ASTHMA MORTALITY RATES:

US AS A WHOLE, AFRICAN
AMERICANS
AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES

PRESENTED BY
Bosede Adedire, Christiana Ikome,
Angela Long, & Evangeline Okechukwu
Coppin State University
SPRING 2013

Outline

Asthma Overview

Burden of asthma in the US as a whole

CDC data extract for Asthma mortality from
2000-2010
US Census data for the US, African-Americans and
Non-Hispanic Whites 2000-2010
Mortality rate per 100,000 for the US, African
Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites
Appendixes/tables
Graphical representation of mortality from Asthma
for the US, African Americans and Non-Hispanic
Whites.

Asthma Overview
Asthma is one of the main health care problems seen in the western world that is increasing in prevalence.
Asthma has been characterized as a complex interaction of airway obstruction, bronchial hyper responsiveness with
underlying inflammation.
Signs and symptoms of an asthma attack could include expiratory wheezing, nonproductive coughing,
shortness of breath, pain, chest tightness, prolonged expiration, tachycardia, dyspnea and tachypnea.
Asthma affects all ages and about half of all cases are identified in early childhood and another 30% being identified
before age 40.

Burden of Asthma
on the US
According to the U. S Census bureau, asthma affects more than 22
million people in the United States and has become a major global
health problem affecting more than 300 million people worldwide
The burden of asthma on the economy is not far-fetched, from
monetary loss due to rising hospitalization to increase number of
asthma prevalence.
Treatment and research has not been able to find a cure or means to
prevent asthma incidence.
Asthma cost in the US grew from about $53billion in 2002 to about
$56 billion in 2007, about a 6% increase

ASTHMA MORTALITY DATA - US

POPULATION AS A WHOLE

YEAR
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

TOTAL POULATION IN
MILLIONS
4,657
4,487
4,269
4,009
3,816
3,884
3,613
3,447
3,397
3,396
3,388

ASTHMA MORTALITY DATA

-African-Americans Vs NonHispanic Whites

YEAR

AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATION IN
MILLIONS

NON-HISPANIC WHITES
POPULATION IN MILLIONS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

3,011
2,836
2,720
2,589
2,377
2,475
2,246
2,151
2070
2,012
2016

1,134
1,145
1,083
1,019
1,019
1,002
943
893
892
905
910

Source: American Lung Association, September 2012

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics.

US Census data for 10 years: US as a whole,

African Americans and Non-Hispanic whites
(2000 2010).
US POPULATION IN
AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATION
YEAR

MILLIONS

POPULATION IN MILLIONS

Non-HISPANIC
AMERICAN

2000

281,421,906

35,814,706

195,701,752

2001

284,970,000

36,263,029

195,974,813

2002

287,630,000

36,684,650

196,140,540

2003

290,110,000

37,066,096

196,232,760

2004

292,810,000

37,510,582

196,620,983

2005

295,520,000

37,961,688

196,620,983

2006

298,380,000

38,443,048

196,832,697

2007

301,230,000

38,935,533

197,011,394

2008

304,090,000

39,429,414

197,183,535

2009

306,770,000

39,902,270

197,274,549

2010

309,350,000

40,250,635

197,318,956

MORTALITY RATES PER 100.000

FOR THE US AND AFRICAN
AMERICANS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM
ASTHMA
ASTHMA AFRICAN AMERICANS

US POPULATION
YEAR
TOTAL US
POPULATIO
N

2000

281,421,906

2001

284,970,000

2002

287,630,000

2003

290,110,000

2004

292,810,000

MORTALI
NUMBER MORTALI AFRICAN NUMBER OF TY RATE
OF DEATH TY RATE AMERICA
DEATH
PER
USA
PER
NS
AFRICAN
100,000
100.000 POPULATI AMERICAN
ON
4,487
1.6
35,814,70
2,836
1.3
6
4,269
1.5
36,263,02
2,720
1.2
9
4,090
1.4
36,684,65
2,589
1.3
0
4,099
1.4
37,066,09
2,377
1.0
6
3,816
1.3
37,510,58
2,475
1.0
2

MORTALITY RATES PER 100.000

FOR NON-HISPANIC WHITES
YEAR

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ASTHMA NONHISPANIC WHITES

POPULATION
NON-HISPANIC
WHITE
AMERICANS

NUMBER OF
DEATHS
NON-HISPANIC
AMERICANS

MORTALITY
RATE PER
100.000

195,701,752
195,974,813
196,140,540
196,232,760
196,620,983
196,620,983
196,832,697
197,011,394
197,183,535
197,274,549
197,318,956

1,134
1,145
1083
1,019
1,001
1,002
943
893
892
905
899

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF DATA

MORTALITY RATES PER 100,000 FOR US, African AMERICANS
AND NON HISPANIC WHITE AMERICANS:
5000

NUMBER OF DEATHS
US AMERICANS
NUMBER OF DEATH
AFRICAN AMERICAN

4,487
4500
4,269
4,0904,099
4000
3,8163,884
3,613
3,4473,3973,3883,447
3500
3000 2,836
2,720
2,589
2,3772,475
2500
2,2462,151
2,0702,0122,1402,080
2000
1500
1000

1,1341,1451,083
1,0191,0011,002 943

893 892 905 899

500
0

YEAR2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION
Continues:
5000
4500 4,487
NUMBER OF DEATHS4000
US AMERICANS
3500
NUMBER OF DEATH
AFRICAN AMERICAN 3000
2500

2,836

4,269

2,720

4,0904,099

2,589

2000

3,816 3,884

2,3772,475

3,613

2,2462,151

3,447 3,3973,388 3,447

2,070 2,0122,140 2,080

1500
1000

1,1341,145 1,083

1,0191,0011,002943

893 892 905 899

500
0
YEAR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

QUESTIONS

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