ArticleBMC public health2025
Mortality trends of traumatic brain injuries in the adult population of the United States: a CDC WONDER analysis from 1999 to 2020.
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- Trends in pediatric traumatic brain injury-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2024: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
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- Intranasal CRISPR-lipid nanoparticles targeting MAPK9 reduce neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Mortality trends of renal diseases due to hypertension in adults: an analysis of gender, race, place of death, and geographical disparities in the United States from 1999 to 2020.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Could Traumatic Brain Injury Be a Risk Factor for Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders? A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a critical public health issue in the United States, contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Accounting for a substantial proportion of injury-related deaths and disabilities, TBI impacts a wide demographic, with particularly high incidence rates among young and elderly populations. Despite earlier declines, recent years have seen an uptick in TBI-related fatalities. This study aimed to evaluate the patterns and geographical disparities in mortality related to TBI among the adult population in the United States.
methodsWe examined the death certificates sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database to identify adults in whom TBI was documented as an underlying or contributing cause of death between 1999 and 2020. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) per 100,000 individuals and annual percent change (APC) were computed and stratified based on year, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic region.
resultsBetween 1999 and 2020, 1,026,185 TBI-related deaths occurred among adults aged ≥ 25 years. The AAMR remained stable from 22.2 in 1999 to 22.3 in 2007, followed by an insignificant decline to 21.5 in 2010, and a steeper significant subsequent increase to 24.6 in 2020. Men had consistently higher AAMR than women from 1999 (men: 35.6; women: 11.1) to 2020 (men: 38.8; women: 11.9). The 85 + years age group had the highest AAMR 118.5 trailed by 75-84-year age group at 53.2. American Indian or Alaska Native adults had the highest AAMR (31.9) followed by White (24.4). South had the highest AAMR (25.3), followed by West (22.7). Non-metropolitan areas consistently had higher mortality rates compared to metropolitan areas.
conclusionsFollowing a brief period of stability in TBI-related mortality from 1999 to 2010, there has been a subsequent increase of 1.3% per year in mortality till 2020. Notable geographic and demographic disparities persist, underscoring the need for further research and precise health policy interventions to better understand and address these differences.
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