In this article we are going to go over some very alarming statistics about the growing problem of medical malpractice.

There is a very good reason why they call attorneys ambulance chasers. Most of them specialize in what are known as medical malpractice claims. The rate at which these suits are increasing each year is staggering. To get a good understanding of how serious this problem really is, we need to look at some numbers.

Of all malpractice lawsuits in the United States last year, nearly 50% of them were against surgeons and other physicians representing just 75 of the largest counties in the United States. This is according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which is a very good source. This shows that the main problem with these suits is in the most densely populated areas of the country, which is where the most income is generated. It can’t be a coincidence that the more money is made from these suits, the more lawsuits there will be.

Another 33% of malpractice lawsuits in the United States last year were against non-surgical physicians in the nation’s 75 largest counties. Adding these two numbers together, you get 83% of all medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States last year against just 75 counties. There are literally thousands of counties in the United States.

Of all the cases that went to trial, only 27% of them were won by the plaintiffs in these 75 counties. This is a great indication that most of these negligence lawsuits are not legitimate, otherwise more of these cases would be won.

Nearly 19,000 medical malpractice payment reports were made in the US last year, according to the Annual Report, National Professional Data Bank, US DHHS. This is an absolutely staggering number.

It is estimated that about 25% of all doctors in the United States are sued annually. This means that if you are a doctor, especially a surgeon, you have a one in four chance of being sued each year you practice. It makes you wonder why anyone would want to be a doctor in this country.

It is also estimated that between 50 and 65% of all doctors in the United States are sued at least once in their career. That gives you a less than 50% chance of finishing your run without incident.

What’s even more astounding is that of all malpractice payment reports made worldwide, over 80% of those payments were made by physicians in the United States and the rest of the world accounts for only 20% of all. malpractice payments.

Even interns are not immune to this problem, with more than 1,500 malpractice lawsuits filed against interns in the past year alone.

There is no question that these statistics point to a growing and alarming problem in the United States. Unless steps are taken to prevent fraudulent claims, which there are many, the problem will only get worse.