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. 2023 Feb 1;18:100171. doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100171

Table 2.

Summary of the included studies.

WHO region Country Study source Years of study Type Extend Study design No. of patients Incidence rate per million Prehospital mortality Included? ISCoS∗ Format
Utilized?
Age range
AFR E Botswana Löfvenmark et al. 2011–2012 Survey Subnational
Gaborone
Prospective hospital-based 52 13 No Yes 0–99
South Africa Joseph et al. 2013–2014 Survey Subnational
Cape Town
Prospective population-based 147 75.6 No Yes 18–99
Phillips et al. 2013–2014 Survey Subnational
Cape Town
Prospective population-based 160 61.1 No Yes 18–99
Pefile et al. 2009–2015 Survey Subnational
KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces
Retrospective
Hospital-based
84 55.19 No Yes 16–99
Tanzania Moshi et al. 2010–2014 Survey Subnational
Kilimanjaro rural region, north-east Tanzania
Retrospective
Hospital-based
218 26 No Yes 0–99
AMR A Canada Thompson et al. 2000 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 46 10.6 No No 0–99
2001 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 54 12.4 No No 0–99
2002 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 61 13.9 No No 0–99
2003 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 53 12 No No 0–99
2004 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 100 22.5 No No 0–99
2005 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 101 22.6 No No 0–99
2006 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 79 17.6 No No 0–99
2007 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 93 20.5 No No 0–99
2008 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 81 17.7 No No 0–99
2009 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 80 17.3 No No 0–99
2010 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 83 17.8 No No 0–99
2000–2010 Registry Subnational
Québec
Retrospective Hospital-based 831 16.8 No No 0–99
Lenehan et al 1995 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
102 45.6 No No 15–99
1996 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
106 46 No No 15–99
1997 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
97 43.1 No No 15–99
1998 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
102 42.3 No No 15–99
1999 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
77 32.7 No No 15–99
2000 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
103 43.8 No No 15–99
2001 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
83 37.4 No No 15–99
2002 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
85 36.3 No No 15–99
2003 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
87 35.4 No No 15–99
2004 Registry and Survey Subnational
British Columbia
Prospective
Population-based
88 37 No No 15–99
US Selvarajah et al. 2007 Registry NationalUSA ProspectiveOther 13,169 57 No No 18–109
2008 Registry National
USA
Prospective
Other
14,207 58.4 No No 18–109
2009 Registry National
USA
Prospective
Other
12,526 56.4 No No 18–109
2007–2009 Registry National
USA
Prospective
Other
43137 56.4 No No 18–109
Jain et al. 1993 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2659 53.1 No No 0–99
1994 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2680 53.58 No No 0–99
1995 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3112 54.94 No No 0–99
1996 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2983 52.87 No No 0–99
1997 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3048 48.07 No No 0–99
1998 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2848 53.63 No No 0–99
1999 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2946 51.65 No No 0–99
2000 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2849 47.77 No No 0–99
2001 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
2611 45.06 No No 0–99
2002 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3025 48.97 No No 0–99
2003 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3180 51.02 No No 0–99
2004 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3993 63.86 No No 0–99
2005 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3021 47.78 No No 0–99
2006 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3453 54.57 No No 0–99
2007 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3357 53.66 No No 0–99
2008 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3274 50.4 No No 0–99
2009 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3217 50.18 No No 0–99
2010 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
4106 64.3 No No 0–99
