 9,574 33.1 28,953

35-44 13,062 40.4 4,051 12.5 2,495 7.7 1,899 5.9 10,804 33.4 32,311

45-54 13,743 47.3 3,516 12.1 2,702 9.3 1,648† 5.7† 7,459 25.7 29,068

55-64 11,306 50.0 2,795 12.4 3,893 17.2 1,188† 5.3† 3,419 15.1 22,601

65-74 3,847 18.3 728† 3.5† 14,735 70.2 400§ 1.9§ 1,279† 6.1† 20,989

≥ 75 7,045 11.6 500§ 0.8§ 51,278 84.7 23§ 0.0§ 1,663 2.7 60,509

Total 103,976 37.8 36,280 13.2 76,605 27.8 7,687 2.8 50,598 18.4 275,147

TABLE 13: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Hospitalizations, by Age Group and Expected Source of Payment, United States, 2002–2006

* Includes self pay, no charge, other government, other, and unknown.

† Sample size is 30−59; the value of the estimate was reported but may not be stable.

§ Sample size is less than 30; the value of the estimate was also reported, but it is not considered stable.

-- No data for these cells.

Note: In-hospital deaths and patients who transferred from another hospital were excluded.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Deaths by Age & sex 38

mAle FemAle ToTAl*

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

0-4 574 5.6 57.5 424 4.3 42.5 998 5.0

5-9 259 2.6 57.6 191 2.0 42.4 450 2.3

10-14 477 4.4 65.7 249 2.4 34.3 726 3.5

15-19 2,977 27.9 74.5 1,018 10.1 25.5 3,995 19.2

20-24 4,140 38.8 82.0 908 9.0 18.0 5,048 24.3

25-34 5,551 27.4 81.3 1,275 6.5 18.7 6,826 17.1

35-44 5,428 24.7 77.6 1,567 7.1 22.4 6,995 15.9

45-54 5,592 27.4 78.5 1,533 7.2 21.5 7,125 17.1

55-64 3,913 28.0 77.8 1,115 7.4 22.2 5,028 17.3

65-74 3,125 36.9 73.5 1,128 11.2 26.5 4,253 22.9

≥ 75 5,935 88.3 58.8 4,160 37.4 41.2 10,095 56.6

Total 37,971 26.3 73.7 13,568 9.1 26.3 51,539 17.6

Adjusted ¶ 27.1 8.6 17.4

TABLE 14: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths,

by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2002–2006

* 128 mortality records (2002−2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Deaths by Age & Race 39

AmerIcAn InDIAn, AlAskA nATIVe, 

WHITe BlAck AsIAn, or pAcIFIc IslAnDer ToTAl*

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

0-4 693 4.4 69.4 253 7.8 25.3 52 4.4 5.2 998 5.0

5-9 336 2.2 74.6 90 2.8 20.1 24 2.0 5.3 450 2.3

10-14 568 3.5 78.2 129 3.7 17.8 29 2.4 4.0 726 3.5

15-19 3,179 19.6 79.6 653 19.7 16.4 163 13.5 4.1 3,995 19.2

20-24 3,841 23.5 76.1 1,000 32.1 19.8 207 16.0 4.1 5,048 24.3

25-34 5,202 16.6 76.2 1,366 24.7 20.0 259 8.8 3.8 6,827 17.1

35-44 5,795 16.3 82.8 976 17.0 13.9 224 8.2 3.2 6,995 15.9

45-54 6,108 17.7 85.7 813 16.5 11.4 204 9.1 2.9 7,125 17.1

55-64 4,440 17.9 88.3 444 15.3 8.8 144 10.5 2.9 5,028 17.3

65-74 3,830 23.9 90.1 301 17.3 7.1 122 15.7 2.9 4,253 22.9

≥ 75 9,409 59.0 93.2 431 31.9 4.3 255 47.5 2.5 10,095 56.6

Total 43,401 18.2 84.2 6,456 16.7 12.5 1,683 10.1 3.3 51,540 17.6

Adjusted ¶ 17.7 17.3 11.2 17.4

TABLE 15: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths,

by Age Group and Race, United States, 2002–2006

* 128 mortality records (2002−2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Deaths by Age & external Cause 40

