Pulmonology – Adult

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Asthma Statistics from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology:

• Asthma and allergies strike 1 out of 4 Americans.

• Approximately 20 million Americans have asthma.

• More than 70% of people with asthma also suffer from allergies.

• 10 million Americans suffer specifically from allergic asthma.

• The prevalence of asthma increased 75% from 1980-1994.

• In 2004, there were 13.6 million physician office visits and 1 million outpatient department visits due to asthma.

• Asthma accounts for one-quarter of all emergency room visits in the United States each year with 2 million emergency room visits in 2001.

• There are approximately 5,000 deaths from asthma annually.

• Every day in America 40,000 people miss school or work, 30,000 people have an asthma attack, 5, 000 people visit the emergency room, 1,000 people are admitted to the hospital and 11 people die due to asthma.