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Asthma (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) MorbidityNumber of noninstitutionalized adults who were diagnosed and still have asthma: 14 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who were diagnosed and still have asthma: 6.8 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002 Number of noninstitutionalized children who were diagnosed and still have asthma: 6.4 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized children who were diagnosed and still have asthma: 12.2 (2002) Number of children who had attack in past year: 4.1 million (2002) Percent of children who had attack in past year: 5.8 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002 Health care use Ambulatory care Number of visits to office-based physicians: 12.6 million (2002) Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 1.2 million (2002) Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary Number of hospital emergency department visits: 1.9 million (2002) Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary Mortality Number of deaths: 4,269 (2001) Deaths per 100,000: 1.5 (2001) Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2001 More data Asthma prevalence, health care use and mortality (2000-2001) Frequencies and percents of noninstitutionalized adults with selected respiratory diseases by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 3, 4 Frequencies and percents of children with asthma by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, table 1 Rates of discharges and days of care in short-stay hospitals by sex and age: 1990-2001 Health, United States 2003, table 92 Discharges and average length of stay in short-stay hospitals by age and sex: 1990-2001 Health, United States 2003, table 93 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Center for Environmental Health, National Asthma Control Program, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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