moTor VeHIcle–

TrAFFIc* FAlls AssAulT sTruck By/AgAInsT oTHer/unknoWn ToTAl┼

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

0-4 395 2.0 39.6 37 0.2 3.7 364 1.8 36.4 22 0.1 2.2 180 0.9 18.1 998 5.0

5-9 303 1.5 67.5 10 0.0 2.1 48 0.2 10.7 12 0.1 2.7 76 0.4 17.0 449 2.3

10-14 436 2.1 60.0 15 0.1 2.0 86 0.4 11.9 10 0.0 1.3 180 0.9 24.8 727 3.5

15-19 2,344 11.3 58.7 52 0.3 1.3 634 3.1 15.9 14 0.1 0.4 951 4.6 23.8 3,995 19.2

20-24 2,444 11.8 48.4 95 0.5 1.9 979 4.7 19.4 22 0.1 0.4 1,509 7.3 29.9 5,049 24.3

25-34 2,740 6.9 40.1 182 0.5 2.7 1,315 3.3 19.3 46 0.1 0.7 2,543 6.4 37.3 6,826 17.1

35-44 2,458 5.6 35.1 414 0.9 5.9 982 2.2 14.0 59 0.1 0.8 3,083 7.0 44.1 6,996 15.9

45-54 2,110 5.1 29.6 760 1.8 10.7 712 1.7 10.0 67 0.2 0.9 3,476 8.4 48.8 7,125 17.1

55-64 1,281 4.4 25.5 896 3.1 17.8 349 1.2 6.9 49 0.2 1.0 2,454 8.4 48.8 5,029 17.3

65-74 832 4.5 19.6 1,375 7.4 32.3 169 0.9 4.0 37 0.2 0.9 1,839 9.9 43.2 4,252 22.9

≥ 75 1,053 5.9 10.4 5,882 33.0 58.3 164 0.9 1.6 40 0.2 0.4 2,956 16.6 29.3 10,095 56.6

Total 16,396 5.6 31.8 9,718 3.3 18.9 5,802 2.0 11.3 378 0.1 0.7 19,247 6.6 37.3 51,541 17.6

Adjusted ¶ 5.6 3.3 2.0 0.1 6.5 17.4

TABLE 16: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths,

by Age Group and External Cause, United States, 2002–2006

* Motor vehicle–traffic includes the following external cause of injury: occupant, motorcyclist, pedal cyclist, pedestrian, other and 

unspecified person involved in a motor vehicle–traffic incident.

┼ 128 mortality records (2002−2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Deaths by Age & mVt Cause 41

mVT- oTHer 

mVT-occupAnT mVT- moTorcycle mVT- peDAl cycle mVT- peDesTrIAn or unspecIFIeD ToTAl*

AGE (YRS) NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE► ROW % NUMBER RATE►

0-4 174 0.9 43.9 0 ‡ 0.1 2 ‡ 0.6 97 0.5 24.6 122 0.6 30.8 395 2.0

5-9 131 0.7 43.2 3 ‡ 0.9 21 0.1 7.1 60 0.3 19.6 89 0.4 29.2 304 1.5

10-14 200 1.0 45.9 14 0.1 3.1 38 0.2 8.7 76 0.4 17.3 109 0.5 25.0 437 2.1

15-19 1,300 6.3 55.5 87 0.4 3.7 26 0.1 1.1 119 0.6 5.1 812 3.9 34.7 2,344 11.3

20-24 1,245 6.0 50.9 219 1.1 9.0 17 0.1 0.7 132 0.6 5.4 832 4.0 34.1 2,445 11.8

25-34 1,268 3.2 46.3 345 0.9 12.6 34 0.1 1.2 208 0.5 7.6 885 2.2 32.3 2,740 6.9

35-44 1,044 2.4 42.5 373 0.8 15.2 54 0.1 2.2 262 0.6 10.7 726 1.6 29.5 2,459 5.6

45-54 856 2.1 40.6 353 0.8 16.7 56 0.1 2.7 263 0.6 12.5 582 1.4 27.6 2,110 5.1

55-64 530 1.8 41.4 162 0.6 12.6 33 0.1 2.6 181 0.6 14.2 375 1.3 29.2 1,281 4.4

65-74 369 2.0 44.3 45 0.2 5.5 18 0.1 2.2 139 0.8 16.7 260 1.4 31.3 831 4.5

≥ 75 464 2.6 44.1 13 0.1 1.3 13 0.1 1.3 202 1.1 19.2 360 2.0 34.2 1,052 5.9

Total 7,581 2.6 46.2 1,614 0.5 9.8 312 0.1 1.9 1,739 0.6 10.6 5,152 1.7 31.4 16,398 5.6

