Baby Strollers
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Nursery & Baby Products · CPSC Code 1522
Down 18% over 5 years
The verdict
Baby Strollers carry a danger score of 37/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 13,800 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 18% over the last five years.
- 37/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 13,800
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 3.4%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1522 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 37/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for baby strollers - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume13,800 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)3.4%
- Fatality rate0.06%
- 5-year trend-18%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Baby Strollers (CPSC product code 1522, in the Nursery & Baby Products category) generate an estimated 13,800 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 275,991 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 37/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 18% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2011 (17,449 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2020 (8,021 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for baby strollers is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 79,490 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by contusions, abr. to the face (29,515 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 214,975 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 3.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.06%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 577 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how baby strollers fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 115,489 | 99,486 | |
| 5-14 | 4,809 | 5,758 | |
| 15-24 | 1,802 | 9,576 | |
| 25-34 | 3,721 | 13,428 | |
| 35-44 | 1,504 | 7,058 | |
| 45-54 | 944 | 3,800 | |
| 55-64 | 701 | 2,942 | |
| 65-74 | 1,014 | 2,240 | |
| 75+ | 566 | 1,094 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Not Stated/unk | Other | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Hematoma | |
| Mouth | Dental Injury | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Finger | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Head | Fracture | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
10MOM FELL ON THE STROLLER ON TO HIS HEAD DX: ABRASION OF HEAD
17MOF WAS CLIMBING ON STROLLER AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON THE FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY
3YOM - PATIENT PRESENT FOR PEDESTRIAN STRUCK. PT WAS HIT BY A CAR IN A STROLLER AND THE STROLLER WAS DRAGGED BY A CAR. PT DID NOT FALL OR HIT HIS HEAD. PT C/O R KNEE PAIN. PT HAS ABRASION TO RIGHT TOE. DX: PEDESTRIAN INJURED IN NONTRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVED MOTOR VEHICLE.
38YOF LIFTED A STROLLER YESTERDAY, DX BACK PAIN
12YOF PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BACK PAIN AND LEG PAIN, SHE REPORTS SHE WAS PUSHING HER NEPHEW IN A STROLLER AND WAS BENDING OVER. DX: SCIATICA
7MOF FELL OUT OF A BABY STROLLER AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON A CEMENT LANAI DX: CONTUSION FACE
12MOF PRESENTED TO ED C/O FALL, PT SUSTAINED FALL WHILE STRAPPED IN STROLLER WITH IMMEDIATE CRYING. DX; FACIAL ABRASION
2YOM PRESENTS AFTER HE FELL OFF STROLLER 1 WEEK AGO AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. DX: FALL
17MOM PRESENTED TO ED C/O FALL, PER SUSTAINED FALL WITH NOSE INJURY, MOM STATED SHE SLIPPED ON ICE AND CHILD FELL OUT HIS STROLLER. +ABRASION TO NOSE DX; NASAL INJURY
22MOM PRESENTS WITH A LIP LACERATION AFTER CLIMBING INTO A STROLLER WHEN IT TIPPED OVER AND HE FELL. DX: LIP LACERATION
3YOF, STANDING UP ON A STROLLER WHILE BEING PUSHED WHEN FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK HEAD WITHOUT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DX: LIP LACERATION
2YOF WAS IN THE STROLLER BEING WALKED WHEN THE STROLLER TIPPED OVER AND SHE FELL OUT ONTO THE CONCRETE, FACE FORWARD. STROLLER THEN FELL ON TOP OF HER. DX: SMALL ABRASION TO GUMS
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Hello ! Product - Contours Itsy Lightweight Stroller In 4 months of use, the stroller folded by itself 4 times when our son was sitting there, despite the fact that it was assembled, it doesn't have a reliable fastening This happened three times in a parking lot and once at the airport. Twice I managed to catch it and twice my son hit his head Thank you
We was pushing my son in his stroller that we had purchased from a [REDACTED] sale in Columbus, Indiana when the bottom of the stroller fell apart and he almost flipped over until my husband caught the stroller. We have only used the compact stroller a few times, so definitely still new and kept indoors at all times. So had no damage to it whatsoever!
My Mockingbird Single to Double stroller broke in half during normal use. The aluminum frame cracked along the plastic connector. My son's seat fell to the ground. He was uninjured but could have been injured seriously in a different circumstance.
What Happened: I received the Summer by Ingenuity 3D quickclose CS+ 1L stroller as a gift in January. I finally took it out of the box for use. I opened it and heard the click open. I assembled it open without any issues. I tested it was sturdy and locked before attempting to strap my son in it. While strapping him in this stroller collapsed with him in it. I was no where near the lock mechanism as I was with him in the front. My son was thrown back with the stroller and was trapped in the canopy. It was unclear if he hit his head and needed to be observed just in case. A stroller should never collapse on its own. I now have anxiety to put my son in any stroller. This is a huge safety issue. I thought it was maybe me but there are multiple reviews on different sellers site of families having the same experience. This product needs to be recalled now before a child is seriously injured.
after inflating the tire it rim broke apart
Today in a store my five month old son was strapped in tightly into his stroller. We were standing in line and my daughter was standing in front of the stroller playing with my son when it tipped over. Because he was tightly strapped in he did not fall out of the stroller but hit his head on the inside side. This is not the first time the stroller has tipped easily but it is the first time it has tipped over with him inside of it. It was a light bump from my daughter that knocked it over and I would expect that a stroller should be able to withstand a light bump without falling over.
I was walking with my toddler in the Mockingbird Single Stroller when the front crossbar that attaches the wheels to the frame snapped. The screws and soldering completely failed causing the stroller to pitch forward. Had my son not been securely buckled in and had we not been able grab the stroller my son would have been face first on the pavement
The Baby Jogger City Mini has a defect that has the ability to HURT BABIES. It's front wheel locks automatically so if you are running with our baby and you think that the stroller is not locked, and try to make a turn, it will not and it has the ability to harm the baby and the runner. This has not only happened to me, but MANY others (check Amazon.com, their customer service dept, and other reviews online). Baby Jogger now has a policy to replace the front wheel, no questions asked. While I appreciate this gesture, they are not letting anyone else know about this harmful defect in their product.
Showing 8 of 577 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to baby strollers on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are baby strollers?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, baby strollers have a danger score of 37/100 (low risk). An estimated 13,800 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from baby strollers?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 79,490 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from baby strollers increasing or decreasing?
Down 18% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for baby strollers injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 214,975 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by baby strollers?
Of all ER visits involving baby strollers, approximately 3.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (96.6%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with baby strollers?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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What this means for you
Treat the 37/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
