| Sports Injuries By Number Of Injuries, 2024 |
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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 |
564,845 |
9,056 |
40,616 |
106,552 |
289,494 |
119,127 |
| Bicycles and accessories |
454,008 |
16,072 |
105,446 |
64,605 |
211,314 |
56,412 |
| Basketball |
385,777 |
1,584 |
128,395 |
176,752 |
76,644 |
2,402 |
| Football |
318,243 |
(2) |
172,530 |
121,268 |
22,245 |
(2) |
| ATV's, mopeds, minibikes, etc. |
312,924 |
4,197 |
59,126 |
81,427 |
149,753 |
18,393 |
| Skateboards, scooters, hoverboards |
295,067 |
9,095 |
72,815 |
71,023 |
131,317 |
10,736 |
| Soccer |
265,761 |
2,031 |
124,958 |
91,215 |
46,390 |
(2) |
| Playground equipment |
231,245 |
59,501 |
148,211 |
8,429 |
13,118 |
1,985 |
| Swimming, pools, equipment |
182,344 |
19,133 |
71,812 |
30,174 |
47,444 |
13,677 |
| Baseball, softball |
154,757 |
2,947 |
66,587 |
47,221 |
33,721 |
4,280 |
| Trampolines |
118,179 |
26,156 |
71,613 |
11,057 |
9,139 |
(2) |
| Lacrosse, rugby, misc. ball games |
97,511 |
(2) |
25,058 |
30,215 |
25,414 |
16,425 |
| Skating (excl. In-line) |
74,331 |
(2) |
30,368 |
13,638 |
27,661 |
2,140 |
| Fishing |
73,812 |
2,184 |
17,538 |
13,885 |
31,676 |
8,529 |
| Golf |
72,026 |
2,062 |
7,741 |
8,288 |
24,670 |
29,266 |
| Volleyball |
65,440 |
(2) |
20,638 |
30,457 |
13,013 |
(2) |
| Horseback |
48,521 |
(2) |
7,466 |
11,595 |
21,908 |
7,032 |
| Hockey |
46,955 |
(2) |
14,764 |
19,154 |
12,039 |
(2) |
| Martial arts |
34,538 |
(2) |
8,195 |
9,529 |
16,456 |
(2) |
| Track and field activities, equipment |
31,940 |
(2) |
10,486 |
15,079 |
5,542 |
(2) |
| Beach, picnic, camping equipment |
30,738 |
3,641 |
4,686 |
1,432 |
13,543 |
7,437 |
| Racquet sports |
28,251 |
(2) |
3,606 |
5,996 |
10,862 |
7,653 |
| Boxing |
25,863 |
(2) |
2,785 |
12,297 |
10,696 |
(2) |
| Water skiing, tubing, surfing |
17,264 |
(2) |
2,912 |
4,666 |
8,782 |
(2) |
| Bowling |
13,403 |
(2) |
1,638 |
2,111 |
5,218 |
3,371 |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.
(2) Not reported.
Source: National Safety Council analysis of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission NEISS data. National Safety Council. Injury Facts®. |
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