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Dangerous Sports: Fatality Rates per 100,000 Participants
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Tags: Boxing, Safe, People, Die, Fatal, Brain, Injury, Sports
In 1984, R.J. McCunney and P.K. Russo published a study entitled Brain Injuries in Boxing. The study argued that boxing is relatively safe compared to other sports by citing the following figures on U.S. sports fatalities:
| 1. | Horse racing: 128 |
| 2. | Sky diving: 123 |
| 3. | Hang gliding: 56 |
| 4. | Mountaineering: 51 |
| 5. | Scuba Diving: 11 |
| 6. | Motorcycle racing: 7 |
| 7. | College Football: 3 |
| 8. | Boxing: 1.3 |
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Source:
"Brain Injuries in Boxing" by R.J. McCunney and P.K. Russo
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idon't think that horse racing is very dangerous
Comment by: dkingpin18 The best available data (From Divers Alert Network) suggests the fatality rate for SCUBA divers in the USA is between 11 and 18 per 100,000.
Comment by: jim
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