| Number of deaths, influenza and pneumonia combined (2003)............................................. | 64,8474 |
| Cause of death rank, influenza and pneumonia combined (2003)......................................... | 7th4 |
| Americans 18 and over with an asthma attack in past 12 months (2003) ............................. | 13,623,00049 |
| Americans under 18 with an asthma attack in past 12 months (2003).................................. | 3,975,00050 |
| Annual number of pneumonia cases (1996)....................................................................... | 4,800,00051 |
| Total cost of lung diseases.............................................................................................. | $139.6 billion5 |
| Total direct medical costs of lung diseases....................................................................... | $80.7 billion5 |
| Total cost of upper respiratory infections........................................................................... | $40 billion51 |
| Total cost of asthma...................................................................................................... | $11.3 billion-14 billion52 |
| Respiratory care differs by.............................................................................................. | race53,54,55 |