Biking is the most dangerous sport, followed by basketball and football, based on injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms. Over 50,000 cyclists were injured in collisions with motor vehicles in 2009
BICYCLE CRASHES
In 2009 an estimated 51,000 bicyclists were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Some 17 percent, or an estimated 8,000, of the bicyclists who were injured were age 14 and younger. Bicyclists accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities and also made up 2 percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during 2009, according to NHTSA.
PEDALCYCLISTS KILLED AND FATALITY RATES, 2009 (1)
Age group | Killed | Population (000) | Fatality rate per million population |
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Under 5 | 3 | 21,300 | 0.14 |
5-9 | 18 | 20,610 | 0.87 |
10-15 | 64 | 24,107 | 2.65 |
16-20 | 37 | 21,744 | 1.70 |
21-24 | 29 | 17,200 | 1.69 |
25-34 | 71 | 41,566 | 1.71 |
35-44 | 105 | 41,530 | 2.53 |
45-54 | 139 | 44,592 | 3.12 |
55-64 | 88 | 34,787 | 2.53 |
65-74 | 53 | 20,792 | 2.55 |
75-84 | 20 | 13,148 | 1.52 |
85+ | 3 | 5,631 | 0.53 |
Total (2) | 630 | 307,007 | 2.05 |
(1) Includes riders of bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles powered by pedals, such as tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Includes pedalcyclists of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bureau of the Census.
(2) Includes pedalcyclists of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bureau of the Census.
PEDALCYCLISTS INJURED AND INJURY RATES, 2009 (1)
Age group | Injured | Population (000) | Injury rate per million |
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Under 5 | (2) | 21,300 | (2) |
5-9 | 2,000 | 20,610 | 107 |
10-15 | 8,000 | 24,107 | 322 |
16-20 | 7,000 | 21,744 | 321 |
21-24 | 7,000 | 17,200 | 380 |
25-34 | 10,000 | 41,566 | 237 |
35-44 | 4,000 | 41,530 | 86 |
45-54 | 8,000 | 44,592 | 179 |
55-64 | 4,000 | 34,787 | 118 |
65-74 | 1,000 | 20,792 | 48 |
75-84 | (2) | 13,148 | (2) |
85+ | (2) | 5,631 | (2) |
Total (3) | 51,000 | 307,007 | 165 |
(1) Includes riders of bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles powered by pedals, such as tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Less than 500 injured.
(3) Includes pedalcyclists of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bureau of the Census.
(2) Less than 500 injured.
(3) Includes pedalcyclists of unknown age.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bureau of the Census.
MOTORCYCLIST FATALITIES AND FATALITY RATES, 1999-2009
Year | Fatalities | Registered motorcycles | Fatality rate per 100,000 registered vehicles | Vehicle miles traveled (millions) | Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
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1999 | 2,483 | 4,152,433 | 59.80 | 10,584 | 23.46 |
2000 | 2,897 | 4,346,068 | 66.66 | 10,469 | 27.67 |
2001 | 3,197 | 4,903,056 | 65.20 | 9,633 | 33.19 |
2002 | 3,270 | 5,004,156 | 65.35 | 9,552 | 34.23 |
2003 | 3,714 | 5,370,035 | 69.16 | 9,576 | 38.78 |
2004 | 4,028 | 5,767,934 | 69.83 | 10,122 | 39.79 |
2005 | 4,576 | 6,227,146 | 73.48 | 10,454 | 43.77 |
2006 | 4,837 | 6,678,958 | 72.42 | 12,049 | 40.14 |
2007 | 5,174 | 7,138,476 | 72.48 | 21,369 | 24.18 |
2008 | 5,312 | 7,752,926 | 68.52 | 20,811 | 25.52 |
2009 | 4,462 | 7,929,724 | 56.27 | 20,800 | 21.45 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration.
MOTORCYCLIST INJURIES AND INJURY RATES, 1999-2009
Year | Injuries | Registered motorcycles | Injury rate per 100,000 registered motorcycles | Vehicle miles traveled (millions) | Injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
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1999 | 50,000 | 4,152,433 | 1,204 | 10,584 | 472 |
2000 | 58,000 | 4,346,068 | 1,328 | 10,469 | 551 |
2001 | 60,000 | 4,903,056 | 1,229 | 9,639 | 625 |
2002 | 65,000 | 5,004,156 | 1,293 | 9,552 | 677 |
2003 | 67,000 | 5,370,035 | 1,250 | 9,577 | 701 |
2004 | 76,000 | 5,767,934 | 1,324 | 10,122 | 755 |
2005 | 87,000 | 6,227,146 | 1,402 | 10,454 | 835 |
2006 | 88,000 | 6,678,958 | 1,312 | 12,049 | 727 |
2007 | 103,000 | 7,138,476 | 1,443 | 21,396 | 481 |
2008 | 96,000 | 7,752,926 | 1,238 | 20,811 | 461 |
2009 | 90,000 | 7,929,724 | 1,130 | 20,800 | 431 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration.
