PREVALENCE OF SPINAL-CORD INJURY - AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Information on the prevalence of spinal cord injury is becoming more i mportant as the life expectancy of survivors is increasing, but few pr evalence studies have been published. This paper summarises the intern ationally available findings on prevalence, including the methodologie s and data sources used. Prevalence rates ranged from 11 to 112 per 10 0,000 population. Methodological difficulties in comparing findings ov er time, country, defined population and data source are discussed, an d a more standardised methodology is recommended.