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. 2014 Nov-Dec;49(6):780–785. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.41

Table 1.

Estimated Number of Annual Injuries in the United States by Sport or Recreational Activity and Age Extended on Next Page

Activitya
No. of Injuries by Age, y
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Basketball 181 397 450 764 1396 2437 3504 5603 9812 16 077 24 988 33 817 42 611
Football 91 138 304 550 918 1919 4237 7509 12 757 19 374 27 298 36 953 42 543
Bicyclesb 2517 5270 8212 12 522 16 719 19 816 21 505 22 777 25 492 26 997 27 719 28 733 27 126
Playgroundsc 8051 12 246 14 585 18 990 27 561 28 279 25 254 20 216 16 777 13 606 9573 6346 3453
Soccer 93 127 248 347 974 1637 2661 4051 6561 9061 11 075 12 616 15 007
Baseball 419 803 1507 2075 2827 3548 5040 5937 8224 10 708 11 627 11 909 11 405
Skateboards 110 307 608 628 1037 1287 1864 2997 3515 5121 7415 11 400 13 351
Trampolines 1131 2790 4103 4569 5694 6492 6613 7513 7600 7390 7375 7040 6032
Exercised 1921 2585 2184 2212 2218 2068 2327 2400 2990 3333 3720 4622 5002
Gymnastics and cheerleading 360 462 745 691 1149 1673 1701 2721 3573 5076 4870 5905 6589
Lacrosse and rugbye 348 636 825 646 1039 1293 2149 3193 4579 6049 6365 5907 5888
Swimming 1240 1997 2866 3153 3905 4203 3923 3912 4319 4403 4347 4544 3822
All-terrain vehicles 411 541 608 889 1222 1459 1705 2022 2465 2819 3604 4182 5178
Scooters 509 1114 2187 2560 4047 4348 4379 5342 5872 5889 5943 4218 2886
Snow skiing 0 50 29 114 376 417 818 1144 1859 2564 3999 5699 7271
Combative 5 86 74 117 315 556 661 1206 1416 1486 1949 3999 4692
Softball 34 67 74 79 191 245 494 675 1709 2195 3495 4373 6049
Hockey 22 66 95 239 242 403 683 734 875 1710 2817 3924 5295
Mopeds and minibikesf 15 137 85 161 293 471 910 1080 1614 1830 2595 3288 3853
Roller skatingg 48 133 140 363 745 1536 2111 3308 4095 4929 4519 4014 2896
Volleyball 3 3 6 30 58 55 164 407 679 876 1574 2920 4046
Inline skating 16 9 43 74 346 685 1078 2210 3031 3853 3674 3478 2390
Horseback riding 46 295 319 350 489 491 564 1161 1305 1476 1849 2309 2368
Tobogganing and sleddingh 45 175 474 719 965 1190 1417 1586 1944 2138 2374 2151 1708
Fishing 236 423 484 771 820 936 929 1136 1225 1492 1650 1853 1682
Golf 183 612 847 1083 1213 1286 1508 1461 1105 1050 944 876 993
Track and field 1 1 0 3 17 8 82 102 188 329 781 1276 2074
Amusementi 423 662 893 808 1036 1122 983 968 1275 1279 965 1028 831
Ice skating 2 21 81 217 479 677 1309 1018 1323 1611 1388 1303 1402
Go-carts 61 188 236 188 287 407 695 549 711 957 1040 1242 1117
Water skiingj 0 20 28 37 49 96 114 224 338 413 647 697 971
Racquet sports 21 86 71 72 115 171 223 362 364 380 464 668 713
Bowling 43 358 511 722 557 436 436 344 210 271 278 183 279
Snowmobiles 29 28 45 46 31 33 60 92 112 55 125 103 276
Nonpowder guns 31 67 121 25 16 37 69 6 140 187 173 242 213
Billiards 74 94 81 152 98 63 115 53 119 124 86 161 160
Watercraftk 1 18 3 15 33 30 24 43 23 60 70 59 128
Camping 88 104 103 71 56 121 116 121 116 94 115 92 12
Other sports 508 642 593 630 582 744 877 1516 1777 2279 3382 3433 3598
Total 3584 6052 7819 10 132 13 653 15 820 17 537 19 680 23 084 27 126 30 850 34 876 37 100
a

Activities are listed in decreasing order of injury incidence. Bold text is used for the age of development with the highest number of injuries.

b

Bicycles and accessories.

c

Playgrounds and playground equipment.

d

Exercise and exercise equipment.

e

Lacrosse, rugby, and other miscellaneous ball games.

f

Mopeds, minibikes, other off-road vehicles.

g

Skating other than ice skating and inline skating, including roller skating.

h

Toboggans, sleds, snow discs, snowtubes.

i

Amusement attractions.

j

Water skiing, tubing, surfing.

k

Personal watercraft.