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Life expectancy for post-24 hour spinal cord injury survivors 2017

Life expectancy for spinal cord injuries in the U.S. for people who survive the first 24 hours as of 2017, by age of injury and severity

The data displays the life expectancy for spinal cord injuries in the United States for those who survive the first 24 hours after the injury, as of 2017. The life expectancy for a person aged 20 years who suffers a high tetraplegia spinal injury and survives the first 24 hours is around 34 years.

No spinal cord injury	59.6	40.7	23.2
Motor functional at any level AIS D	52.9	35.2	19.5
Paraplegia AIS ABC	45.7	29.7	16.1
Low tetraplegia (C5-C8) AIS ABC	40.3	24.9	13.2
High tetraplegia (C1-C4) AIS ABC	34	20.9	11.1
Ventilator dependent any level	11.3	8.7	3.7

Life expectancy for post-24 hour spinal cord injury survivors 2017

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