Sports Injuries By Number Of Injuries, 2021 |
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Number of injuries by age |
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Sport, activity or equipment |
Injuries (1) |
Younger than 5 |
5 to 14 |
15 to 24 |
25 to 64 |
65 and older |
Exercise, exercise equipment |
409,224 |
7,246 |
30,552 |
76,078 |
222,405 |
72,943 |
Bicycles and accessories |
375,797 |
12,425 |
92,242 |
48,396 |
173,442 |
49,293 |
Basketball |
259,779 |
1,637 |
79,207 |
127,219 |
50,724 |
992 |
Skateboards, scooters, hoverboards |
245,177 |
6,996 |
78,917 |
73,676 |
79,868 |
5,720 |
ATV's, mopeds, minibikes, etc. |
238,404 |
4,244 |
44,933 |
62,275 |
113,484 |
13,468 |
Football |
222,086 |
500 |
110,171 |
92,802 |
18,212 |
401 |
Playground equipment |
178,043 |
46,991 |
114,875 |
5,787 |
9,179 |
1,211 |
Swimming, pools, equipment |
155,787 |
19,131 |
65,906 |
21,625 |
37,057 |
12,069 |
Soccer |
144,895 |
1,124 |
59,184 |
59,086 |
24,790 |
710 |
Trampolines |
117,492 |
25,171 |
70,008 |
11,217 |
10,781 |
316 |
Baseball, softball |
116,020 |
2,909 |
45,392 |
37,966 |
27,129 |
2,623 |
Skating (excl. In-line) |
69,001 |
366 |
25,956 |
13,855 |
28,004 |
821 |
Golf |
58,802 |
1,965 |
6,378 |
7,028 |
18,957 |
24,474 |
Snowskiing, snowboarding |
57,065 |
15 |
11,006 |
21,247 |
22,019 |
2,779 |
Fishing |
56,499 |
2,116 |
9,364 |
7,184 |
30,256 |
7,579 |
Lacrosse, rugby, misc. ball games |
55,469 |
327 |
15,828 |
16,137 |
13,223 |
9,955 |
Horseback riding |
41,923 |
742 |
6,779 |
9,252 |
20,183 |
4,967 |
Volleyball |
38,574 |
57 |
13,487 |
18,766 |
6,075 |
189 |
Hockey |
32,982 |
299 |
10,250 |
14,082 |
8,007 |
345 |
Martial arts |
24,493 |
5 |
6,757 |
6,558 |
10,741 |
432 |
Beach, picnic, camping equipment |
23,492 |
1,995 |
3,255 |
2,057 |
11,387 |
4,798 |
Racquet sports |
20,693 |
117 |
2,758 |
3,452 |
6,911 |
7,455 |
Water skiing, tubing, surfing |
18,220 |
84 |
3,282 |
4,654 |
9,726 |
474 |
Toboggans, sleds, snow discs, etc. |
17,140 |
853 |
7,656 |
3,157 |
4,865 |
610 |
Track and field activities, equipment |
15,882 |
10 |
5,638 |
7,048 |
2,718 |
469 |
Boxing |
15,559 |
36 |
2,061 |
6,784 |
6,679 |
0 |
Nonpowder guns, BB'S, pellets |
10,158 |
683 |
3,167 |
2,853 |
3,146 |
309 |
(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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