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. 2022 Sep 1;4(5):fcac188. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac188

Table 3.

Coma incidence and prevalence estimates for the UK and the USA compared with data from the GBD for disorders frequently causing coma

UK USA Year, reference
Incidence cases (95% CI) Prevalence cases (95% CI) Incidence cases (95% CI) Prevalence cases (95% CI)
Coma 90 130 (54 277–140 696) 4743 (120–26 425) 850 950 (613 492–1 149 715) 101 303 (32 895–236 360) 2021
Ischaemic stroke 49 376 (41 557–58 684) 575 501 (502 104–656 348) 310 274 (259 206–375 080) 5 871 392 (5 137 554–6 685 063) 201916
Intracranial haemorrhage 13 603 (11 523–16 078) 85 877 (74 742–97 371) 71 731 (58 955–86 204) 663 770 (577 066–758 827) 201916
Subarachnoid haemorrhage 11 208 (9520–13 306) 87 157 (74 443–103 448) 73 712 (60 842–88 992) 849 734 (706 672–1 013 293) 201916
Meningitis 5664 (4588–6627) n.d. 16 869 (14 990–18 661) n.d. 201917
Traumatic brain injury 168 579 (137 783–208 313) 382 133 (364 581–399 049) 1 110 578 (927 814–1 340 515) 2 349 017 (2 244 955–2 461 041) 201618
Sepsis, all causes 245 783 (191 983–330 996) n.d. 1 083 007 (884 243–1 342 025) n.d. 202019

Incidence cases denote novel diagnoses per year.

CI, confidence interval; GBD, Global Burden of Disease; n.d., no data available.