Asthma Care in the Community
Chapter One
The Epidemiology of Asthma
Key points:
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting all age groups.
It is currently estimated that 300 million people in the world have a diagnosis of
asthma.
In the UK, 5.2 million people currently receive treatment for asthma.
In the UK, one in ten children have a diagnosis of asthma.
The incidence of asthma is highest in affluent English-speaking countries.
Asthma mortality is falling but the majority of asthma deaths are preventable.
In 2005, 1136 people died as a result of asthma.
Asthma costs the NHS £889 million a year.
The total cost of asthma to the UK economy is £2.3 billion a year when you take
into account sickness benefits and lost production.
INTRODUCTION
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