Adjusted ¶ 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 5.6

TABLE 17: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, 

by Age Group and Specific Motor Vehicle–Traffic (MVT) External Causes, United States, 2002–2006

* 33 mortality records (2002−2006) were omitted because of missing age information.

► Average annual rate per 100,000 population.

¶ Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

‡ Sample size was less than 20 for the 5 years combined, so the rate was suppressed. 

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Annual tBI estimates 2002–2006 42

1,500,000

1,250,000

1,000,000

750,000

500,000

250,000

0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

1,248,660 1,228,731 1,424,548 1,492,879 1,429,159

246,381 274,596 285,778 274,426 294,556

50,566 50,736 51,164 52,860 52,365

emergency 

Department Visits

hospitalizations

Deaths

FIGURE 8: Annual Estimates of All Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, United States, 2002–2006 

From 2002 to 2006, there was

an increase in TBI-related

emergency department

visits and hospitalizations.

During the period 2002 through 2006, TBI-related emergency department visits increased by 14.4%, hospitalizations increased by 19.5%,

and deaths increased by 3.5%. The estimated population in the United States increased by 3.8% during the same period. Number of Visits
emergency 

Department Visits

hospitalizations

Deaths

traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix A | Annual Fall-Related tBI estimates By Age 43

500

400

300

200

100

0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

290 335.2 434.9 501.2 470.5

24.3 13.6 14.3 14 16.9

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

FIGURE 9: Annual Rate Estimates of Fall–Related Traumatic

Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Children Aged 0–14,

United States, 2002–2006 

From 2002 to 2006, there was an increase in fallrelated TBIs in emergency department visits among

children aged 14 years and younger.

Per 100,000

From 2002 to 2006, there was a 62% increase in fall-related

TBIs in emergency department visits among children aged 14

years and younger. Hospitalizations decreased by 30% and

deaths remained the same.

FIGURE 10: Annual Rate Estimates of Fall–Related 

Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department 

Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Adults Aged 65

and older, United States, 2002–2006 

From 2002 to 2006, there was an increase in fallrelated TBIs in emergency department visits among

adults aged 65 years and older.

From 2002 to 2006, fall-related TBI rates increased in the older

adult population. There were large increases in emergency

department visits (46%), hospitalizations (34%), and deaths

(27%) among this age group. 

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

263.7 235.9 217.4 367.6 385.2

67.6 87.9 87.6 76.2 90.7

17.3 18.5 20.5 21.5 21.9

Per 100,000

emergency 

Department Visits

hospitalizations

Deaths
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states overview | traumatic Brain Injuries by external Cause 45

Appendix B: 

Methods and 

Data Sources

Data Sources 49

Identification of TBI Cases 51

External Cause of Injury 55

Population Data 57

Statistical Analysis 59

Limitations 61
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | methods & Data sources 47

APPENDIX B: METHODS AND DATA SOURCES

The data presented in this report were based on three different

national data sources: the National Hospital Discharge Survey

(NHDS), the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

(NHAMCS) and the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). 

These data sources were selected because national estimates 

for traumatic brain injuries can be calculated using visits to

emergency departments, hospitalizations, and deaths. Data for

the years of 2002 to 2006 were used to obtain the most recent

estimates of the burden of traumatic brain injuries and to

increase the stability of the estimated numbers and rates for

hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Data sources 49

Emergency Department Visits

The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

(NHAMCS), conducted by CDC’s National Center for Health

Statistics (NCHS), was used to characterize TBIs treated in

emergency departments in the United States. The target

population of the NHAMCS was in-person visits made in the

United States to emergency departments and outpatient

departments of nonfederal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with

an average stay of less than 30 days), hospitals that specialize in

general medicine or surgical procedures, and children’s hospitals.

