Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2017, by age group
Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2017, by age group
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This statistic represents the percentage of the U.S. population with current asthma from 2001 to 2017, sorted by age group. In 2017, the highest percentage of current asthma was reported for the age group ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, with a total of 9.7 percent.
Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2017, by age group
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| Age group | 0-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-34 years | 35-64 years | 65 years or over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | 9.7% | 8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 10.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 7.9% | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | 9.9% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | 10.6% | 9% | 8% | 7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 6% | 10.7% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | 11.2% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 10.9% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.6% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 6% | 9.2% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 9.9% | 8% | 6.7% | 6% |
| Age group | 0-4 years | 5-14 years | 15-34 years | 35-64 years | 65 years or over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | 9.7% | 8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 10.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 7.9% | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | 9.9% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | 10.6% | 9% | 8% | 7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 6% | 10.7% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | 11.2% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 10.9% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.6% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 6% | 9.2% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 9.9% | 8% | 6.7% | 6% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
May 17, 2019
This statistic represents the percentage of the U.S. population with current asthma from 2001 to 2017, sorted by age group. In 2017, the highest percentage of current asthma was reported for the age group ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, with a total of 9.7 percent.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 to 2017
- Special properties
- all ages
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- Percentage is for the civilian noninstitutionalized population; except for age-specific estimates, percentages are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 to 2017
- Special properties
- all ages
- Supplementary notes
- Percentage is for the civilian noninstitutionalized population; except for age-specific estimates, percentages are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
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