| SPORTS INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 2012 |
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Percent of injuries by age |
| Sport or activity |
Injuries (1) |
0-4 |
5-14 |
15-24 |
25-64 |
65 and over |
| Archery |
6,055 |
3.6% |
10.1% |
22.9% |
49.1% |
14.3% |
| Baseball |
159,220 |
3.3 |
50.0 |
28.0 |
18.0 |
0.7 |
| Basketball |
569,746 |
0.4 |
33.3 |
48.4 |
17.8 |
0.2 |
| Bicycle riding (2) |
547,499 |
5.1 |
35.0 |
18.6 |
37.1 |
4.1 |
| Billiards, pool |
4,983 |
6.6 |
17.2 |
21.5 |
49.4 |
5.3 |
| Bowling |
18,685 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
11.3 |
57.7 |
12.0 |
| Boxing |
20,203 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
48.4 |
42.0 |
(3) |
| Cheerleading |
39,153 |
0.1 |
52.9 |
46.1 |
0.9 |
(3) |
| Exercise |
364,137 (4) |
2.1 |
11.8 |
20.1 |
55.0 |
11.0 |
| Fishing |
72,629 |
2.8 |
17.7 |
12.9 |
55.9 |
10.6 |
| Football |
466,492 |
0.2 |
51.6 |
38.9 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
| Golf |
36,308 (5) |
3.7 |
16.3 |
9.5 |
36.5 |
34.0 |
| Gymnastics |
30,600 (6) |
3.1 |
71.0 |
21.1 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
| Hockey (street, roller, and field) |
8,243 |
0.1 |
36.3 |
51.0 |
12.7 |
(3) |
| Horseback riding |
66,543 |
1.8 |
17.5 |
22.4 |
53.5 |
4.8 |
| Horseshoe pitching |
1,898 |
8.9 |
31.6 |
7.9 |
42.9 |
8.7 |
| Ice hockey |
18,962 |
(3) |
33.7 |
44.8 |
21.3 |
0.2 |
| Ice skating |
20,873 (7) |
1.6 |
49.0 |
18.2 |
30.2 |
1.1 |
| Martial arts |
36,065 |
0.6 |
25.8 |
31.2 |
42.2 |
0.2 |
| Mountain biking |
9,176 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
22.2 |
68.3 |
1.7 |
| Mountain climbing |
4,446 |
0.1 |
14.6 |
37.4 |
43.8 |
4.1 |
| Racquetball, squash, and paddleball |
5,601 |
(3) |
12.5 |
25.1 |
53.7 |
8.7 |
| Roller skating |
62,906 (8) |
0.8 |
53.2 |
14.2 |
30.9 |
0.9 |
| Rugby |
15,270 |
(3) |
2.8 |
79.3 |
17.8 |
(3) |
| Scuba diving |
1,437 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
22.6 |
55.2 |
6.9 |
| Skateboarding |
114,120 |
1.2 |
34.3 |
51.1 |
13.4 |
(3) |
| Snowboarding |
38,805 |
0.2 |
23.6 |
53.9 |
22.2 |
(3) |
| Snowmobiling |
5,633 |
1.2 |
13.0 |
24.5 |
56.7 |
4.6 |
| Soccer |
231,447 |
0.7 |
42.8 |
39.2 |
17.1 |
0.2 |
| Softball |
106,490 |
0.5 |
31.0 |
30.4 |
37.4 |
0.7 |
| Swimming |
213,464 (9) |
9.6 |
41.7 |
17.4 |
27.6 |
3.6 |
| Tennis |
24,224 |
0.4 |
17.7 |
18.4 |
39.7 |
23.6 |
| Track and field |
29,679 |
(3) |
41.0 |
47.5 |
11.2 |
0.2 |
| Volleyball |
61,495 |
(3) |
33.1 |
45.1 |
21.3 |
0.5 |
| Waterskiing |
7,577 |
(3) |
8.4 |
38.0 |
51.7 |
1.9 |
| Weight lifting |
100,300 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
36.6 |
49.2 |
2.5 |
| Wrestling |
45,646 |
(3) |
37.2 |
56.5 |
6.2 |
(3) |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.
(2) Excludes mountain biking.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
(4) Includes exercise equipment (65,934 injuries) and exercise activity (298,203 injuries).
(5) Excludes golf carts (17,266 injuries).
(6) Excludes trampolines (94,945 injuries).
(7) Excludes 6,684 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(8) Includes roller skating (50,078 injuries) and in-line skating (12,828 injuries).
(9) Includes injuries associated with swimming, swimming pools, pool slides, diving or diving boards and swimming pool equipment.
Source: National Safety Council. (2014). Injury Facts®, 2014 Edition. Itasca, IL. |
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