Clinical Trial Statistics

Clinical Trials Statistics

* 28%:  Average annual increase in clinical studies since 2000

* 139,372: Number of clinical studies in 182 countries

* .01% to .02%:  Percentage of drugs that make it to the market from preclinical trials

* $4 billion:  Cost of drug research for every drug that's approved, factoring in previously failed drugs.

* $49 billion:  Amount spent last year on more than 2,900 chemical compounds for medicinal reasons.