The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) has released the 2025 data on traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), detailing current trends, demographics, and outcomes of SCI cases in the United States.
In terms of facts and figures, no major changes have occurred since 2015. However, last year, there were an estimated 18,421 new cases of SCI, with the leading causes being vehicular accidents, falls, and acts of violence. The average age at injury is 44, and approximately 78% of new SCI cases since 2015 have been male.
As of February 2025, the NSCISC database includes information on 54,618 individuals with SCI since it was established in1973.
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