2011 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3354 50.15 No No 0–99
2012 Registry National
USA
Retrospective
Population-based
3393 54.04 No No 0–99
Selassie et al. 1998 Registry Subnational
South Carolina
Cross-sectional
Population-based
N/A 66.9 No No 22–99
2012 Registry Subnational
South Carolina
Cross-sectional
Population-based
N/A 111.7 No No 22–99
1998–2012 Registry Subnational
South Carolina
Cross-sectional
Population-based
3365 70.8 No No 22–99
EMR B Iran Sharif-Alhoseini and Rahimi-Movaghar 2010–2011 Survey Subnational
Tehran
Retrospective
Hospital-based
138 10.5 No No 0–99
EMR D Pakistan Bilal and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman 2008 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
242 11 No No 0–99
2009 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
208 9.45 No No 0–99
2010 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
234 10.63 No No 0–99
2011 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
228 10.36 No No 0–99
2012 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
224 10.18 No No 0–99
2008–2012 Survey Subnational
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
1136 10.23 No No 0–99
EUR A Austria Majdan et al. 2002 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 15.96 Yes No 0–99
2003 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 16.26 Yes No 0–99
2004 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 14.07 Yes No 0–99
2005 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 16.05 Yes No 0–99
2006 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 12.57 Yes No 0–99
2007 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 15.07 Yes No 0–99
2008 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 20.79 Yes No 0–99
2009 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 19.66 Yes No 0–99
2010 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 19.02 Yes No 0–99
2011 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 18.12 Yes No 0–99
2012 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based N/A 18.75 Yes No 0–99
2002–2012 Registry National
Austria
Retrospective Population-based 1543 16.96 Yes No 0–99
Czech republic Kriz et al. 2006–2015 Survey National
Czech republic
Prospective
Population-based
1736 16.5 No No 0–99
Denmark NOE et al. 1990–1994 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 153 10.7 No Yes 0–99
1995–1999 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 129 8.7 No Yes 0–99
2000–2004 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 174 11.8 No Yes 0–99
2005–2009 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 159 10.6 No Yes 0–99
2010–2012 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 76 8.3 No Yes 0–99
1990–2012 Survey Subnational
Western Denmark
Retrospective Rehabilitation-based 691 10.2 No Yes 0–99
Finland Koskinen et al. 2012–2013 Survey Subnational
Oulu and Tampere
Prospective
Population-based
77 25.1 No Yes 0–99
Niemi-Nikkola et al. 2007–2012 Survey Subnational
Oulu
Retrospective Hospital-based 101 36.4 No Yes 0–99
Ireland Smith et al. 2010 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
57 12.5 No Yes 0–99
2011 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
56 12.2 No Yes 0–99
2012 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
60 13.1 No Yes 0–99
2013 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
61 13.3 No Yes 0–99
2014 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
53 11.5 No Yes 0–99
2015 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
60 12.9 No Yes 0–99
2010–2015 Survey National
Ireland
Retrospective
Population-based
347 12.6 No Yes 0–99
Smith et al. 2016 Survey National
Ireland
Prospective
Population-based
61 12.8 No Yes 0–99
Italy Ferro et al. 2013–2014 Survey National
Italy
Prospective
Population-based
445 14.7 No Yes 0–99
Speziali et al. 2013 Survey Subnational
Umbria
Prospective
Hospital-based
19 21.4 Not available Not available 0–99
Netherlands Nijendijk et al. 2010 Registry National
Netherlands
Retrospective
Other
185 14 No No 0–99
Norway Sabre et al. 1997–2001 Survey Subnational
Western Norway
Retrospective
Population-based
71 24.9 No Yes 0–99
Halvorsen et al. 2012 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
57 11.4 No Yes 0–99
2013 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
60 11.9 No Yes 0–99
2014 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
81 15.9 No Yes 0–99
2015 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
76 14.7 No Yes 0–99
2016 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
75 14.4 No Yes 0–99
2012–2016 Registry National
Norway
Cross-sectional
Population-based