SPORTS INJURIES
Biking is the most dangerous sport, followed by basketball and football, based on estimates of injuries treated in hospital emergency departments compiled by the National Safety Council.
SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND INJURIES, UNITED STATES, 2010
Percent of injuries by age | |||||||
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Sport or activity | Participants | Injuries (1) | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-64 | 65 and over |
Archery | 6,500,000 | 6,162 | 0.6% | 10.7% | 27.5% | 44.5% | 16.7% |
Baseball | 12,500,000 | 162,925 | 2.5 | 49.8 | 27.3 | 19.6 | 0.8 |
Softball | 10,800,000 | 119,389 | 0.3 | 27.6 | 31.0 | 40.3 | 0.9 |
Basketball | 26,900,000 | 528,584 | 0.4 | 31.3 | 48.9 | 19.3 | 0.2 |
Bicycle riding (2) | 39,800,000 | 530,551 | 5.4 | 38.8 | 17.7 | 34.0 | 4.1 |
Billiards, pool | 24,000,000 | 4,516 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 49.5 | 5.5 |
Bowling | 39,000,000 | 24,263 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 49.7 | 11.1 |
Boxing | NA | 22,055 | (3) | 9.8 | 50.7 | 39.1 | 0.4 |
Cheerleading | 2,900,000 (4) | 36,288 | 0.1 | 51.9 | 46.3 | 1.7 | (3) |
Exercise | NA | 291,173 (5) | 2.5 | 11.7 | 20.2 | 55.4 | 10.2 |
Fishing | 33,800,000 | 69,963 | 3.3 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 55.9 | 11.2 |
Football | 9,300,000 (6) | 489,676 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 40.7 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
Golf | 21,900,000 | 35,199 (7) | 4.6 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 40.1 | 29.1 |
Gymnastics | 4,800,000 | 28,743 (8) | 3.4 | 70.2 | 21.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
Hockey, street and field | NA | 8,210 (9) | 0.6 | 37.1 | 55.5 | 6.8 | (3) |
Horseback riding | NA | 68,871 | 1.6 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 55.4 | 4.5 |
Horseshoe pitching | NA | 2,504 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 53.6 | 15.7 |
Ice hockey | 3,300,000 | 19,613 | 0.1 | 31.3 | 52.9 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
Ice skating | NA | 23,046 | 1.7 | 48.9 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 1.9 |
Martial arts | NA | 33,104 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 30.2 | 46.5 | 0.7 |
Mountain biking | 7,200,000 | 11,195 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 27.0 | 64.4 | 0.8 |
Mountain climbing | NA | 3,478 | 2.0 | 12.9 | 36.6 | 41.8 | 6.6 |
Racquetball, squash and paddleball | NA | 5,715 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 29.7 | 61.9 | 4.6 |
Roller skating | NA | 68,657 (10) | 0.6 | 54.9 | 13.1 | 30.9 | 0.5 |
Rugby | NA | 15,105 | (3) | 4.9 | 77.5 | 17.6 | (3) |
Scuba diving | NA | 1,331 (11) | 1.2 | 6.2 | 34.0 | 52.3 | 6.3 |
Skateboarding | 7,700,000 | 130,627 | 1.3 | 45.1 | 43.0 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
Snowboarding | 6,100,000 | 57,555 | (3) | 26.8 | 49.2 | 23.7 | 0.2 |
Snowmobiling | NA | 11,010 | (3) | 7.2 | 22.6 | 66.3 | 3.9 |
Soccer | 13,500,000 | 226,142 | 0.7 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 17.4 | 0.1 |
Swimming | 51,900,000 | 225,493 (12) | 9.8 | 41.9 | 17.8 | 27.6 | 2.8 |
Tennis | 12,300,000 | 22,768 | 0.8 | 15.4 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 21.7 |
Track and field | NA | 27,830 | (3) | 35.2 | 50.6 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
Volleyball | 10,600,000 | 58,072 | 0.3 | 30.7 | 41.0 | 27.1 | 0.9 |
Water skiing | 5,200,000 | 8,881 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 34.5 | 54.5 | (3) |
Weight lifting | 31,500,000 | 94,692 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 33.7 | 49.8 | 2.7 |
Wrestling | 2,900,000 | 42,486 | (3) | 36.4 | 59.1 | 4.5 | (3) |
(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.
(2) Excludes mountain biking.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
(4) Data for 2008.
(5) Includes exercise equipment (61,196 injuries) and exercise activity (229,977 injuries).
(6) Includes participation in tackle football only.
(7) Excludes golf carts (13,838 injuries).
(8) Excludes trampolines (92,159 injuries).
(9) Excludes 6,069 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(10) Includes roller skating (51,956 injuries) and in-line skating (16,701 injuries).
(11) Data for 2009.
(12) 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.
(2) Excludes mountain biking.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
(4) Data for 2008.
(5) Includes exercise equipment (61,196 injuries) and exercise activity (229,977 injuries).
(6) Includes participation in tackle football only.
