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