Statistics:
Figure 1. Survival percent of males diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
•It is estimated that 1 of every 5,600 to 7,700 males 5 through 24 years of age had DBMD
•Generally diagnosed at the ages of 4-5 years old
•Survival percentage at different age ranges:
–100% of males 5- 9 years old
–99% of males 10-14 years old
–85% of males 15-19 years old
–58% of males 20-24 years old
–Death usually occurs around 25 years old
On average it costs an insured person $18,930-$32,541 a year
•Generally diagnosed at the ages of 4-5 years old
•Survival percentage at different age ranges:
–100% of males 5- 9 years old
–99% of males 10-14 years old
–85% of males 15-19 years old
–58% of males 20-24 years old
–Death usually occurs around 25 years old
On average it costs an insured person $18,930-$32,541 a year
References:http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/musculardystrophy/treatments.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001724/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001724/