Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2018, by age group

Published by John Elflein, Mar 26, 2020

This statistic represents the percentage of the U.S. population with current asthma from 2001 to 2018, sorted by age group. In 2018, the highest percentage of current asthma was reported for the age group ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, with a total of 8.6 percent.

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2018, by age group

Age group	0-4 years	5-14 years	15-34 years	35-64 years	65 years or over
2018	3.8%	8.6%	7.9%	7.7%	7.8%
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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December 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2001 to 2018

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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