Asthma Research Statistics
| American Lung Association |
| 2006: Asthma Estimated Lifetime Prevalence (5) in adults by state.
United States: 28,534,268 individuals = 13%
Idaho: 137,293 individuals = 13.1%
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In 2006: Asthma-Estimated Current Prevalence (5) in adults by state.
United States: 18,272,438 individuals = 8.5%
Idaho: 95,258 individuals = 9.2%
In 2005: Asthma number of visits to physicians offices, outpatient departments and emergency departments. (# in thousands)
Combined visits in 2005 15,897
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| Economic Cost of Asthma, United States 2007 (in Billions)
Direct Medical Expenditures:
Hospital Care = 4.7
Physicians Services = 3.8
Prescription Drugs = 6.2
All Direct Expenditures = 14.7
Indirect Costs:
Morbidity = 3.1
Mortality = 1.9
All Other Indirect Costs = 5.0
All Costs = 19.7
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| Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) |
| World Asthma Day 2008- May 6, 2008 Celebrated annually in May |
Global Burden of Asthma
One of the most chronic diseases in the world
300 million people in the world have asthma (2004)
It is estimated that asthma accounts for about 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide (2004)
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| American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Asthma and allergies strike 1 out of every 4 Americans |
Everyday in America 40,000 people miss school or work, 30,000 people have an asthma attack, 5,000 people visit emergency rooms, 1,000 people are admitted to the hospital, and 11 people die due to asthma. |
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