Asthma Facts

Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways that affects the human lungs. You may found common symptoms like periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma has a genetic component. Asthma is not curable but can be managed with proper prevention and treatment. Asthma is running between a families so you can say asthma is hereditical. Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children. May be asthma is long-lasting but the symptoms of asthma occur frequently or occasionally.

Prevalence rate of asthma

• In American 20 million suffer from asthma.
• 42% asthmatic people are saying that only because of traffic fumes they are stop walking and shopping in congested areas.
• 56% of people with asthma are sensitive to pet allergens.
• A child is admitted to hospital after every 19 minutes only because of asthma.
  

Mortality facts about asthma

• Since 1980 asthma death rates have increased 50% among all genders. The death rate for children under 19 years old has increased by nearly 80% percent since 1980.
•  African American Women have the highest asthma mortality rate of all groups, more than 2.5 times higher than Caucasian women.

Gender - Male and Female ratio in asthma

• More females die of asthma than males,the rate of this account is nearly 65% of asthma deaths overall.
• After teenage, asthma is more common in women than in men.
  

Asthma by age

• Senior citizens in the U.S. account for nearly 2,400 (60%) of the annual 4,000 deaths due to asthma.
• In Scotland 390,000 people are currently taking treatment for asthma. This consists of 100,000 children and 290,000 adults.
• The major of deaths occur in people aged 65 years and over.
• The risk of dying from asthma increases with age.

Costs of asthma

• Asthma costs the NHS over £996 million per year.
• In a one year 12.7 million working days are spend on asthma.