• Over one-third of school-age children will sustain injuries severe enough to be treated by a doctor or nurse. The yearly costs have been estimated to be 1.8 billion US$ [24]
  • Traumatic injuries occur in more than 20 million US children each year, and are the leading source of death in children over the age of 1 year [25]
  • Prevalence of children who ever experienced toothache ranges from 5 to 33% [26]
  • Headache in pediatric population is substantially underdiagnosed. Studies indicate an overall prevalence of 8 up to 60% in various children and adolescent populations [27]
  • Accurate prevalence of severy ill children with life-limiting conditions in need of palliative care is not available, but figures are tending to converge on 10 per 10000 children aged 0-19 per annum [28]