Epilepsy Statistics

1 in
100

people livewith epilepsy

IN

50%

of people with epilepsythere is no known cause

633,000

people in the UK live with epilepsyand every week a further 600 people are diagnosed with the condition

50%

of those diagnosed with epilepsyhave co-existing physical or psychiatric conditions

AROUND

1 IN 6

people in the UK have depressionfor those living with epilepsy, this rises to 1 in 3

£2bn

is the estimated annual cost of epilepsy on the NHS

100,000

emergency admissions due toepilepsy each year in the UK alone

There are

40

different types of seizure andseizures differ for each individual

30%

of people with epilepsy live with uncontrolled seizuresthat do not respond to medication

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