Of the NHAMCS data, only emergency department visits were

included in this report. The NHAMCS used a four-stage

probability design with the stages being primary sampling units

(PSUs), hospitals within PSUs, clinics or emergency departments

within hospitals, and patient visits within clinics or emergency

departments. Hospital staff were asked to complete patient

record forms for a systematic random sample of patient visits

occurring during a randomly assigned four-week reporting

period. Each visit was assigned a sample weight based on the

inverse probability of selection with adjustments for nonresponse. The individual sample weights were summed to

produce national estimates of TBI-related emergency

department visits. For age, sex, and race, missing values were

imputed by randomly assigning a value from a record with

similar emergency department volume, geographic region,

immediacy with which the patient should be seen, and primary

diagnosis. Additional information about the NHAMCS emergency

department component is available elsewhere.2

For this report, TBI-related cases were selected if one of the three

diagnosis fields contained an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for TBI6 (see

Table 18). The external cause of injury (E-code) was assigned based

on the first E-code field. Emergency department patients who

died in the emergency department, who were later hospitalized

or transferred to another facility were excluded from the analysis

of emergency department visits. During 2002 to 2006, the number

of hospitals that participated in the survey ranged from 352 to 406

(more than 91% of eligible, sampled hospitals each year), with the

total number of unweighted emergency department visits ranged

from 33,605 to 40,253. The annual number of unweighted TBIrelated emergency department visits identified in the sample

ranged from 412 to 460 for a total of 2,198 TBI-related emergency

department visits sampled during 2002 to 2006.

Hospitalizations

The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) of the NCHS 

was used to estimate annual number and rates of TBI-related

hospitalizations. The NHDS provided data on discharges from

nonfederal, short-stay hospitals (those with an average length 

of stay for all patients of less than 30 days), general (medical or

DATA SOURCES
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Data sources 50

surgical) hospitals, or children’s general hospitals in the United

States. The NHDS used a modified, three-stage probability

designed to select records, with the stages being PSUs, hospitals

within the PSUs, and discharges within the hospitals. The

modification of the design involved selection with certainty of the

largest PSUs and hospitals. Demographic and medical data were

collected for the selected discharges, and weights were assigned

based on the inverse probability of selection with adjustments for

non-response. The individual record weights were summed to

produce estimates of TBI-related hospitalizations each year for the

total United States population. Additional information about the

NHDS data is available elsewhere.7

For this report, TBI-related cases were selected if one of the

diagnosis fields contained an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for TBI3

(see Table 18). External Cause codes, or E-codes, were contained

within the seven diagnosis fields, and the external cause of injury

was classified using the first E-code that appeared in the list of

codes. Hospitalized patients who died during hospitalization or

were transferred to another hospital were excluded from the

analysis. During 2002 to 2006, the number of hospitals that

provided data for the survey ranged from 426 to 445 (88.9% to

93.9% of eligible, sampled hospitals), and the total number of

unweighted discharges ranged from 319,530 to 376,328. The annual

number of unweighted TBI-related hospitalizations identified in

the sample ranged from 2,104 to 2,583 for a total of 11,880

unweighted TBI-related discharges sampled during 2002 to 2006.

Deaths

Multiple cause-of-death data from the mortality files of the 

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) were used to describe 

TBI-related deaths. In the United States, state laws require

completion of death certificates for all deaths; federal law

mandates national collection and publication of deaths and

other vital statistics. The NVSS, the federal compilation of these

data, is the result of cooperation between NCHS and the states to

provide access to statistical information from death certificates.

Additional information about these data is available elsewhere.4

For this report, TBI-related cases were selected if an ICD-10

diagnosis code5 (see Table 19) for TBI appeared 

in Part I of the death certificate. The E-code was obtained from

the underlying cause of death field.
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For all data sources, TBI cases were identified using CDC’s case

definition.6,7 All NHDS and NHAMCS records that contained in one

or more of the diagnosis data fields the ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes

in the appropriate range, as shown in Table 18, were identified as

a TBI emergency department visit or hospitalization. All records

that contained in Part I of the death certificate the ICD-10

diagnosis codes (for years 2002–2006) in the appropriate range, as

shown in Table 19, were identified as a TBI death. 

