| Globally, the trends of asthma is that | | | | Approximately 1.2 million people with |
| it continues to escalate with more than | | | | asthma experience significant |
| 300 million people around the world | | | | restrictions on their daily lives, while |
| suffering from asthma. In many countries | | | | 250,000 people have asthma which is so |
| the annual asthma death toll rises year | | | | severe that it cannot be controlled by |
| in, year out. | | | | inhalers or stronger medicine. |
| Although asthma affects people of all | | | | Asthma treatment costs the NHS (National |
| ages, it often starts in childhood and | | | | Health Service) an estimated £889 |
| is more common in children than adults. | | | | million a year. |
| More boys have asthma than girls, but in | | | | However, too few asthmatics get the |
| adulthood more women have asthma than | | | | right information from their doctor when |
| men. | | | | their asthma is diagnosed - only 6% |
| Although asthma is a problem among all | | | | receive a written self-management plan |
| races, blacks have more asthma attacks | | | | that explains when to take their |
| and are more likely than whites to be | | | | medication and only 3% are told what to |
| hospitalised for asthma attacks or to | | | | do when their asthma gets worse. |
| die from asthma. | | | | In a survey of 13-14 year olds in 56 |
| Trends of Asthma in the USA | | | | countries, the UK had the fifth highest |
| There is an estimated 23.2 million | | | | prevalence rate for asthma. |
| people that suffer from asthma in the | | | | Trends of Asthma in Australia |
| USA, and more than 30% of those are | | | | Over two million people in Australia |
| children 0 - 18 years of age. | | | | have asthma. |
| Asthma is the biggest cause of school | | | | While asthma is on the increase, asthma |
| absensces in regards to chronic | | | | deaths have been steadily declining for |
| illnesses. | | | | the past decade. |
| Asthma is the reason for nearly 500,000 | | | | It is widely accepted that Australia has |
| hospitalisations and 5,000 deaths each | | | | some of the best, and most affordable, |
| year. | | | | medications available and are recognised |
| Health care costs related to asthma are | | | | as world leaders when it comes to asthma |
| more than $14 billion annually. | | | | management and education, largely due to |
| All statistic related to asthma, health | | | | the intensive work of the National |
| care cost, newly diagnosed people and | | | | Asthma Council. |
| deaths because of asthma continues to | | | | Summary of the Trends and Statistics |
| increase yearly. | | | | Asthma is a highly ranked chronic health |
| Trends of Asthma in Britian | | | | condition in adults in most western |
| Just over 5 million people have asthma. | | | | countries, and it is the leading chronic |
| Meaning that 1 in 10 children and 1 in | | | | illness of children. Asthma rates are on |
| 12 adults. Each year 1,400 people die | | | | the increase, especially in the western |
| from asthma, and over a third of these | | | | world. |
| deaths are in people under 65 years of | | | | More people in western countries suffer |
| age. | | | | from allergies, compared to people in |
| Each year there are 69,000 hospital | | | | less affluent rural parts of the world, |
| admissions due to asthma, which includes | | | | and allergy rates are also on the |
| about 28,500 children. | | | | increase. |