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An estimated 5.2 million people have asthma in the UK - 4.1 million adults and 1.1 million children (Asthma UK). |
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There are over 1,400 deaths each year due to asthma (Asthma UK) |
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There are over 69,000 hospital admissions for asthma each year - 40,000 adults and 29,000 children. This equates, on average, to one hospital
admission for asthma every 7.5 minutes (Asthma UK). |
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There are over 4.1 million GP consultations for asthma in a year (Asthma UK). |
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In 2001 the cost of asthma to the NHS totalled £889 million (Asthma UK). |
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The total cost of asthma to the UK economy exceeds £2.3 billion a year (Asthma UK). |
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Asthma accounts for at least 12.7 million work days lost each year (Asthma UK). |
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Scotland |
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An estimated 390,000 people have asthma in Scotland - 290,000 adults and 100,000 children. This includes 100,000 people in Glasgow, 38,000 in
Edinburgh and 16,000 in Aberdeen (Asthma UK). |
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The prevalence of clinical or severe asthma in Scotland is an estimated 18.4% of the population - the highest in the world (GINA). |
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More than 40,000 people in Scotland suffer an asthma attack almost every day, and 80,000 others suffer an attack at least once a week (Asthma UK).
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About 57% of sufferers never or only occasionally discussed these attacks with their GPs (Asthma UK). |
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The asthma drugs bill in Scotland has increased to more than £78 million in 2003-04, a £10 million increase on the 2001-02 figure of £68 million - an
increase of 14.7% in two years (Scottish Executive). |
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27.8% of Scottish children (12 - 14 years) have current wheeze (ISAAC) |
