Sports Injuries By Number Of Injuries, 2023 |
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Number of injuries by age |
Sport, activity or equipment |
Injuries (1) |
Younger than 5 |
5 to 14 |
15 to 24 |
25 to 64 |
65 and older |
Exercise, exercise equipment |
482,886 |
7,750 |
40,592 |
95,671 |
247,518 |
91,354 |
Bicycles and accessories |
405,688 |
13,312 |
92,776 |
54,207 |
195,805 |
49,588 |
Basketball |
332,391 |
1,573 |
114,123 |
149,816 |
64,915 |
1,964 |
ATV's, mopeds, minibikes, etc. |
269,657 |
3,827 |
44,487 |
76,485 |
131,303 |
13,555 |
Football |
263,585 |
560 |
140,877 |
101,796 |
19,605 |
746 |
Skateboards, scooters, hoverboards |
221,313 |
6,528 |
60,376 |
58,480 |
88,507 |
7,422 |
Soccer |
212,423 |
2,069 |
101,072 |
75,978 |
32,140 |
1,164 |
Playground equipment |
190,942 |
49,233 |
125,692 |
5,373 |
9,019 |
1,624 |
Swimming, pools, equipment |
166,011 |
20,254 |
66,420 |
24,348 |
42,791 |
12,198 |
Baseball, softball |
139,940 |
2,399 |
59,255 |
42,973 |
31,789 |
3,524 |
Trampolines |
111,212 |
25,516 |
67,926 |
8,682 |
8,683 |
404 |
Lacrosse, rugby, misc. ball games |
72,096 |
528 |
17,948 |
18,321 |
19,526 |
15,773 |
Skating (excl. In-line) |
69,833 |
682 |
27,552 |
12,834 |
26,674 |
2,091 |
Golf |
67,488 |
1,701 |
8,117 |
7,422 |
23,239 |
27,009 |
Volleyball |
54,904 |
41 |
19,952 |
25,160 |
8,645 |
1,106 |
Fishing |
54,230 |
1,212 |
11,019 |
7,091 |
27,420 |
7,488 |
Hockey |
40,948 |
130 |
12,456 |
17,274 |
10,395 |
694 |
Martial arts |
31,423 |
48 |
8,600 |
8,605 |
13,760 |
411 |
Racquet sports |
22,769 |
88 |
2,900 |
4,318 |
7,515 |
7,949 |
Beach, picnic, camping equipment |
22,637 |
2,595 |
3,593 |
1,938 |
10,119 |
4,392 |
Boxing |
21,806 |
55 |
2,387 |
10,389 |
8,645 |
331 |
Water skiing, tubing, surfing |
18,165 |
144 |
2,269 |
5,174 |
9,727 |
851 |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.
Source: National Safety Council analysis of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission NEISS data. National Safety Council. Injury Facts®. |
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