Emergency department visits distribution for sports injuries for patients aged 5-24 years by activity U.S. 2010-2016

From 2010-2016, 14.1 percent of sports-related emergency department visits among patients aged 5 to 24 years in the U.S. were due to football injuries. This statistic shows the distribution of emergency department visits for sport and recreational activity injuries for patients aged 5-24 years in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by activity type.

Distribution of emergency department visits for sports and recreational injuries for patients aged 5-24 years in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016, by activity type

Characteristic	Percentage of visits
Football	14.1%
Basketball	12.5%
Pedal cycling	9.9%
Soccer	7.1%
Ice/roller skating/skateboarding	6.9%
Playground	6.3%
Other/unspecified	6.2%
Running/jogging	5.5%
Gymnastics/cheerleading	5.4%
Baseball/softball	5.1%
Recreational sport	3.4%
Aerobics/exercising/weight training	3.3%
Other team sport	3.2%
Water sport	3%
Combative sport	2.8%
Snow sport	2.6%
Other individual sport	2.6%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2016

Age group

5-24 years

Supplementary notes

Playground: Includes playground equipment injuries and other injuries sustained at the playground.
Other/unspecified: Includes school-related and other unspecified activities.
Recreational sport: Includes tennis, racquetball, badminton, and other racquet sports, as well as golf, bowling, fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain climbing, and other leisure sports.
Other team sport: Includes volleyball, rugby, hockey, lacrosse, cricket, and other team sports.
Other individual sport: Includes all other sport and recreation categories, such as horseback riding, riding an all-terrain vehicle, playing catch, and other non-team activities.

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