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I think this distribution would work with any physical activity. It is not just a cycling thing.

The reason is easy to understand: an accident that would cause only minor injuries on a 30 years old person may cause life threatening injuries on an elder person. Bones are weaker after certain age, and recovering from injuries is harder.

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For relative frequencies, sure, but these are absolute numbers. You won't find them in the states, for example, because Very few senior ride bicycles there.

Also, and now that I think of it, probably more important: the absolute number of deaths for younger people has decreased significantly, while that of seniors has not. Part of that is due to having more seniors and fewer children, but part of it also is that policy has worked in making cycling safer for juniors, but not so much for seniors.

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