Statistics

Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Injury Information Clearinghouse

Estimates for Sports Injuries 1997
(1998 Statistics should be released from the CPSC in July of 1999)

Sport	Estimated # of Cases	Age Percents Age 0-4	Age Percents Age 5-14	Age Percents Age 15-24
Archery	3,213	4.9	27.8	17.8
Ball Sports	35,298	7.0	54.3	19.4
Baseball	188,140	3.8	50.2	23.7
Basketball	644,921	0.3	30.5	47.7
Bicycles	544,561	7.0	56.8	14.1
Bleachers	19,443	19.6	48.8	16.7
Bowling	23,317	7.1	17.7	17.8
Boxing	7,257	1.3	10.8	55.8
Cheerleading	18,123	0.0	40.7	58.4
Dancing	30,378	4.1	22.8	29.8
Diving or Diving Boards	8,905	4.7	41.6	29.7
Exercise w/o Equipment	98,356	0.7	12.8	26.8
Exercise Equipment	29,300	16.3	24.5	8.8
Field Hockey	4,830	1.6	27.6	63.8
Football	334,420	0.3	44.9	43.3
Golf	39,473	6.1	26.4	10.6
Gymnastics	33,373	2.4	76.3	19.9
Hockey (not specified)	45,306	2.1	38.9	37.7
Horseback Riding	58,709	2.1	20.6	17.7
Ice Hockey	17,327	0.0	26.8	43.3
Ice Skating	25,379	2.1	49.3	18.3
In-Line Skating	98,414	0.7	60.2	18.6
Martial Arts	24,123	0.7	26.7	26.5
Roller Skating	54,609	2.4	60.2	13.8
Rugby	7,757	0.0	2.7	72.8
Skateboards	48,186	1.6	50.8	41.3
Skating (not specified)	22,748	1.7	64.8	16.0
Soccer	148,913	0.2	48.0	35.5
Softball	138,574	0.2	21.7	27.8
Squash, Racquet Ball or Paddle	10,438	0.2	5.5	24.1
Swimming	27,681	6.1	44.2	24.3
Tennis	22,294	1.2	14.6	18.0
Track & Field	13,225	0.2	39.9	49.8
Trampolines	82,722	9.6	67.9	15.5
Volleyball	67,340	0.1	23.2	41.0
Water Skiing	10,657	0.0	2.8	27.9
Weight Lifting	56,724	6.7	11.9	32.9
Wrestling	39,829	0.3	31.8	57.9

The above information has been compiled from the Product Summary Report, Injury Estimates for Calendar Year 1997, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. The Product Summary report is a compilation of information derived from product-associated injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms participating in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). The NEISS estimates are calculated from a sample of hospitals which are statistically representative of institutions with emergency treatment departments located within the United States and its territories. There are approximately 100 hospitals participating in the surveillance system.

For more information contact: The National Injury Information Clearinghouse, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, 301-504-0424, Internet: http://www.cpsc.gov E-mail: clearinghouse@cpsc.gov

CAUTION: NEISS data and estimates are based on injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms that patients say are related to products. Therefore it is incorrect when using NEISS data, to say the injuries were caused by the product.

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