349 13.6 No Yes 0–99
United Kingdome McCaughey et al. 1994–1998 Survey Subnational
Scotland
Retrospective
Other
N/A 13.3 No Yes 12–99
1999–2003 Survey Subnational
Scotland
Retrospective
Other
N/A 15.9 No Yes 12–99
2004–2008 Survey Subnational
Scotland
Retrospective
Other
N/A 17.5 No Yes 12–99
2009–2013 Survey Subnational
Scotland
Retropective
Other
N/A 17 No Yes 12–99
1994–2013 Survey Subnational
Scotland
Retrospective
Other
1638 15.9 No Yes 12–99
Spain Montoto-Marqués et al. 1995–2014 Survey Subnational
Galicia
Ambispective
Hospital-based
1195 21.7 No No 0–99
1995–1999 Survey Subnational
Galicia
Ambispective
Hospital-based
335 23.4 No No 0–99
2000–2004 Survey Subnational
Galicia
Ambispective
Hospital-based
292 19.7 No No 0–99
2005–2009 Survey Subnational
Galicia
Ambispective
Hospital-based
289 20.9 No No 0–99
2010–2014 Survey Subnational
Galicia
Ambispective
Hospital-based
279 16.7 No No 0–99
Bárbara-Bataller et al. 2000–2005 Survey Subnational
Gran Canaria Islands
Retrospective
Hospital-based
66 17.8 No No 15–99
2006–2010 Survey Subnational
Gran Canaria Islands
Retrospective
Hospital-based
41 9.7 No No 15–99
2011–2014 Survey Subnational
Gran Canaria Islands
Retrospective
Hospital-based
34 9.9 No No 15–99
2000–2014 Survey Subnational
Gran Canaria Islands
Retrospective
Hospital-based
141 12 No No 15–99
Bárbara-Bataller et al. 2001–2005 Survey Subnational
Canarias region
Prospective
Hospital-based
116 13 No No 15–99
2006–2010 Survey Subnational
Canarias region
Prospective
Hospital-based
76 7.5 No No 15–99
2011–2015 Survey Subnational
Canarias region
Prospective
Hospital-based
90 8.5 No No 15–99
2001–2015 Survey Subnational
Canarias region
Prospective
Hospital-based
282 9.3 No No 15–99
Sebastia-Alcacer et al. 2001 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
31 6 No No 0–99
2002 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
29 5.7 No No 0–99
2003 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
30 5.8 No No 0–99
2004 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
19 3.7 No No 0–99
2005 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
38 7.4 No No 0–99
2006 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
17 3.3 No No 0–99
2007 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
31 6 No No 0–99
2008 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
23 4.5 No No 0–99
2009 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
19 3.7 No No 0–99
2010 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
24 4.7 No No 0–99
2001–2010 Survey Subnational
Valenciana
Retrospective
Hospital-based
261 5.1 No No 0–99
Sweden Joseph et al. 2014–2015 Registry Subnational greater Stockholm Prospective
Population-based
45 19 No Yes 18–99
Switzerland Chamberlain et al. 2005–2012 Registry National
Switzerland
Retrospective
Population-based
932 18 No Yes 16–99
Chamberlain et al. 2012–2013 different data sources Registry National
Switzerland
Retrospective
Other
Ranges from 231 to 621 based on case identification strategy Ranges from 19.9 to 54.3 No Yes 16–99
EUR B Poland Tederko et al. 2005–2008 Survey Subnational
Lubuskie
Retrospective
Hospital-based
343 14.5 Not available Not available 0–99
EUR C Estonia Sabre et al. 1997–2001 Survey National
Estonia
Retrospective
Population-based
244 37.4 No Yes 0–99
Sabre et al. 1997–2007 Survey National
Estonia
Retrospective
Population-based
595 39.4 No Yes 0–99
Sabre et al. 2005–2007 Survey National
Estonia
Retrospective
Population-based
183 without PHM
391 with PHM
43.8 without PHM
93.9
With PHM
Yes No 0–99
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Jakimovska et al. 2015–2016 Survey National
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Prospective
Hospital-based
38 13 No Yes 16–99
Iceland Kristinsdóttir et al. 2010–2014 Survey National
Iceland
Retrospective
Population-based
26 16 No Yes 4–99
Lithuania Juocevicius et al. 2015 Survey National
Lithuania
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
NA 24 No No 18–99
Latvia Nulle et al. 2011 Survey National
Latvia
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
42 21 No Yes 16–99
2012 Survey National
Latvia
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
31 15.5 No Yes 16–99
2013 Survey National
Latvia
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
21 10.5 No Yes 16–99
2014 Survey National
Latvia
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
40 20 No Yes 16–99
2011–2014 Survey National
Latvia
Retrospective
Rehabilitation-based
134 16.75 No Yes 16–99
Russia Mirzaeva et al. 2012 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
53 12.4 No Yes 18–99
