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Rates of asthma rates in 2017 [1] As of 2011, approximately 235 million people worldwide were affected by asthma, [2] and roughly 250,000 people die per year from asthma-related causes. [3] Low and middle income countries make up more than 80% of the mortality. [4] Prevalences vary between countries from 1% to 18%. [3]
It is believed that the recent increased rates of asthma are due to changing epigenetics (heritable factors other than those related to the DNA sequence) and a changing living environment. [40] Asthma that starts before the age of 12 years old is more likely due to genetic influence, while onset after age 12 is more likely due to environmental ...
Global deaths from cancers attributable to risk factors in 2019 by sex and Socio-demographic Index [86] Cancer DALYs attributable to 11 Level 2 risk factors globally in 2019 [86] Underlying factors can also be analyzed per cause of (or major contributor to) death and can be distinguished between "preventable" factors and other factors.
Researchers concluded exposure to nitrogen dioxide emissions alone may contribute to nearly 19,000 premature deaths in the United States each year.
Estimates of between 0.5 and 3.5% have been made for ABPA burden in asthma, [32] [33] and 1–17.7% in CF. [32] [34] Five national cohorts, detecting ABPA prevalence in asthma (based on GINA estimates), [35] were used in a recent meta-analysis to produce an estimate of the global burden of ABPA complicating asthma. From 193 million people with ...
An estimated 25 million people in the United States have asthma. There are concerns from health officials and patient advocates as deaths have increased in the past couple of years from the disease.
Asthma is also prevalent in children in low income countries. Homes with roaches and mice, as well as mold and mildew put children at risk for developing asthma as well as exposure to cigarette smoke. [96] Unlike many other Western countries, the mortality rate for asthma has steadily risen in the United States over the last two decades. [97]
Smoking rates in the U.S. have fallen over time, but nearly 12% of American adults are still long-term smokers, according to the American Lung Association. Smoking can have a broad, negative ...