Sports accident statistics
Sports accidents in Austria (requiring hospital treatment)
The statistics published by the Austrian Road Safety Board provide a rough overview of accidents as a result of sports activities.
Despite the fact that Alpine skiing is at the top of the list, it should not be considered an exceptionally risky sport. The fact that there are so many skiers is what makes this sport come out at the top of the table below.
| Sports accidents in Austria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of sport | age 0-14 | age 15-59 | age 60+ | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 4.700 | 27.900 | 6.900 | 39.400 |
| Football | 7.600 | 23.100 | 400 | 31.100 |
| Cycling | 6.900 | 10.500 | 4.300 | 21.700 |
| Snowboarding | 2.500 | 9.700 | 0 | 12.200 |
| Handball, volleyball, basketball | 2.800 | 6.500 | 100 | 9.400 |
| Hiking, mountaineering | 600 | 4.300 | 2.900 | 7.800 |
| Jogging, running (various styles), Nordic Walking | 100 | 6.300 | 500 | 6.900 |
| Mountain biking | 400 | 6.000 | 200 | 6.500 |
| Ice skating, ice hockey | 2.800 | 3.100 | 200 | 6.100 |
| Cross-country skiing, toboggan, bobsled | 1.500 | 3.800 | 800 | 6.100 |
| Riding, equestrianism | 1.600 | 3.600 | 0 | 5.200 |
| Gymnastics, apparatus gymnastics | 1.800 | 2.700 | 100 | 4.600 |
| In-line skating, roller-skating | 1.500 | 3.000 | 100 | 4.600 |
| Tennis, squash, badminton, table tennis | 400 | 3.500 | 600 | 4.500 |
| Martial arts | 1.400 | 3.200 | 0 | 4.500 |
| Skateboarding | 2.100 | 1.600 | 0 | 3.800 |
| Swimming, jumping and diving | 1.700 | 1.400 | 500 | 3.600 |
| Total | 44.200 | 133.200 | 19.000 | * 196.300 |
| * incl. 18.300 „other sports accidents” | ||||
Source: Austrian Road Safety Board, Freizeitunfallstatistik 2007 (2007 accident statistic for leisure activities)
Skiing and snowboarding accidents by federal state/place of accident (requiring hospital treatment)
When viewing these statistics, please take into account the geographic conditions (topography) and the concentration of facilities and ski slopes, and thus the concentration of visitors.
| Skiing and snowboarding accidents requiring hospital treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| federal state | Skiing | Snowboarding | Total |
| Burgenland | - | - | - |
| Kärnten | 2.900 | 900 | 3.800 |
| Niederösterreich | 4.200 | 1.300 | 5.500 |
| Oberösterreich | 4.200 | 1.300 | 5.500 |
| Salzburg | 9.300 | 2.900 | 12.200 |
| Steiermark | 5.500 | 1.700 | 7.200 |
| Tirol | 10.200 | 3.100 | 13.300 |
| Vorarlberg | 3.100 | 1.000 | 4.100 |
| Wien | - | - | - |
| Total | 39.400 | 12.200 | 51.600 |
Source: Austrian Road Safety Board, Freizeitunfallstatistik 2007 (2007 accident statistic for leisure activities)