A record was counted only once regardless of the number of

diagnosis codes that met the criteria for TBI. The increased use 

of 959.015 was accompanied by a corresponding drop in the use 

of 854.3 Thus, to avoid underestimating TBIs, cases coded as

959.01 were included. This is consistent with a previous CDC

publication on TBI8 and the current CDC TBI case definition.6,7

IDENTIFICATION OF 

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CASES
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Identification of tBI Cases 53

ICD-9-Cm 

DesCRIPtIoN (emeRgeNCy DePARtmeNt VIsIts AND hosPItAlIzAtIoNs)

TABLE 18: ICD-9-CM Codes for Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits and 

Hospitalizations (2002–2006)

Fracture of the vault or base of the skull 800.0−801.9

Other and unqualified multiple fractures of the skull 803.0−804.9

Intracranial injury, including concussion, contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage 850.0−854.1

Injury to optic nerve and pathways 950.1−950.3

Shaken baby syndrome 995.55

Head injury, unspecified 959.01
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Identification of tBI Cases 54

DesCRIPtIoN ICD-10 (DeAths)

TABLE 19: ICD-10 Codes for Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths (2002–2006)

Open wound of the head S01.0−S01.9

Fracture of the skull and facial bones S02.0, S02.1, S02.3, S02.7−S02.9

Injury to optic nerve and pathways S04.0

Intracranial injury S06.0−S06.9

Crushing injury of head S07.0, S07.1, S07.8, S07.9

Other unspecified injuries of head S09.7−S09.9

Open wounds involving head with neck T01.0

Fractures involving head with neck T02.0

Crushing injuries involving head with neck T04.0

Injuries of brain and cranial nerves with injuries of nerves and spinal cord at neck level T06.0

Sequelae of injuries of head T90.1, T90.2, T90.4, T90.5, T90.8, T90.9
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | external Cause of Injury 55

External cause of injury categorization was based on E-codes and

classified using categories adapted from CDC’s recommended

frameworks for presenting injury data.9,10 The categories used are

presented in Table 20. 

Several changes occurred in the classification of external cause of

injury between ICD-9 and ICD-10, including the prefixes used to

distinguish external cause (from E-codes for ICD-9 to codes

beginning with V, W, X, Y, and *U [terrorism] for ICD-10) and the

organization of transport incident codes (based on type of vehicle

in ICD-9 and characteristics of the injured person in ICD-10). For this

report, the external cause of injury categories were motor

vehicle–traffic, unintentional falls, assaults, and struck by/against.

Struck by/against events are those in which a person was struck

unintentionally by another person or an object, such as falling

debris or objects, struck against an object, such as a wall or

another person. For this report, only unintentional and

undetermined struck by/ against events were included. Struck

by/against events related to assaults were in the assault category.

Struck by/against events were reported for all age groups, even

though sometimes small sample sizes produced estimates that

were not considered stable.

EXTERNAL CAUSE OF INJURY
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | external Cause of Injury 56

DesCRIPtIoN ICD-9-Cm ICD-10

TABLE 20: External Cause of Injury Categorization for ICD-9-CM Codes (Emergency Department Visits and

Hospitalizations, 2002–2006) and ICD-10 Codes (Deaths, 2002–2006)

Motor vehicle traffic−related (unintentional) E810−E819 V02−V04 (.1, .9), V09.2, V12−V14 (.3−.9), V19 (.4−.6), 

V20−V28 (.3−.9), V29 (.4−.9), V30−V79 (.4−.9), V80 (.3−.5),

V81.1, V82.1, V83−V86 (.0−.3), V87 (.0−.8), V89.2

Occupant E810−E819 (.0, .1) V30−V79 (.4−.9), V81.1, V82.1, V83−V86 (.0−.3)

Motorcycle E810−E819 (.2, .3) V20−V28 (.3−.9), V29 (.4−.9)

Pedal cycle E810−E819 (.6) V12−V14 (.3−.9), V19 (.4−.6)

