state of childhood asthma, united states: 1980-2005 report released december 12, 2006 ...
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Racial Disparities In 2005, nearly 9% of children – 6.5 million children under age18 – were reported to currently have asthma. Puerto Rican children were reported to have the highest percentage of asthma 19.2% followed by non-Hispanic black children 12.7%TRANSCRIPT
State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
Report Released December 12, 2006http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/
06facts/asthma1980-2005.htm
Percentage of Children with Asthma
The percentage of childrenwho had asthma more than doubled between 1980 and 1995
3.6% 19807.5% 1995
In 2001, CDC introduced a more precise measurement of asthma and the 5 years since then the trend has remained stable athistorically high levels (Currently approx. 9%).
Racial DisparitiesIn 2005, nearly 9% of children – 6.5 million children under age18 – were reported to currently have asthma. Puerto Rican children were reported to have the highest percentage of asthma 19.2% followed by non-Hispanic black children 12.7%
Missed School DaysAccording to 2003 data, children with at least one asthma attack in theprevious year (nearly 4 million children) missed a cumulative of12.8 million school days due to asthma.
Emergency Department and Physician Office Visits
Asthma-related emergency department visits for children have remained fairly stable from ‘92 to ’04
9.76 visits/1,000 children in 1992 10.3 visits/1,000 children in 2004
Asthma-related visits to physician offices have increased sharply since the early 1990s
< 40 visits/1,000 children in 1990 89 visits/1,000 children in 2004
Death RatesAfter increasing steadily between ‘80 and ‘98, asthma death rates among children have for the most part declined since ‘99. A change in the way causes of death were coded resulted in a sizable 1-year declinebetween 1998 and 1999.Since 1999, the asthma death rate for children has fallen
3.0 deaths/1,000,000 children in 19992.5 deaths/1,000,000 in 2004
States with Highest Percentages of Children with Asthma
Among the 37 states for which data were available the highest percentage of children with asthma were:
MassachusettsHawaiiOklahomaMarylandRhode Island
States with Lowest Percentages of Children with Asthma
Among the 37 states for which data were available the lowest percentage of children with asthma were:
UtahCalifornia
According to the 2003 CA Health Interview Study 9% of CA children suffered from an asthma attack or other asthma symptom in 2003)
IowaTennesseeWashington