| SPORTS INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 2013 |
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Percent of injuries by age |
| Sport or activity |
Injuries (1) |
0 to 4 |
5 to 14 |
15 to 24 |
25 to 64 |
65 and over |
| Basketball |
533,509 |
0.4% |
32.8% |
47.8% |
18.8% |
0.2% |
| Bicycle riding (2) |
521,578 |
4.6 |
33.4 |
18.3 |
39.0 |
4.7 |
| Football |
420,581 |
0.3 |
51.2 |
39.5 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
| Exercise (3) |
365,797 |
1.5 |
10.6 |
20.6 |
56.0 |
11.3 |
| Soccer |
229,088 |
0.8 |
44.6 |
37.8 |
16.4 |
0.3 |
| Swimming (4) |
184,190 |
9.2 |
41.7 |
17.0 |
27.8 |
4.4 |
| Baseball |
143,784 |
2.2 |
50.2 |
26.8 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
| Skateboarding |
120,424 |
1.0 |
35.1 |
51.3 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
| Weightlifting |
110,188 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
35.8 |
49.3 |
3.6 |
| Softball |
100,010 |
0.3 |
30.5 |
30.9 |
37.1 |
1.2 |
| Fishing |
70,541 |
3.3 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
50.3 |
13.1 |
| Roller skating (5) |
57,743 |
0.8 |
53.5 |
12.3 |
32.9 |
0.4 |
| Horseback riding |
54,609 |
1.2 |
16.9 |
23.1 |
53.1 |
5.6 |
| Volleyball |
50,845 |
(6) |
31.9 |
44.0 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
| Wrestling |
42,633 |
(6) |
42.2 |
53.4 |
4.4 |
(6) |
| Snowboarding |
38,630 |
0.4 |
23.8 |
51.4 |
24.1 |
0.3 |
| Cheerleading |
36,311 |
0.1 |
52.4 |
47.0 |
0.5 |
(6) |
| Gymnastics (7) |
36,001 |
3.0 |
74.0 |
17.6 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
| Martial arts |
34,395 |
0.5 |
29.0 |
27.8 |
42.4 |
0.3 |
| Golf (8) |
33,101 |
1.7 |
13.7 |
7.6 |
39.2 |
37.8 |
| Track and field |
29,296 |
(6) |
41.3 |
43.3 |
13.8 |
1.7 |
| Ice skating (9) |
20,443 |
0.6 |
47.0 |
21.7 |
28.3 |
2.4 |
| Boxing |
19,675 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
46.6 |
46.1 |
0.9 |
| Tennis |
19,292 |
0.5 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
41.3 |
25.7 |
| Bowling |
16,982 |
11.9 |
15.1 |
11.3 |
50.6 |
11.1 |
| Ice hockey |
16,871 |
(6) |
37.3 |
40.4 |
21.2 |
1.0 |
| Rugby |
13,567 |
(6) |
7.3 |
76.8 |
15.9 |
(6) |
| Mountain biking |
9,763 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
19.7 |
70.9 |
2.1 |
| Snowmobiling |
9,270 |
(6) |
7.2 |
23.3 |
69.1 |
0.4 |
| Archery |
5,153 |
1.6 |
15.7 |
23.4 |
49.8 |
9.4 |
| Waterskiing |
5,114 |
(6) |
8.4 |
43.1 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
| Racquetball, squash and paddleball |
4,411 |
1.9 |
11.2 |
32.7 |
46.4 |
7.9 |
| Mountain climbing |
4,307 |
(6) |
17.3 |
36.2 |
43.8 |
2.7 |
| Hockey, field |
4,241 |
(6) |
25.3 |
61.6 |
13.1 |
(6) |
| Billiards, pool |
3,698 |
9.4 |
25.2 |
10.8 |
49.5 |
5.1 |
| Horseshoe pitching |
1,449 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
12.4 |
64.7 |
10.6 |
| Scuba diving (10) |
1,437 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
22.6 |
55.2 |
6.9 |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.
(2) Excludes mountain biking.
(3) Includes exercise equipment (60,546 injuries) and exercise activity (305,251 injuries).
(4) Includes injuries associated with swimming, swimming pools, pool slides, diving or diving boards and swimming pool equipment.
(5) Includes roller skating (46,023 injuries) and in-line skating (11,720 injuries).
(6) Less than 0.1 percent.
(7) Excludes trampolines (83,665 injuries).
(8) Excludes golf carts (15,193 injuries).
(9) Excludes 7,491 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(10) Data for 2012.
Source: National Safety Council. (2015). Injury Facts®, 2015 Edition. Itasca, IL. |
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