In 2021, about 6.5 percent of the male and 8.9 percent of the female U.S. population currently had asthma. This statistic represents the percentage of U.S. persons with current asthma from 2001 to 2021, sorted by gender.
Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender
Percentage is for the civilian noninstitutionalized population; except for age-specific estimates, percentages are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Figures prior to 2021 were taken from tables for previous years.
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CDC. (March 29, 2023). Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/
CDC. "Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/
CDC. "Percentage of Persons with Current Asthma in The United States from 2001 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/
CDC, Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by gender [Graph], CDC, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251959/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-gender-since-2001/
