Asthma
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Number of adults aged 18 and over who currently have asthma: 20.4 million
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over who currently have asthma: 8.3%
- Number of children under age 18 years who currently have asthma: 6.1 million
- Percent of children under age 18 years who currently have asthma: 8.3%
Physician office visits
- Percent of visits to office-based physician with asthma indicated on the medical record: 6.2%
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with asthma as the primary diagnosis: 1.7 million
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 3,518
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.1
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2016, Supplemental Tables, tables I-12, I-13 [PDF – 2 MB]
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Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- Mortality Data
- National Health Interview Survey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Asthma
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Asthma
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Asthma
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Asthma
- Environmental Protection Agency: Asthma
- Page last reviewed: January 19, 2017
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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