| Sports Injuries By Number of Injuries, 2015 |
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Number of injuries by age |
| Sport or activity |
Injuries (1) |
Percent concussion-
related (2) |
Younger
than 5 |
5 to 14 |
15 To 24 |
25 to 64 |
65 and older |
| Basketball |
493,011 |
3% |
1,736 |
172,998 |
225,560 |
91,529 |
1,158 |
| Bicycle riding |
488,123 |
3 |
20,085 |
147,916 |
87,869 |
195,576 |
36,646 |
| Football |
399,873 |
8 |
990 |
204,795 |
158,315 |
35,294 |
479 |
| Exercise (3) |
361,551 |
1 |
5,696 |
36,947 |
75,015 |
196,445 |
47,432 |
| Soccer |
227,732 |
6 |
2,064 |
104,167 |
84,972 |
36,122 |
407 |
| Swimming (4) |
191,396 |
2 |
18,089 |
79,312 |
32,309 |
51,537 |
10,133 |
| Skateboarding |
125,145 |
3 |
1,150 |
40,488 |
63,375 |
19,877 |
239 |
| Baseball |
120,234 |
5 |
3,248 |
61,215 |
33,958 |
20,266 |
1,547 |
| Weight lifting |
107,655 |
1 |
3,160 |
8,921 |
34,833 |
56,535 |
4,206 |
| Trampolines |
107,123 |
2 |
16,636 |
68,323 |
13,399 |
8,592 |
173 |
| Softball |
95,285 |
4 |
203 |
31,311 |
30,036 |
32,429 |
1,306 |
| Fishing |
66,529 |
<0.5 |
1,330 |
10,023 |
11,103 |
35,556 |
8,518 |
| Dancing |
58,160 |
1 |
2,124 |
14,521 |
16,531 |
19,856 |
5,128 |
| Skating–roller (5) |
57,192 |
<0.5 |
380 |
30,586 |
8,755 |
16,735 |
736 |
| Volleyball |
57,067 |
4 |
196 |
19,304 |
25,434 |
11,429 |
704 |
| Horseback riding |
56,727 |
7 |
754 |
9,268 |
14,402 |
28,055 |
4,248 |
| Cheerleading |
40,843 |
6 |
98 |
22,861 |
17,467 |
417 |
0 |
| Wrestling |
39,775 |
7 |
0 |
15,483 |
21,641 |
2,651 |
0 |
| Golf (6) |
37,369 |
<0.5 |
855 |
3,958 |
1,982 |
12,964 |
17,610 |
| Gymnastics (7) |
35,063 |
2 |
686 |
27,657 |
5,019 |
1,680 |
16 |
| Track and field |
32,237 |
2 |
114 |
12,821 |
14,347 |
4,719 |
237 |
| Martial arts |
26,949 |
3 |
181 |
7,351 |
7,823 |
11,451 |
143 |
| Snowboarding |
25,452 |
10 |
43 |
6,292 |
13,367 |
5,622 |
128 |
| Tennis |
23,609 |
2 |
121 |
3,254 |
3,352 |
10,078 |
6,804 |
| ³§°ì²¹³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€“i³¦±ð |
21,701 |
6 |
287 |
9,438 |
5,910 |
5,637 |
429 |
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21,339 |
4 |
140 |
7,100 |
7,703 |
6,365 |
32 |
| ±á´Ç³¦°ì±ð²â–i³¦±ð |
19,283 |
12 |
38 |
6,296 |
7,583 |
4,999 |
367 |
| Bowling |
17,680 |
1 |
1,501 |
2,118 |
3,451 |
8,496 |
2,113 |
| Boxing |
16,897 |
4 |
49 |
2,259 |
7,483 |
7,075 |
30 |
| Lacrosse |
15,999 |
8 |
0 |
5,691 |
9,579 |
729 |
0 |
| Surfing |
13,832 |
1 |
17 |
3,138 |
3,327 |
7,065 |
286 |
| Rugby |
11,101 |
7 |
0 |
255 |
9,186 |
1,660 |
0 |
| Snowmobiling |
9,561 |
6 |
81 |
733 |
2,404 |
5,974 |
370 |
| µþ¾±°ì¾±²Ô²µâ€“m´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù²¹¾±²Ô |
9,011 |
5 |
16 |
454 |
1,582 |
6,653 |
306 |
| Water skiing |
7,335 |
4 |
0 |
544 |
2,535 |
3,946 |
311 |
| ³§°ì²¹³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€Ò¡²Ô²õ±è±ð³¦¾±´Ú¾±±ð»å |
6,828 |
<0.5 |
16 |
4,484 |
1,042 |
1,237 |
49 |
| Hockey–street, roller, field |
5,901 |
6 |
17 |
1,766 |
2,635 |
1,483 |
0 |
| Water tubing |
5,280 |
9 |
0 |
1,205 |
1,336 |
2,690 |
49 |
| Mountain climbing |
5,186 |
2 |
91 |
315 |
1,874 |
2,877 |
31 |
| Archery |
4,506 |
<0.5 |
22 |
755 |
825 |
2,484 |
420 |
| Racquetball, squash and paddleball |
4,354 |
<0.5 |
6 |
392 |
1,108 |
2,081 |
767 |
| Handball |
4,103 |
2 |
0 |
1,302 |
1,469 |
1,045 |
287 |
| Billiards, pool |
3,299 |
2 |
126 |
752 |
314 |
1,601 |
506 |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments. Excludes skiing.
(2) Concussion listed as primary diagnosis
(3) Includes exercise equipment (64,093 injuries) and exercise activity (297,458 injuries).
(4) Includes injuries associated with swimming, swimming pools, pool slides, diving or diving boards and swimming pool equipment.
(5) Includes roller skating (46,469 injuries) and in-line skating (10,723 injuries).
(6) Excludes golf carts (17,754 injuries).
(7) Excludes trampolines.
Source: National Safety Council. Injury Facts®, 2017 Edition. Itasca, IL. |
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