(7) Excludes golf carts (13,838 injuries).
(8) Excludes trampolines (92,159 injuries).
(9) Excludes 6,069 injuries in skating, unspecified.
(10) Includes roller skating (51,956 injuries) and in-line skating (16,701 injuries).
(11) Data for 2009.
(12) 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.
TOP TEN SPORTS, RANKED BY 2009 PARTICIPATION (1)
(millions)
Rank | Sport | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 |
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1 | Exercise walking | 80.8 | 78.3 | 81.6 | 86.0 | 89.8 | 93.4 |
2 | Exercising with equipment | 45.2 | 43.9 | 50.2 | 54.2 | 52.9 | 57.2 |
3 | Camping (vacation/overnite) | 50.1 | 48.7 | 53.4 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 50.9 |
4 | Swimming | 57.9 | 54.8 | 52.3 | 58.0 | 52.3 | 50.2 |
5 | 41.6 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 45.4 | 43.5 | 45.0 | |
6 | Workout at club | 24.1 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 34.7 | 36.8 | 38.3 |
7 | Bicycle riding | 42.4 | 39.0 | 38.3 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 38.1 |
8 | Weight lifting | NA | 23.9 | 25.9 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 34.5 |
9 | Hiking | 28.1 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 34.0 |
10 | Aerobic exercising | 26.2 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 33.7 | 30.3 | 33.1 |
(1) Includes people age 7 years or old who participated more than once. Based on a survey conducted every two years.
NA=Data not available.
Source: National Sporting Goods Association.
NA=Data not available.
Source: National Sporting Goods Association.
RECREATIONAL BOATING
Federal law requires owners of recreational boats to register them. In 2010 there were 12.4 million registered boats, down from 12.9 million in 2005. An accident occurring on a recreational boat must be reported to the Coast Guard if a person dies or is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first aid, if damage to the boat or other property exceeds $2,000, if the boat is lost or if a person disappears from the boat. Out of the 4,604 accidents reported in 2010, 608 occurred in Florida, accounting for 13 percent of all incidents. Other states with a high number of boating accidents were California (412), New York (211), Maryland (196) and Texas (163).
Boating fatalities fell 8.7 percent from 736 in 2009 to 672 in 2010. The rate per 100,000 registered boats was 5.4, down from 5.8 in 2009. The number of accidents fell 2.7 percent from 4,730 in 2009 to 4,604 in 2010. Injuries also fell, from 3,358 in 2009 to 3,153 in 2010 or 6.1 percent. Property damage totaled $36 million in both 2010 and 2009 following a record $54 million in 2008.
Research has shown that alcohol, combined with typical boating conditions such as motion, vibration, engine noise, sun, wind and spray can impair a person's abilities much faster than alcohol consumption on land. Boat operators with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above 0.10 percent are estimated to be more than 10 times more likely to be killed in a boating accident than boat operators with zero BAC. Alcohol was the largest factor in boating deaths in 2010 (19 percent of boating fatalities), causing 126 deaths in 330 accidents and resulting in 293 injuries. Other factors were operator inattention, accounting for 49 deaths, and operator inexperience, resulting in 33 deaths.
Boating fatalities fell 8.7 percent from 736 in 2009 to 672 in 2010. The rate per 100,000 registered boats was 5.4, down from 5.8 in 2009. The number of accidents fell 2.7 percent from 4,730 in 2009 to 4,604 in 2010. Injuries also fell, from 3,358 in 2009 to 3,153 in 2010 or 6.1 percent. Property damage totaled $36 million in both 2010 and 2009 following a record $54 million in 2008.
Research has shown that alcohol, combined with typical boating conditions such as motion, vibration, engine noise, sun, wind and spray can impair a person's abilities much faster than alcohol consumption on land. Boat operators with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above 0.10 percent are estimated to be more than 10 times more likely to be killed in a boating accident than boat operators with zero BAC. Alcohol was the largest factor in boating deaths in 2010 (19 percent of boating fatalities), causing 126 deaths in 330 accidents and resulting in 293 injuries. Other factors were operator inattention, accounting for 49 deaths, and operator inexperience, resulting in 33 deaths.
RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2006-2010 (1)
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage.
(2) The use of alcohol by a boat's occupants was a direct or indirect cause of the accident.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
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TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2010
Rank | State | Accidents | Deaths | People injured | Property damage ($000) |
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1 | Florida | 608 | 69 | 364 | $7,408 |
2 | California | 412 | 48 | 281 | 3,613 |
3 | New York | 211 | 27 | 140 | 1,304 |
4 | Maryland | 196 | 9 | 152 | 855 |
5 | Texas | 163 | 28 | 142 | 694 |
6 | Missouri | 161 | 14 | 111 | 1,061 |
7 | North Carolina | 148 | 24 | 120 | 569 |
8 | Georgia | 135 | 19 | 94 | 230 |
9 | Michigan | 132 | 27 | 90 | 457 |
10 | Ohio | 127 | 16 | 80 | 459 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
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