2013 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
91 21.2 No Yes 18–99
2014 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
79 18 No Yes 18–99
2015 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
78 17.7 No Yes 18–99
2016 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
60 13.6 No Yes 18–99
Lobzin et al. 2012–2016 Survey Subnational
Saint Petersburg
Retrospective
Population-based
361 16.6 No Yes 18–99
WPR A Australia New et al. 2011 Survey and registry data National
Australia
Retrospective
Other
470 or 721 based on case identification criteria 21 or 32.3 No No 0–99
Moorin et al. 2003–2008 Registry Subnational
Western Australia
Retrospective
Population-based
335 33 No No 0–99
Beck et al. 2007–2016 Registry Subnational
Victoria
Retrospective
Population-based
706 12.5 No No 0–99
Tovell & Harrison et al. 2008 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
263 14 No No 15–99
Tovell & Harrison et al. 2009 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
227 12.3 No No 15–99
Tovell & Harrison et al. 2010 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
269 14.3 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2011 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
220 10.9 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2012 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
241 12.2 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2013 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
236 11.8 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2014 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
264 12.8 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2015 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
253 12.1 No No 15–99
Tovell et al. 2016 Registry National
Australia
Prospective
Population-based
227 11.1 No No 15–99
Japan Katoh et al. 2011 Survey Subnational
Tokushima
Retrospective
Population-based
95 121.4 No No 16–99
2012 Survey Subnational
Tokushima
Retrospective
Population-based
91 117.1 No No 16–99
Kudo et al. 2012 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
111 104 No No 0–99
2013 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
90 86 No No 0–99
2014 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
89 86 No No 0–99
2015 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
72 70 No No 0–99
2016 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
87 86 No No 0–99
2012–2016 Survey Subnational
Akita
Retrospective
Hospital-based
449 86 No No 0–99
New Zealand Mitchell et al. 2007 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
72 17.88 No Yes 16–99
2008 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
81 20.11 No Yes 16–99
2009 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
91 22.59 No Yes 16–99
2010 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
89 20.98 No Yes 16–99
2011 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
92 21.69 No Yes 16–99
2012 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
73 17.21 No Yes 16–99
2013 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
99 23.34 No Yes 16–99
2014 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
91 21.45 No Yes 16–99
2015 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
126 29.70 No Yes 16–99
2016 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
115 27.11 No Yes 16–99
2007–2016 Registry National
New Zealand
Ambispective
Population-based
929 22 No Yes 16–99
WPR B South Korea Choi et al. 2007 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1156 25.07 No No 0–99
2008 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
905 25.33 No No 0–99
2009 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
967 25.6 No No 0–99
2010 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1101 25.86 No No 0–99
2011 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1061 26.13 No No 0–99
2012 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1004 26.4 No No 0–99
2013 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1104 26.68 No No 0–99
2014 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1231 26.95 No No 0–99
2015 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1164 27.23 No No 0–99
2016 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1285 27.52 No No 0–99
2017 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
1159 27.8 No No 0–99
2007–2017 Registry National
South Korea
Retrospective
Population-based
12,137 26.4 No No 0–99
N/A Taiwan Wu et al. 1998–2008 Registry National
Taiwan
Prospective
Population-based
25,439 150.48 No No 20–99

∗ ISCoS: International Spinal Cord Society.