Injuries from falls

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2026 ytd injury costs and new/active claim numbers from falls
Fall-related injury claims and costs by year
New claims for fall-related injuries in 2026 ytd by injury type
New claims for fall-related injuries, by region and by age
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.

2026 ytd injury cost

$1,850,412,754

The costs of all active claims from falls in 2026 ytd

646,168

in 2026 ytd

798,875

in 2026 ytd

Fall-related injury claims and costs by year

Year	New claims	Active claims	Cost of active claims
2017	776,009	859,818	$1,107,667,611
2018	795,271	885,300	$1,240,982,657
2019	808,271	911,121	$1,364,979,128
2020	754,672	863,264	$1,468,535,895
2021	762,577	884,317	$1,596,051,081
2022	750,145	871,036	$1,808,786,488
2023	793,837	921,816	$2,086,525,282
2024	826,095	972,790	$2,443,495,890
2025	839,630	990,512	$2,584,688,282
2026 ytd	646,168	798,875	$1,850,412,754

By type of injuries

By region

Client Age	2024	2025	2026 YTD
00-04 Years	44,260	45,016	34,028
05-09 Years	49,038	49,405	38,159
10-14 Years	70,250	71,674	58,383
15-19 Years	52,117	54,150	44,869
20-24 Years	41,136	40,051	30,920
25-29 Years	42,834	40,820	30,652
30-34 Years	46,730	45,771	34,321
35-39 Years	44,804	45,844	36,023
40-44 Years	42,222	42,692	33,046
45-49 Years	41,935	41,624	31,666
50-54 Years	48,805	47,858	34,892
55-59 Years	48,246	48,910	37,223
60-64 Years	50,007	50,487	37,975
65-69 Years	46,087	48,158	36,744
70-74 Years	42,472	43,812	33,123
75-79 Years	39,709	42,945	32,723
80-84 Years	33,045	34,766	26,287
85 Years and over	42,379	45,633	35,129

More information

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Caveats to this data

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Fall related injuries have been identified where the accident cause is equal to one of the following: 'Slipping, Skidding on Foot', 'Tripping or Stumbling', 'Loss of Consciousness/Sleep', 'Something Giving way Underfoot’, ‘Misjudgement of Support', 'Loss Balance/Personal Contrl'
New claims are counted where a claim is lodged with ACC within the specified period. A claim may be lodged immediately following an accident or at any later stag
Active claims are counted where the claim received at least one payment within the specified period. A claim was not necessarily lodged or had the accident occur within this period.
A claim may be active in more than one calendar year and will be counted 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 cost of public hospital services during the acute stage of an injury is covered under the Public Health Acute Services (PHAS) regulations. These services are bulk-funded and not attributed to individual claims, so cannot be included in these data.
The calendar year in which the service was paid may differ to the calendar year in which the service was provided.
Region is the location of the accident and may not be where the claimant resided or sought treatment.
Diagnosis is based on the primary injury of the client. A claim may include multiple injuries, but any additional injuries will not be included in this dataset.
Age band is based on client's age at the time of claim lodgement.
All included claims are accepted for cover
Data are displayed in calendar years. i.e. 1 January to 31 December
Claims managed by an accredited employer have been excluded.
Results are based on data available at the time of extraction and may vary if rerun later.