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Asthma
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently have asthma: 8.9% (2023)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023
- Percent of children younger than age 18 years who currently have asthma: 6.7% (2023)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023
Physician office visits
- Annual number of office visits for asthma: 4.9 million
- Percent of visits to office-based physician with asthma indicated on the medical record: 6.3%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, tables 14, 16 [PDF – 865 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of emergency department visits with asthma, excluding chronic obstructive asthma, as a primary diagnosis: 939,000
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 3,602
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER
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Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- Mortality Statistics
- 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