Asthma
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Number of noninstitutionalized adults who currently have asthma: 16.2 million
- Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who currently have asthma: 7.3%
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Tables 3, 4
- Number of children who currently have asthma: 6.7 million
- Percent of children who currently have asthma: 9.1%
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Table 1
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of visits to office-based physicians: 10.6 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 12
Hospital inpatient care
- Number of discharges with asthma as first-listed diagnosis: 444,000
- Average length of stay: 3.2 days
Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 3,884
- Deaths per 100,000: 1.3
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11
More data
- National Surveillance for Asthma --- United States, 1980--2004, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary
- Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality: United States, 2003-05
- The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005
- Early release of selected estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
- Health Data Interactive
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