Motor Neurone Disease (MND) facts and figures
• Each day in Australia 2 people die and 2 people are diagnosed with MND
• About 2000 Australians are living with MND (60% male, 40% female)
• Average life expectancy is 27 months after diagnosis
• There is a large age range of people who have MND: 20 – 70 year.
• The average onset is 59 years of age
• 10% of cases run in the family and 90% have no obvious cause
• The total cost of MND to Australia in 2015 was $2.37 billion
