Sports Injuries By Number Of Injuries, 2019 |
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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 |
468,315 |
6,266 |
46,926 |
87,189 |
250,747 |
77,187 |
Bicycles and accessories |
417,485 |
12,691 |
113,445 |
58,072 |
191,049 |
42,228 |
Basketball |
403,980 |
1,250 |
139,733 |
185,316 |
76,066 |
1,615 |
Football |
292,306 |
429 |
149,149 |
116,946 |
25,131 |
651 |
Playground equipment |
222,527 |
54,372 |
148,577 |
7,256 |
10,376 |
1,946 |
ATV's, mopeds, minibikes, etc. |
201,847 |
4,407 |
37,831 |
51,686 |
89,833 |
18,090 |
Swimming, pools, equipment |
190,743 |
21,811 |
77,296 |
31,309 |
47,457 |
12,871 |
Soccer |
188,336 |
2,060 |
84,938 |
71,030 |
29,569 |
739 |
Baseball, softball |
157,164 |
2,380 |
65,058 |
48,188 |
38,211 |
3,327 |
Skateboards |
148,921 |
2,837 |
46,071 |
51,864 |
44,891 |
3,257 |
Trampolines |
123,029 |
23,979 |
74,378 |
12,711 |
11,625 |
336 |
Lacrosse, rugby, misc. ball games |
74,326 |
163 |
28,310 |
22,613 |
13,371 |
9,869 |
Skating (excl. In-line) |
67,008 |
833 |
31,293 |
12,980 |
20,611 |
1,291 |
Fishing |
61,932 |
1,926 |
11,987 |
9,542 |
31,028 |
7,449 |
Volleyball |
51,455 |
32 |
18,479 |
22,652 |
9,674 |
618 |
Horseback riding |
43,469 |
963 |
8,200 |
9,650 |
20,563 |
4,093 |
Hockey |
36,885 |
200 |
12,268 |
14,951 |
9,060 |
407 |
Track and field activities, equipment |
28,048 |
0 |
11,287 |
12,274 |
4,189 |
298 |
Martial arts |
27,008 |
288 |
7,720 |
6,868 |
11,583 |
549 |
Racquet sports |
25,844 |
250 |
3,408 |
4,091 |
9,229 |
8,867 |
Beach, picnic, camping equipment |
25,728 |
2,803 |
4,391 |
2,526 |
11,797 |
4,212 |
Water skiing, tubing, surfing |
18,143 |
98 |
2,186 |
5,932 |
9,389 |
538 |
Bowling |
16,615 |
938 |
1,293 |
2,478 |
7,762 |
4,145 |
Boxing |
16,071 |
23 |
2,001 |
7,000 |
6,976 |
71 |
Nonpowder guns, BB'S, pellets |
11,995 |
369 |
3,583 |
4,052 |
3,460 |
530 |
Toboggans, sleds, snow discs, etc. |
10,661 |
942 |
4,950 |
1,255 |
3,398 |
115 |
(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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