Asthma kills.

Morbidity (click here)

• Asthma accounts for almost 2 million emergency room visits each year^.
• Each year, asthma accounts for more than 14 million doctor visits and 439,000 hospitalizations.
• The average length of stay (LOS) for asthma hospitalizations is 3.6 days.
• Asthma is the third-ranking cause of hospitalization in children.
• African Americans are three times more likely to be hospitalized from asthma.

Mortality

• Each day　9 Americans die from asthma. There are more than 3,600 deaths due to asthma each year, many of which are avoidable with proper treatment and care.
• Women account for almost 65% of asthma deaths, and African American women have the highest mortality rate due to asthma^.
• Since 1999, asthma mortality rates have decreased by 26%.
• African Americans are three times more likely to die from asthma.