Explaining child disorders


Should We Be Conerned? What are the Trends of Asthma?

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



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