Table 1

Response rates, injuries and illnesses in NOCs of different sizes (measured by number of athletes)

<1010–4950–99>99All
Number of NOCs (athletes)56 (159)16 (391)7 (472)13 (1892)92 (2914)
Injuries (per 100 athletes)29 (18.2)58 (14.8)34 (7.2)255 (13.5)376 (12.9)
Illnesses (per 100 athletes)26 (16.4)39 (10.0)48 (10.2)166 (8.8)279 (9.6)
Daily reports submitted (%)644 (67.6)266 (97.8)114 (95.8)218 (98.6)1242 (79.4)
Recorded by both NOC and OCOG
 Injuries (%)7 (24.1)17 (29.3)9 (26.5)68 (26.7)101 (26.9)
 Illnesses (%)6 (23.1)7 (17.9)2 (4.2)2 (1.2)17 (6.1)
Recorded only by NOCs
 Injuries (%)8 (27.6)24 (41.4)18 (52.3)135 (52.3)185 (49.2)
 Illnesses (%)5 (19.2)23 (59.0)45 (93.8)120 (72.3)193 (69.2)
Recorded only by OCOG
 Injuries (%)14 (48.3)17 (29.3)7 (20.6)52 (20.4)90 (23.9)
 Illnesses (%)15 (57.7)9 (23.1)1 (2.1)44 (26.5)69 (24.7)
  • NOC, National Olympic Committee; OCOG, Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.