Sepsis Facts

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Here are some important facts about the state of sepsis in the United States and globally.

Sepsis in the United States

More than 1.7 million people in the United States develop sepsis each year. (1)
At least 350,000 people in the United States die each year from sepsis. (2)
Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals.(3) As many of half of all patients who die in U.S. hospitals have sepsis. (4)
Sepsis is increasing at a rate of 10.3% each year in the United States. (5)
Sepsis begins outside the hospital for the vast majority (nearly 80%) of sepsis patients. (6)
Sepsis is the most expensive condition treated un U.S. hospitals, costing $62 billion annually. Sepsis is also the most expensive condition billed to Medicare. (7)
75,000 children in the U.S. are hospitalized each year with severe sepsis (8) resulting in 7,000 deaths. (9)
Every hour delay in treating a child with sepsis increases mortality by 8%. (10)
Sepsis kills almost twice as many Black Americans as White Americans. (11)
Sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death in the U.S. (12)
One in five severe sepsis patients are readmitted to hospital within 30 days. Among those readmitted within 30 days, 40.3% had severe sepsis on readmission.(13)
The cost of sepsis is increasing annually by a rate of 11.9%. (14)

Sepsis Around the World

49 million people around the world develop sepsis each year. (1)
Sepsis results in 11 million deaths each year. 1 in 5 of all deaths are caused by sepsis. (2)
Sepsis accounts for 60-80% of lives lost in childhood. (3)
Sepsis is the leading cause of death for infants and children worldwide. (4)
20 million children under the age of 5 develop sepsis each year; 2.9 million die as a result. (5)

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Sepsis in the Unites States