- From 2001-2003, about 3,121,000 African Americans reported that they currently have asthma.
- African American women are 30% more likely to have asthma than non-Hispanic White women.
- In 2004, African Americans were almost three times more likely to die from asthma related causes than the White population.
- From 2003-2005, African American children had a death rate 7 times that of non-Hispanic White children.
- African Americans had asthma-related emergency room visits 4.5 times more often than Whites in 2004.
- Black children have a 260% higher emergency department visit rate, a 250% higher hospitalization rate, and a 500% higher death rate from asthma, as compared with White children.
- Children in poor families are more likely to ever have been diagnosed with asthma.
- While all of the causes of asthma remain unclear, children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke exposure are at increased risk for acute lower respiratory tract infections, such as asthma, and children living below or near the poverty level are more likely to have high blood cotinine levels, a breakdown product of nicotine, than children living in higher income families.
At a glance – Diagnosed:
|
African American |
White |
African American/ White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
8.2 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
Women |
10.0 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
Both Sexes |
9.2 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
Source: : CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
|
African American |
White |
African American/ White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Men |
4.8 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
Women |
5.9 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
Both Sexes |
5.4 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
Source: : CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
12.0 |
11.5 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 4.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
9.4 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2006. Health E-Stats. Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality: United States, 2003-05. Figure 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/ashtma03-05/asthma03-05.htm
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
13.0 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2006. Health E-Stats. Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality: United States, 2003-05. Figure 3.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/ashtma03-05/asthma03-05.htm
At a glance – Death Rate:
African American |
White |
African American/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
3.4 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 32.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
African American |
White |
African American/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
30.6 |
10.4 |
2.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 34.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
At a Glance – Treatment:
African American |
White |
African American/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
51.8 |
70.6 |
0.7 |
Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 15.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
African American |
White |
African American/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
116.4 |
24.0 |
4.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 19.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
African American |
White |
African American/White Ratio |
---|---|---|
195.0 |
43.6 |
4.5 |
Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 24.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf
At a Glance – Children:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
16.6 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_234.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
12.7 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC 2006. The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980–2005. Table B.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
9.2 |
1.3 |
7.1 |
Source: CDC 2006. The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980–2005. Table B.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Current prevalence (2004-2005) |
146% |
92% |
1.6 |
Emergency department visit rate |
254% |
66% |
3.8 |
Death rate |
354% |
50% |
7.1 |
Source: CDC 2006. The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980–2005. Table VIII.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdff
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