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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 occurs in most people with asthma and up to 20% of people without asthma. [116] Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is common in professional athletes. The highest rates are among cyclists (up to 45%), swimmers, and cross-country skiers. [117] While it may occur with any weather conditions, it is more common when it is dry and cold. [118]
It is believed that there is always a more direct cause, and usually it is one of many age-related diseases. It is estimated that, as a root cause, the aging process underlies 2/3 of all death in the world (approximately 100,000 people per day in 2007).
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is poised to lead the Department of Health and Human Services if confirmed, has vowed to Make America Healthy Again. Fox News Digital asked Americans across the country ...
That’s what it can feel like to have an asthma attack. “Some people will say that it feels like they have an elephant on their chest,” says pulmonologist Dr. Michael Wechsler, ...
In 2019, approximately 290,000 people died from the disease, mostly from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). [25] There have been many hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics in history. [26] [27] [28]
In the developed world, about 20% of people are affected by allergic rhinitis, [15] about 6% of people have at least one food allergy, [3] [5] and about 20% have or have had atopic dermatitis at some point in time. [16] Depending on the country, about 1–18% of people have asthma. [17] [18] Anaphylaxis occurs in between 0.05–2% of people. [19]
New York. Number of Residential Swimming Pools: 503,000. Average Number of People per Pool: 38. Despite being surrounded by water, New York still has one of the highest numbers of U.S. swimming pools.