Sepsis - Stats - GNSH

US:

Affects more than 1.5 million people each year and accounts for roughly 250,000 deaths in the United States.¹
Roughly $55,616,438 is spent on sepsis care in US hospitals per day, equating to roughly $20.3 billion for the cost of sepsis care each year.²

UK:

sepsis is likely to be incurring costs of up to £15.6 billion every year for the UK economy³
The UK sees at least 260,000 cases of sepsis annually³
results in more than 44,000 deaths every year in the UK³
Earlier recognition and treatment could save more than 14,000 lives annually³

Germany:

Sepsis ranks 3^rd among the causes of death in Germany.⁴
Average direct costs per patient amounted to 36,129 Euros⁴
Total costs of sepsis are estimated at 9.1 billion Euros a year⁴

Canada:

Roughly 1 out of 18 deaths are related to sepsis⁵
9,300 deaths each year from sepsis⁶
Estimate that most hospitalizations cost around $5,200 for all conditions, and the average cost for a sepsis hospitalization was about six times higher⁶
Total cost of treating sepsis is $325 million annually⁷
30,000 Canadians affected each year⁸

Australia:

More than 30,000 Australians suffer sepsis each year⁹
estimated cost of treating acute episodes of sepsis in Australia is greater than $600M⁹
In Australia, sepsis kills more than prostate and breast cancer⁹
5,000 deaths per year¹⁰

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