Table 1

Estimated number of premature trauma deaths averted by TXA per year

In-hospital trauma deaths from bleeding

Deaths averted TXA ≤ 1 hour

Deaths averted TXA ≤ 3 hours

Worldwide

400,467

128,149

112,131

Countries with > 1000 deaths averted

India

58,801

18,816

16,464

China

54,241

17,357

15,187

Brazil

19,187

6,140

5,372

Russian Federation

16,731

5,354

4,685

Myanmar

13,193

4,222

3,694

Iraq

12,786

4,091

3,580

USA

12,489

3,996

3,497

Indonesia

11,033

3,531

3,089

DR Congo

9,373

2,999

2,624

Sri Lanka

8,979

2,873

2,514

Pakistan

8,770

2,806

2,456

Ethiopia

8,768

2,806

2,455

Nigeria

8,258

2,643

2,312

Colombia

7,348

2,352

2,058

Sudan

7,292

2,334

2,042

Bangladesh

7,210

2,307

2,019

Mexico

7,059

2,259

1,976

Philippines

6,119

1,958

1,713

Thailand

5,572

1,783

1,560

Afghanistan

4,774

1,528

1,337

Uganda

4,620

1,478

1,294

South Africa

4,245

1,359

1,189

Venezuela

4,172

1,335

1,168

Kenya

4,029

1,289

1,128

Tanzania

3,969

1,270

1,111

Iran

3,921

1,255

1,098

Ker et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2012 12:3   doi:10.1186/1471-227X-12-3