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