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Stats


Acquired brain injury has become recognized throughout the world as a problem of epidemic proportions and it has became known as the Silent Epidemic.  


Causes of Acquired Brain Injury

Stats
The true numbers are staggering ...
  • Traumatic Brain Injury occurs 500 out of 100,000 individuals yearly in Canada with 18,000 alone in Ontario and every day there are 35 persons admitted to hospital
  • Over 5,000 children in Canada will be seriously injured
  • Every year in Canada, over 11,000 people die as a result of a Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Each year over 6,000 become permanently disabled after a traumatic brain injury
  • Acquired brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability for Canadians under the age 35
  • Within the next hour, 6 Canadians will suffer a brain injury 
  • An estimated 1.3 million Canadians are living with and an acquired brain injury
  • Close to 500,000 people in Ontario are living with an acquired brain injury
  • 1 in 10 people will know someone who will suffer a brain injury this year
  • About 3,000 of these will be left with physical cognitive/and or behavioural consequences severe enough to prevent them from returning to pre-injury lifestyles
  • 465 people suffer a brain injury daily in Canada, this amounts to one person injured every 3 minutes
  • The highest incidence of traumatic brain injury are men aged 16-24, men experience brain injury twice as often than female
  • The greatest killer under the age of 45, the greatest disabler under the age 44 and kills more children under the age 20 than any other causes combined
  • 85% of all cyclists deaths in Canada involve a brain injury
  • 1 in 5 sport related injuries are head injuries (concussions)
  • Occurs at a rate of 100 times of spinal cord injury  
  • When injury due to stroke or other non-traumatic causes is included, close to 4% of the population of Canada live with a brain injury


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    • Acquired Brain Injury
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    • Programs Info
    • Survivor Programs >
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        • Young Brain Circle >
          • YBC Resources
      • Art Programs >
        • Greeting Cards
        • Unmasking Brain Injury
        • Acrylic Paint Pouring
        • Fused Glass
        • Ceramics
        • Gupta Exhibition
      • Brain Connect >
        • Device Program
        • Tech Talks
        • Tech Guides
        • Testimonials
      • Brain Makers
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    • Caregiver Programs >
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      • Lidz on Kidz
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    • Past Events >
      • BIAWW Holiday party
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      • Winter Sports Helmet Giveaway
      • BIAWW Picnic
      • BIAWW Walk, Run and Roll 2022
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