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Asthma Statistics
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of Asthma Suffers is on the Rise |
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Over
17 million people in the US had asthma in 1998 |
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Incidence
of asthma cases are projected to double by 2010 predicts The
American Lung Association. |
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42%
increase of asthma among males between 1982 and 1994. |
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81%
increase of asthma among females between 1982 and 1994. |
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An
estimated 4.8 million U.S. children (under 18) were affected
by asthma in 1994. |
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The
number of people with self reported asthma increased by 29%
from 1990 to 1994, from 10.4 million to 14.6 million.
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Treatment & Death |
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Asthma
is the 9th leading cause of hospitalization in the US |
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Deaths
from asthma were up over 200% from 1979 to 1997, from 2596 deaths
to 5434 deaths. |
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50%
increase in doctor and hospital visits due to asthma in one
decade to 14 million per year. This included 1.6 million visits
to emergency rooms, the doctor-of-last-resort to many people
without health insurance. |
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Asthma
was the first-listed diagnosis in 468,000 US hospital admissions
in 1993. 3
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Asthmatic
youngsters under age 15 underwent 159,000 hospitalizations in
1993, with an average length of stay of 3.4 days. 2,3
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Among
5-24 year olds, the asthma death rate nearly doubled from 1980
to 1993. |
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In
1993, blacks aged 5-24 years old were 4 to 6 times more likely
to die from asthma than whites. |
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In
1993 males were 1.5 times at greater risk of dying from asthma
than females. 6 |
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| Cost
of Asthma |
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$12.6
billion - the estimated direct and indirect costs of asthma
the USA in 1997. |
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Asthma
treatment cost an estimated $6.2 billion in 1990, including
direct and indirect expenditures; 43% of that total cost was
associated with emergency room use, hospitalization, and death.
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Loss
of school days caused decreased productivity that cost an estimated
$1 billion in 1990. |
Sources:
1. Adams, P.F., Benson, V; Current
Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, National Center
for Health Statistics, Vital Health Statistics; 10(181), 1991.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Vital
and Health Statistics, Current Estimates From the National Health
Interview Survey, 1994 (US Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics); DHHS
Publication No. PHS 96-1521; December 1995.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Vital
and Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey: Annual
Summary, 1993 (US Department of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics); DHHS Publication
No. PHS 95-1782; August 1995.
4. Taylor, W.R., Newacheck, P.W.; Impact of Childhood
Asthma on Health; Pediatrics; 90(5):657-662, 1992.
5. Evans, R.; Asthma Among Minority children: A
Growing Problem; Chest; 101(6):368S-371S, 1992.
6. Centers for Disease Control; Asthma Mortality
and Hospitalization Among children and Young Adults, 1980-1993 ;
MMWR; 45(17):350-353, May 3, 1996.
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