Systematic search and review of racial and ethnic differences in traumatic brain injury prevalence and incidence

Brain Injury 101
Written By Amanda Nieser

Congratulations to NASHIA Innovation Center Director Jill Daugherty on publication of this article related to work she completed during her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention!

Previous research suggests that some racial/ethnic groups are at increased risk for poor health outcomes following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Less is known about the extent to which TBI prevalence and incidence vary by race/ethnicity. This paper presents results of a systematic search and review of TBI prevalence and incidence among US racial and ethnic groups.

Some important takeaways:

  • American Indian/Alaska Native children generally have the highest past year self-reported prevalence of sports-related or recreation-related concussion.

  • American Indian/Alaska Native individuals have the highest rate of TBI-related deaths: 29.0 deaths per 100,000 population (for comparison, Asian/Pacific Islanders have a TBI-related death rate of 7.7).

  • Rates of abusive head trauma are generally higher among Black children than children of different races/ethnicities.

Amanda Nieser
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