Share of U.S. high school students who had a sports-related concussion 2023 by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 21, 2025

In 2023, around 14.2 percent of high school students in the United States reported having one or more concussions from playing a sport or being physically active in the last 12 months. At that time, boys were slightly more likely to report a sports-related concussion than girls. This statistic shows the percentage of high school students in the United States who had a concussion from playing sports or being physically active in 2023, by gender.

Percentage of high school students in the United States who had a concussion from playing sports or being physically active in 2023, by gender

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Release date

March 2025

Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

2023

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Had a concussion one or more times during the 12 months before the survey.

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