March 28, 2026

More than 586 TBI-related hospitalizations and 190 brain injury-related deaths occurred per day in 2020.

Current leading causes are falls and motor vehicle crashes. Other causes include struck by or against an object, assault and self-harm.

Nearly eight percent of brain injuries have an unknown cause.

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These materials are based in part upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture, under sponsored project number Missouri AgrAbility Award 2022-41590-38128.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90TBSG0061-05-00, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.