Pedestrian E810−E819 (.7) V02−V04 (.1, .9), V09.2

Other and unspecified E810−E819 (.4, .5, .8, .9) V80 (.3−.5), V87 (.0−.8), V89.2

Falls (unintentional and undetermined) E880−E886, E888, E987 W00−W19, Y30

Assault (includes firearm and other) E960−E969 X85−Y09, Y87.1

Struck by and against E916, E917 W20−W22, W50−W52, Y29

Other and unspecified All other E-codes All other cause codes
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Population Data 57

This report uses the United States’Census bridged race population

estimates from 2002 to 2006 obtained from NCHS.11 The average

annual population, derived by dividing the total population by five,

is presented in Table 21. The 2000 standard population from the U.S.

Bureau of the Census was used to calculate the age-adjusted rates

by using the direct method.12 The weights applied to the average

annual population from the 2000 standard population are also

presented in Table 21.

POPULATION DATA
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | Population Data 58

AmerIcAn InDIAn, 

AlAskA nATIVe, AsIAn, 

Age (yrs) mAle FemAle WHITe BlAck pAcIFIc IslAnDer ToTAl WeIgHTs* 

0-4 10,240,416 9,784,061 15,582,248 3,260,109 1,182,120 20,024,477 0.0691356496

5-9 10,081,063 9,624,631 15,332,058 3,200,397 1,173,239 19,705,694 0.0725328983

10-14 10,740,169 10,229,818 16,259,412 3,503,737 1,206,837 20,969,987 0.0730317441

15-19 10,658,609 10,106,668 16,251,474 3,309,403 1,204,400 20,765,277 0.0721687774

20-24 10,671,421 10,077,694 16,341,821 3,115,714 1,291,580 20,749,115 0.0664775665

25-34 20,226,113 19,659,025 31,421,296 5,519,693 2,944,149 39,885,138 0.1355731628

35-44 22,007,839 22,085,520 35,614,403 5,731,205 2,747,751 44,093,359 0.1626127865

45-54 20,443,508 21,159,542 34,445,963 4,920,675 2,236,412 41,603,050 0.1348339972 

55-64 13,997,124 15,075,707 24,786,789 2,911,295 1,374,746 29,072,831 0.0872470269

65-74 8,458,345 10,072,055 16,013,437 1,740,204 776,758 18,530,399 0.0660369801

≥ 75 6,724,189 11,112,062 15,947,766 1,352,384 536,101 17,836,250 0.0603494104

Total 144,248,796 148,986,783 237,996,667 38,564,816 16,674,093 293,235,577

sex rAce

TABLE 21: Estimated Average Annual 2002–2006 Population by Age Group, Sex, and Race; Weights

for 2000 Standard Population by Age Group

* Based on the 2000 standard population.

Numbers subject to rounding error.
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | statistical Analysis 59

SAS software13 was used to calculate average annual numbers,

rates, row percentages, age-adjusted rates, and total numbers. 

Average annual numbers were calculated by adding the numbers

for all five years and dividing the totals by 5. Average annual

rates were calculated by dividing the total number for all five

years by the total population for all five years. Row percentages

were calculated by dividing each number by the total number for

all five years. Because numbers, rates, and row percentages were

all calculated before rounding and were based on the totals for

all five years and not the annual average, some results may not

be consistent across tables.

An age adjustment rate was made using the direct method to

eliminate differences in observed rates that result from age

differences in the population distribution. This adjustment 

was done to allow more accurate comparisons of two or more

populations at one point in time or a single population at two 

or more points in time. 

Age-adjusted rates were calculated by the direct method 

as follows:

Age adjustment by the direct method requires use of a standard

age distribution; in this report, the year 2000 standard

population was selected (see Table 21).

Based on the complex sample design of the NHDS and the

NHAMCS, estimates of the number and rate of TBIs requiring

emergency department treatment or hospitalization were

reported based on the NCHS guidelines below: 2

● If the sample size was less than 30, the value of the estimates was

reported, but it was not considered stable. 

● If the sample size was 30 to 59, the value of the estimate was 

reported, but it may not be stable.

