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. 2019 May 13;57(9):778–788. doi: 10.1038/s41393-019-0285-1

Table 2.

Estimated new cases of SCI in the UK in 2016

Age group, years Paraplegia—ABC Tetraplegia—ABC All D Total Percentage of total cases
0–15 3 6 6 16 1.27%
16–25 24 48 59 131 10.31%
26–35 22 43 53 118 9.30%
36–45 22 43 67 132 10.38%
46–55 41 80 116 237 18.67%
56–65 40 79 118 237 18.63%
66–75 44 86 119 249 19.57%
76–85 26 50 58 133 10.50%
86+ 4 7 7 17 1.36%
Total 225 442 603 1270
Percentage of total cases 17.69% 34.80% 47.51%

SCI spinal cord injury