Here are some interesting facts about asthma.
1) There are 4,000 deaths due to asthma each year, many of which are avoidable with proper treatment and care.
2) About 7% of adults and 15% of children have asthma.
3) Asthma is most common in New Zealand, Australia, and UK; asthma is least common in China and Malaysia.
4) Asthma is the most common cause of children missing their schools. In the united states, 40,000 people will miss school or work every day because of asthma (wow!). For adults, asthma is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism.
5) The annual cost of asthma is about $18 billion.
6) The life expectancy of mild asthmatics is the same as those for do not have asthma, which is 80 years. (Good news!)
7) African American women have the highest asthma mortality rate of all groups, more than 2.5 times higher than Caucasian women.
8) Only 10% of asthma patients develop severe asthma.
9) Cigarette smoking is a major cause of asthma (another reason you should stop smoking).
10) Asthma is more common among adult women than adult men, but it is more common among male children than female children.
11) In the united states, every day 40,000 people have an asthma attack.
12) Nearly all asthma related deaths occur due to lack of oxygen rather than cardiac arrest. (It means deaths due to asthma can be prevented by prompt oxygen administration during an asthma attack).
13) More than 17 million people in the US have been diagnosed with asthma so far.
14) Every day, 5000 people are admitted to emergency in the US due to asthma.
15) Every day, 1000 people are admitted to the hospital in the US due to asthma.
16) 235 million people currently suffer from asthma all over the world.
17) Asthma is the most common chronic (long term) condition among children.
18) Asthma occurs in all countries regardless of level of development.
19) Even mild asthmatics can die of asthma (only because on delayed or improper treatment).
20) African Americans are three times more likely to both be hospitalized and die from asthma.
21) The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are exposure to indoor allergens such as house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed furniture.
22) every day, 9 people die because of asthma in the united states.
23) Boys are twice as likely to develop asthma as girls.
24) Asthma accounts for 25% of all emergency room visits in the U.S. each year.
25) More females die of asthma than males, and women account for nearly 65% of asthma deaths overall.
26) Socioeconomic status and asthma fatality are inversely related. In other words, the poorer you are, the more likely you are to die from your asthma (probably because the poor have less access to asthma wisdom, medicine and good care and they are more exposed to common asthma triggers such as pollution, dust, cockroaches and animal dander).
1) There are 4,000 deaths due to asthma each year, many of which are avoidable with proper treatment and care.
2) About 7% of adults and 15% of children have asthma.
3) Asthma is most common in New Zealand, Australia, and UK; asthma is least common in China and Malaysia.
4) Asthma is the most common cause of children missing their schools. In the united states, 40,000 people will miss school or work every day because of asthma (wow!). For adults, asthma is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism.
5) The annual cost of asthma is about $18 billion.
6) The life expectancy of mild asthmatics is the same as those for do not have asthma, which is 80 years. (Good news!)
7) African American women have the highest asthma mortality rate of all groups, more than 2.5 times higher than Caucasian women.
8) Only 10% of asthma patients develop severe asthma.
9) Cigarette smoking is a major cause of asthma (another reason you should stop smoking).
10) Asthma is more common among adult women than adult men, but it is more common among male children than female children.
11) In the united states, every day 40,000 people have an asthma attack.
12) Nearly all asthma related deaths occur due to lack of oxygen rather than cardiac arrest. (It means deaths due to asthma can be prevented by prompt oxygen administration during an asthma attack).
13) More than 17 million people in the US have been diagnosed with asthma so far.
14) Every day, 5000 people are admitted to emergency in the US due to asthma.
15) Every day, 1000 people are admitted to the hospital in the US due to asthma.
16) 235 million people currently suffer from asthma all over the world.
17) Asthma is the most common chronic (long term) condition among children.
18) Asthma occurs in all countries regardless of level of development.
19) Even mild asthmatics can die of asthma (only because on delayed or improper treatment).
20) African Americans are three times more likely to both be hospitalized and die from asthma.
21) The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are exposure to indoor allergens such as house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed furniture.
22) every day, 9 people die because of asthma in the united states.
23) Boys are twice as likely to develop asthma as girls.
24) Asthma accounts for 25% of all emergency room visits in the U.S. each year.
25) More females die of asthma than males, and women account for nearly 65% of asthma deaths overall.
26) Socioeconomic status and asthma fatality are inversely related. In other words, the poorer you are, the more likely you are to die from your asthma (probably because the poor have less access to asthma wisdom, medicine and good care and they are more exposed to common asthma triggers such as pollution, dust, cockroaches and animal dander).
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