Monday, July 18, 2011

The scope of the problem

Asthma is now the most common chronic illness in children, affecting one in every 15. In North America, 5% of adults are also afflicted. In all, there are about 1 million Canadians and 15 million Americans who suffer from this disease.

The number of new cases and the yearly rate of hospitalization for asthma have increased about 30% over the past 20 years. Even with advances in treatment, asthma deaths among young people have more that doubled.

Allergy fact

There are about 5,000 deaths annually from asthma in the U.S. and about 500 deaths per year in Canada.

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