Asthma mortality and hospitalization among children and young adults - United States, 1980-1993(From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Death rates from asthma appear to be increasing. Between 1980 and 1993, the annual death rate from asthma in people 24 or younger more than doubled, from 1.7 per million people to 3.7 per million. Blacks between the ages of 15 and 24 had the highest death rates. The death rate among children 5 to 14 years old increased from 1.7 per million to 3.2 per million and the death rate in people 15 to 24 years jumped from 2.5 per million to 5.2 per million. Blacks were four to six times more likely to die from asthma than whites. During the same time period, hospitalizations for asthma increased 28% in people 24 years old or younger, but most of this increase was in children younger than five. Blacks were more than three times more likely to be hospitalized than whites. Approximately 14-15 million people in the US have asthma, and about 5 million are 24 or younger.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Asthma - United States, 1980-1990
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The US spent $6.2 billion treating asthma in 1990. The death rate for asthma increased by almost 50% between 1980 and 1989; the increase was higher in women (54%) than in men (23%). In 1989, the death rate in blacks was more than twice the rate in whites. More blacks were treated for asthma in 1989 compared to 1980, but fewer whites were treated. In particular, the number of black women receiving treatment for asthma almost doubled by 1989 compared to 1980. Asthma may have genetic and environmental components. It can be controlled partly by limiting the individual's exposure to dust, tobacco smoke and other environmental chemicals. In addition, asthmatics need to have regular check-ups. Physicians need to determine the effectiveness of the different treatments.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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