Injuries from falls
Find statistics on injury claims relating to injuries from falls.
Data covers the date range, 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.
- 2026 ytd injury costs and new/active claim numbers from falls.
- Fall-related injury claims and costs by year - 2017 to 2026 ytd.
- New claims for fall-related injuries in 2026 ytd by injury type.
- New claims for fall-related injuries, by region and by age - 2024 to 2026 ytd.
- Caveats to this data.
Falls are more likely to affect children and those aged over 65. Criteria for a fall include:
- slipping or skidding on foot
- tripping or stumbling
- loss of consciousness or sleep
- something giving way underfoot
- misjudgement of support
- loss of balance or personal control.
Sometimes claims can meet the criteria for being at home and a fall. This means a claim may be counted once, or it may be counted in more than one category.
New claims
Active claims
Fall-related injury claims and costs by year
| Year | New claims | Active claims | Cost of active claims |
| 2017 | 776,006 | 859,820 | $1,107,678,458 |
| 2018 | 795,263 | 885,301 | $1,240,987,436 |
| 2019 | 808,258 | 911,119 | $1,364,976,594 |
| 2020 | 754,662 | 863,264 | $1,468,532,030 |
| 2021 | 762,567 | 884,316 | $1,595,959,421 |
| 2022 | 750,133 | 871,034 | $1,808,675,466 |
| 2023 | 793,828 | 921,809 | $2,086,420,960 |
| 2024 | 826,086 | 972,800 | $2,443,492,356 |
| 2025 | 839,418 | 990,434 | $2,584,606,932 |
| 2026 ytd | 217,081 | 351,823 | $589,160,338 |
More information
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- A calendar year is 1 January to 31 December.
- Active claims are counted where the claim received at least one payment between the specified period. A claim was not necessarily lodged or had the accident occur within this time period.
- A claim may be active in more than one calendar year and will be counted, under active claims, once in each relevant year in which at least one payment was made.
- Active Costs are the GST exclusive cost of payments made for claims that were active in the specified period.
- The calendar year in which the service was paid may differ to the calendar year in which the service was provided.
- Please note that Public Health Acute Services (PHAS) payments are not included. These costs are for treatment of ACC claims in a public hospital in the acute phase for a covered injury.