For the death data, if the sample size was less than 20 for the 5

years combined, the rates were suppressed because the data

were not considered stable.12

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Where ri = age-specific rates for the population of interest,

Wi = age-specific weight based on the 2000 U.S. standard population, and

n = total number of age groups over the age range of the age-adjusted rate.

n

( ri x wi )

i=1

∑
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | limitations 61

● Three different data sources were used. Results should be 

interpreted with caution because differences in study methods

may have influenced the findings. The NHDS and NHAMCS 

were based on a sample of inpatients who were discharged

from nonfederal short-stay hospitals (NHDS) and emergency 

department visits (NHAMCS), while multiple cause-of-death

data (NVSS) included all deaths.

● The potential for sampling bias exists with any survey. NHDS

and NHAMCS procedures assure this possibility is reduced 

by using stratified sampling of hospitals, random selection 

of discharges within hospitals and visits within emergency 

departments, and even distribution of sampling throughout 

the year. 

● The overall burden of TBI in the United States was

underestimated. An estimated 439,000 TBIs treated by physicians

during office visits and 89,000 treated in outpatient settings

were not included in this report.14 In addition, TBIs with no 

medical advice sought, an estimated 25% of all mild and moderate TBIs, were not included.15

● This report does not include TBIs from federal, military, or 

Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals.

● The lack of external cause of injury coding (E-coding) was 

potentially problematic. For the NHDS data, one third of cases

were missing an E-code. Increased E-code reporting could 

increase the rates by external cause. Only data by external cause

for the leading causes of TBI (falls, struck by/against, motor–

vehicle/traffic and assault) for the three data sets combined

were reported. The actual leading causes varied among 

emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths.

Causes beyond those were combined as other/unknown due to

limitations in sample size and consistency among all three data

sources. As a result, some causes were not included individually,

such as firearm injuries, which is a factor in some TBI deaths.16,17

These types of injuries were included in the “other” category. 

● E-codes may not capture all of the injuries attributable to a 

particular cause or intent, especially controversial ones such 

as assault. Among children, 25% of all injuries resulting from 

assaults may not be accounted for by E-codes.18 Assaults may

not be clinically recognized, especially in vulnerable 

populations, such as children19 and older adults.20

● Injury severity was not included in this report for two reasons.

First, a measure of severity could not be uniformly applied to 

all three data sets. ICDMAP-90,21 a computer algorithm that 

converts ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes to a 6-level score 

approximating the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), was only 

applicable to NHDS and NHAMCS data. Second, the ICDMAP- 90

has not been updated to include the ICD code 959.01, which is

now part of the TBI ICD coded definition. 

LIMITATIONS
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Appendix B | limitations 62

● The NHDS and NHAMCS data are based on hospitalizations

and visits to emergency departments — not on

individual persons. It is not possible to unduplicate cases

in which individuals were hospitalized or treated in

emergency departments more than once for the same

injury. This limitation precludes calculating the true

incidence of TBI; however, the effects on the data are

assumed to be quite small. Specifically, data from a

population-based follow-up study in South Carolina

indicated a readmission rate to the hospital of

approximately 4% and a readmission rate to the

emergency department of 5% to 6%.22 Patients who

transferred from another hospital were excluded in the

hospitalization tables. Patients who have been

hospitalized and later died from their injuries could be

another source of over-counting. However, deaths that

occurred among patients hospitalized or treated at 

emergency departments were excluded based on 

information available in the hospital discharge and 

emergency department data sets. Patients who were

seen in the emergency department and later hospitalized

could also be double counted; however, documented 

hospitalizations were excluded from those counted as

seen in the emergency department. Emergency department

patients reported to have been transferred were also 

excluded to help limit double counting. Because none 

of these data sets are mutually exclusive, the combined

number or rate of TBI might be overestimated because

some cases could still be double counted (see Figure 11).

Deaths

hospitalizations

emergency

Department

Visits

hosPItAl ReADmIssIoNs

hospital readmission rates are estimated at 4% of hospital

admissions based on south Carolina tBI surveillance data.

tRANsFeR BetweeN hosPItAls

transfers from another hospital were deleted.

hosPItAlIzeD emeRgeNCy DePARtmeNt PAtIeNts

emergency department visits for patients admitted to the

hospital or transferred to different hospital were deleted.

emeRgeNCy DePARtmeNt ReADmIssIoNs

emergency department readmission rates were estimated

at 5% to 6% of emergency department admissions based

on south Carolina tBI surveillance data.

