Asthma in the U.S.- Statistics & Facts

Current asthma prevalence in the U.S. by age, gender, and ethnicity 2020

Current asthma prevalence in the United States in 2020, by age, gender, and ethnicity*

Prevalence of current asthma in the United States 2001-2019

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2019

Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2020, by gender

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2020, by gender

Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2020, by ethnicity

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2020, by ethnicity

Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2020, by age group

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2020, by age group

Share of those with asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year U.S. 2001-2019

Percentage of people in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months from 2001 to 2019

Share of U.S. adults with asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year 2001-2019

Percentage of adults in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months from 2001 to 2019

Share of U.S. children with asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year 2001-19

Percentage of children in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months from 2001 to 2019

Share of U.S. people with asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year in 2019

Percentage of individuals in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months as of 2019, by age

Share of those in the U.S. with asthma who had a past-year asthma attack 2019, by sex

Percentage of adults and children in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months as of 2019, by gender

Share of U.S. adults with asthma who had a recent attack 2019, by race/ethnicity

Percentage of adults in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months as of 2019, by race and ethnicity

Share of U.S. children with asthma who had a recent attack in 2019, by race/ethnicity

Percentage of children in the U.S. with asthma who had one or more asthma attacks in the past 12 months as of 2019, by race and ethnicity

Rate of deaths with asthma as the underlying cause in the U.S. 1999-2020

Rate of deaths with asthma as the underlying cause in the United States from 1999 to 2020 (per 100,000 population)

Rate of deaths with asthma as underlying cause in the U.S. by gender 1999-2020

Rate of deaths with asthma as the underlying cause in the U.S. from 1999 to 2020, by gender (per 100,000 population)

Number of asthma deaths in the United States from 2001 to 2019

Number of deaths due to asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2019

Rate of asthma deaths in the U.S. in 2019, by age

Rate of deaths due to asthma in the United States in 2019, by age (per million population)

Rate of asthma deaths in the U.S. in 2019, by race/ethnicity

Rate of deaths due to asthma in the United States in 2019, by race/ethnicity (per million population)

Rate of asthma deaths among adults in the U.S. in 2019, by gender

Rate of adult deaths due to asthma in the United States in 2019, by gender (per million population)

Rate of child asthma deaths in the U.S. in 2019, by gender

Rate of child deaths due to asthma in the United States in 2019, by gender (per million population)

Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2020, by region

Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2020, by region

U.S. states with highest current asthma prevalence among adults 2020

U.S. states with the highest current prevalence of asthma among adults as of 2020

Leading U.S. states by current prevalence of asthma among children 2020

U.S. states with the highest current prevalence of asthma among children as of 2020*

U.S. states with highest asthma death rates 2020

U.S. states with the highest death rates from asthma as of 2020 (per million population)

OTC sales volume of upper respiratory medicine in the U.S. 2011-2021

Upper respiratory medicine OTC sales volume in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in million units)

Number of fluticasone prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2020

Number of fluticasone prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in millions)

Number of montelukast prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2020

Number of montelukast prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in millions)

Albuterol out-of-pocket price U.S. 2004-2020

Albuterol out-of-pocket cost in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020* (in U.S. dollars)

Fluticasone out of pocket cost in the U.S. 2004-2020

Fluticasone out-of-pocket cost in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars)

Share of patients for which a certain drug is ineffective by therapy class

Percentage of patients for which a certain drug is ineffective, by therapy class