Sport concussion related injuries

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sport concussion

Sport concussion related injuries

Find statistics related to sport concussion injuries.

The 2026 YTD data covers the period from 1 January 2026 to 30 September 2026.

New claims

10,928
in 2026 YTD

Active claims

12,691
in 2026 YTD

Active costs

$64.2m
in 2026 YTD

Sport concussion claims by sport

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Sport concussions by sport | 2026 YTD

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Sport concussion claims by region

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Number of new sport concussion claims broken down by clients age

Client age 2024 2025 2026 YTD
Under 5 year olds 108 106 94
5 - 9 year olds 570 581 447
10 - 14 year olds 2,514 2,678 2,456
15 - 19 year olds 3,067 3,195 3,069
20 - 24 year olds 1,715 1,697 1,525
25 - 29 year olds 1,054 1,134 836
30 - 34 year olds 787 713 601
35 - 39 year olds 516 506 426
40 - 44 year olds 388 418 320
45 - 49 year olds 333 337 295
50 - 54 year olds 255 298 230
55 - 59 year olds 238 243 213
60 - 64 year olds 215 200 150
65 - 69 year olds 153 147 103
70 - 74 year olds 84 92 74
75 - 79 year olds 48 70 55
80 - 84 year olds 24 26 20
Over 85 year olds 18 14 14
  • Claims have been identified where the sport on the claim is not null, and the claim includes an approved injury where the injury description mentions concussion or the diagnosis is concussion.
  • 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 stage.
  • 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.
  • 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.