The invention relates to a method and apparatus for fall detection. According to the invention, the method for detecting the fall of an object comprises the steps of acquiring (501) a plurality of time- varying accelerations associated with a movement of said object； computing (502) a plurality of respective velocities and displacements in the direction of gravity, based on the plurality of time-varying accelerations； determining (503) lead time and return time of the movement, based on the plurality of accelerations, velocities and displacements, wherein the lead time equals a time interval from an original point of the movement to an extreme point of the movement, and the return time equals a time interval from the extreme point of the movement to a final point of the movement； and determining (504) whether the fall of said object occurs, based on whether a peak value of the velocities is larger than a predefined threshold value and whether the lead time is longer than the return time.
