SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND INJURIES, UNITED STATES, 2009
      Percent of injuries by age
Sport or activity Participants Injuries 0-4 5-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over
Archery 7,100,000 4,199 3.3% 12.0% 20.2% 50.6% 13.9%
Baseball 11,500,000 165,842 3.4 46.9 27.8 21.0 0.9
Softball 11,800,000 121,175 0.5 25.8 32.5 40.1 1.0
Basketball 24,400,000 501,251 0.4 29.4 49.7 20.4 0.2
Bicycle riding (1) 38,100,000 534,928 5.3 40.8 18.2 32.1 3.7
Billiards, pool 28,200,000 5,269 1.9 20.4 24.2 51.8 1.7
Bowling 45,000,000 20,878 5.7 14.6 13.3 55.6 10.8
Boxing NA 18,455 0.5 9.0 53.7 36.5 0.4
Cheerleading 2,900,000 (2) 31,456 (3) 49.7 49.0 1.2 (3)
Exercise NA 265,938 (4) 2.7 12.1 18.4 53.9 12.9
Fishing 32,900,000 75,490 2.3 19.0 13.4 54.5 10.9
Football 8,900,000 (5) 451,961 0.4 47.5 41.7 10.4 0.1
Golf 22,300,000 41,009 (6) 4.7 20.5 7.6 42.0 25.2
Gymnastics 3,900,000 29,606 (7) 4.0 70.7 21.7 3.6 (3)
Hockey, field NA 4,017 3.1 28.7 63.1 5.1 (3)
Horseback riding NA 78,499 1.8 17.4 20.1 56.9 3.8
Horseshoe pitching NA 2,251 3.3 3.9 17.0 56.2 19.6
Ice hockey 3,100,000 19,035 0.2 30.9 49.8 18.7 0.4
Ice skating NA 21,926 (8) 2.7 52.0 17.4 26.5 1.4
Martial arts NA 28,909 0.5 24.4 25.3 49.6 0.2
Mountain biking 8,400,000 9,627 1.4 5.9 22.0 69.1 1.5
Mountain climbing NA 4,376 0.4 16.2 34.5 49.0 (3)
Racquetball, squash and paddleball NA 6,594 2.5 5.1 21.1 69.2 2.1
Roller skating NA 63,550 (9) 1.4 50.7 14.7 32.1 1.1
Rugby NA 14,847 (3) 2.4 78.3 19.3 (3)
Scuba diving NA 1,331 1.2 6.2 34.0 52.3 6.3
Skateboarding 8,400,000 144,416 1.4 46.2 39.9 12.3 0.2
Snowboarding 6,200,000 54,188 (3) 26.1 51.1 22.5 0.2
Snowmobiling NA 12,154 0.6 6.3 30.4 61.0 1.7
Soccer 13,600,000 208,214 0.6 42.1 39.5 17.7 0.2
Swimming 50,200,000 175,388 (10) 10.3 40.2 18.2 27.5 3.8
Tennis 10,800,000 23,611 0.6 14.5 20.2 38.4 26.3
Track and field NA 22,191 0.1 40.9 47.8 10.9 0.3
Volleyball 10,700,000 60,159 0.3 27.7 43.6 27.5 0.9
Water skiing 5,200,000 7,032 (3) 16.5 40.8 42.7 (3)
Weight lifting 34,500,000 86,307 3.5 8.0 34.8 50.9 2.8
Wrestling 3,000,000 41,712 0.2 36.4 57.8 5.6 (3)


(1) Excludes mountain biking.
(2) Data for 2008.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
(4) Includes exercise equipment (55,578 injuries) and exercise activity (210,360 injuries).
(5) Includes participation in tackle football only.
(6) Excludes golf carts (14,629 injuries).
(7) Excludes trampolines (97,908 injuries).
(8) Excludes 6,459 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(9) Includes roller skating (45,699 injuries) and in-line skating (17,851 injuries).
(10) Includes injuries associated with swimming, swimming pools (2008 data), pool slides (2008 data), diving or diving boards and swimming pool equipment.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Safety Council.