IN-hosPItAl DeAths

In-hospital deaths (and deaths occurring in the emergency

department) were deleted.

FIGURE 11: Sources of Potential Case Duplication When

Combining Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency 

Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths
overview | traumatic Brain Injuries by external Cause 63

Index of Tables

and Figures 
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traumatic Brain Injury in the united states Index of tables and Figures 65

Overview 11

Figure 1: Estimated Average Annual Number of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, United States, 2002–2006 13

Table A: Estimated Percentage of All Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, United States, 2002–2006 14

Table B: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, United States, 2002–2006 15

Figure 2: Estimated Average Annual Rates of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, United States, 2002–2006 15

Table C: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Sex, United States, 2002–2006 16

Figure 3: Estimated Average Annual Rates of Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Sex, United States, 2002–2006 16

Table D: Estimated Average Annual Numbers of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006 17

Figure 4: Estimated Average Annual Rates of Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006 17

Figure 5: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006 18

Figure 6: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Children 0 to 14 Years, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006 19

Figure 7: Estimated Average Percentage of Annual Traumatic Brain Injury-Combined Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Adults 65 Years and Older, by External Cause, United States, 2002–2006 19

INDEX OF TABLES AND FIGURES 
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Appendix A: Tables 23

Table 1: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Age Group, United States, 2002 – 2006 25

Table 2: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Disposition, United States, 2002 – 2006 26

Table 3: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2002 – 2006 27

Table 4: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Race, United States, 2002 – 2006 28

Table 5: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and External Cause, United States, 2002 – 2006 29

Table 6: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency 

Department Visits, by Age Group and Specific Motor Vehicle – Traffic (MVT) External Causes, United States, 2002 – 2006 30

Table 7: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, by Age Group and Expected Source of Payment, United States, 2002 – 2006 31

Table 8: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and Disposition, United States, 2002 – 2006 32

Table 9: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and Sex, United States, 2002 – 2006 33

Table 10: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and Race, United States, 2002 – 2006 34

Table 11: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and External Cause, United States, 2002 – 2006 35

Table 12: Estimated Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and Specific Motor Vehicle – Traffic (MVT) External Causes , United States, 2002 – 2006 36

Table 13: Estimated Average Annual Numbers and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospitalizations, 

by Age Group and Expected Source of Payment, United States, 2002 – 2006 37
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Appendix A: Tables continued

Table 14: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, by Age Group and Sex, 

United States, 2002 – 2006 38

Table 15: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, by Age Group and Race, 

United States, 2002 – 2006 39

Table 16: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, by Age Group and 

External Cause, United States, 2002 – 2006 40

Table 17: Average Annual Numbers, Rates, and Percentages of Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths, by Age Group and 

Specific Motor Vehicle – Traffic (MVT) External Causes , United States, 2002 – 2006 41

Figure 8: Annual Estimates of All Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, 

United States, 2002 – 2006 42

Figure 9: Annual Rate Estimates of Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Children Aged 0 – 14, United States, 2002 – 2006 43

Figure 10: Annual Rate Estimates of Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 

Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Adults Aged 65 and Older, United States, 2002 – 2006 43

Appendix B: Methods and Data Sources 45

Table 18: ICD-9-CM Codes for Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations (2002 – 2006) 53

Table 19: ICD-10 Codes for Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths (2002 – 2006) 54

Table 20: External Cause of Injury Categorization for ICD-9-CM Codes 

(Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations, 2002 – 2006) and ICD-10 (Deaths, 2002 – 2006) 56

Table 21: Estimated Average Annual 2002 – 2006 Population by Age Group, Sex, and Race; 

Weights for 2000 Standard Population by Age Group 58

Figure 11: Sources of Potential Case Duplication When Combining Traumatic Brain Injury-Related 

Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths 62
traumatic Brain Injury in the united states 68
overview | traumatic Brain Injuries by external Cause 69

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