4 Statistics

The urgency for increasing engagement with both the outdoors and risky play is clear when reviewing current statistics relating to both overall health and actual risk of injury.

A tree is an invitation to climb.
  • 0 Deaths by fall from trees [1].
  • 0 Increase in rate of child abduction deaths since 1970 ([2].
  • 1 in 49M Deaths by fall from play equipment[3]
  • 7% Of falls, resulting in hospital admissions occurred on playgrounds [4]
  • 37% Of falls, resulting in hospital admissions occurred at home[5]
  • 35% Of five to 17-year-olds meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity [6]
  • Leading cause of death to children is by motor vehicle traffic crash, followed by drowning and threats to breathing not play [7]

Why are we a risk averse society?

  1. Brussoni, M. (2018, February). Outdoor play and national outdoor play position. Outdoor Play-based Learning Study Tour. Glasgow, Scotland. ↵
  2. Ibid ↵
  3. Ibid. ↵
  4. Canadian Public Health Association. (2019, January 24). Playground injuries: Playground injury statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cpha.ca/playground-injuries. ↵
  5. Ibid ↵
  6. ParticipACTION. (2018). The ParticipACTION report card on
    physical cctivity for children and youth.     https://www.participaction.com/en-ca/resources/report-card ↵
  7. Canadian Public Health Association. (2019, January 24). Playground injuries: Playground injury statistics. Retrieved from https://www.cpha.ca/playground-injuries ↵

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