Sports code summary of Accident Compensation Corporation moderate-to-serious and serious injury entitlement claims and costs of anatomical group by total number of claims, total costs, mean costs per claim and per reporting year with 95% CIs, for five sports in New Zealand from 2012 to 2016
| Moderate--serious claims | Serious claims | |||||
| Claims (n=) | Costs in NZD$ | Claims (n=) | Costs in NZD$ | |||
| Total | Mean (95% CI) per claim | Total | Mean (95% CI) per claim | |||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Head/neck | 2779a | $75 027 020acdef | $25 237 ($22 733 to $27 741) | 348 | $62 980 144acef | $1 79 513 ($1 66 410 to 1 92 616) |
| Upper limb | 8996a | $78 414 146acdef | $8113 ($7556 to $8670) | 15 | $1 098 531a | $72 969 ($58 617 to $87 320) |
| Lower limb | 11 219a | $95 899 475acdef | $7988 ($7247 to $8730) | 15 | $6 56 286af | $43 089 ($40 488 to $45 691) |
| Chest/back/other | 602 | $18 018 799acdef | $11 805 ($11 245 to $12 365) | 50 | $8 060 821ade | $1 02 708 (70 891 to $134 525) |
| Total | 25 226acdef | $267 359 440acdef | $10 582 ($10 142 to $11 022) | 454cdf | $72 795 782acde | $1 67 353 ($148 539 to $186 168) |
| Football | ||||||
| Head/neck | 773a | $16 474 290abdef | $28 947 ($7729 to $95 623) | 9 | $1 78 012be | $19 552 ($1 660 to $40 764) |
| Upper limb | 2146a | $13 961 754abdef | $7373 ($6304 to $8442) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Lower limb | 10 295a | $66 472 381abdef | $8799 ($2754 to $14 843) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Chest/back/other | 232 | $2 328 967abdef | $6999 ($4384 to 9614) | 15 | $4 30 163abe | $28 322 ($5 684 to $50 960) |
| Total | 14 240abdef | $99 237 392abdef | $6940 ($6526 to $7032) | 15ef | $6 08 175abe | $47 875 ($37 799 to $57 950) |
| Netball | ||||||
| Head/neck | 282a | $2 263 039abce | $8042 ($6991 to $9093) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Upper limb | 1217 | $7 090 408abcef | $5551 ($4003 to $7098) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Lower limb | 9631a | $62 985 236abcef | $6218 ($5457 to $9798) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Chest/back/other | 67 | $2 367 406abce | $7327 ($4472 to $10 183) | 9 | $3 20 399be | $35 589 ($10 851 to $179 694) |
| Total | 11 748abcef | $74 706 089abce | $6330 ($5664 to $6995) | 9be | $3 20 399be | $35 589 ($10 851 to $179 694) |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Head/neck | 577 | $10 097 516abcdf | $14 639 ($13 103 to $16 175) | 66 | $8 650 534abcdf | $90 965 ($77 405 to 1 04 525) |
| Upper Limb | 2489a | $21 853 578abcdf | $8074 ($7222 to $8926) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Lower limb | 2902a | $27 137 436abcdf | $8188 ($7372 to $9003) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Chest/back/other | 209 | $4 708 597abcdf | $15 676 ($12 492 to $18 859) | 30 | $4 040 640abd | $95 494 ($71 646 to $119 342) |
| Total | 6517abcdf | $63 797 127abcdf | $9769 ($8991 to $10 547) | 104bcdf | $12 691 174abcdf | $1 26 155 ($90 393 to $161 917) |
| Cricket | ||||||
| Head/neck | 212 | $3 450 788abce | $13 510 ($2251 to $29 273) | 15 | $2 82 600abd | $11 934 ($4719 to $38 588) |
| Upper limb | 1086a | $7 839 018abcde | $6679 ($6142 to $7 215) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Lower limb | 1394a | $10 062 669abcde | $6810 ($6631 to $6990) | 12 | $1 64 414 | $13 707 ($8104 to $55 518) |
| Chest/back/other | 72 | $2 906 360abce | $9633 ($6779 to $12 487) | 0 | $0 | – |
| Total | 3072abce | $24 258 835abcde | $7875 ($6685 to $9066) | 15be | $4 47 014abd | $17 856 ($8609 to $21 102) |
All costs are inflation adjusted to 2016 values; significant difference (P<0.05).
(a), Across reporting years (2012–2016); (b), rugby union; (c), football; (d), netball; (e), rugby league; (f), cricket.
NZD$, New Zealand dollars.