AIM | Asthma Statistics

Important Terms
Prevalence of Asthma
Asthma Severity
Asthma Management
Work-Related Asthma
Asthma Hospitalization

Asthma Death
Cost of Asthma
Healthy People 2010
Data Sources and Methods
Michigan Fact Sheets and Reports

Good asthma management reduces symptoms and improves quality of life. Failure to maintain good control of the disease results in a higher risk of death. Death due to asthma is a rare and preventable event. It indicates problems with access to care or disease management.

There are about 142 deaths due to asthma in Michigan each year.
The asthma death rate in Michigan is 14.0 per 1,000,000 people.
The rate of death for blacks is 3 times higher than that for whites.
Adults 65 years and older have the highest asthma death rate compared to other age groups.

Average Number and Rates of Death due to Asthma, Michigan, All Ages, 2002-2004

Group	Average Number of Deaths per Year	Rate per 1,000,000 People
Sex**
Male	56	12.2
Female	85	15.3
Race**
White	89	10.2
Black	50	36.1
Age
0 to 4	1	*
5 to 14	8	5.3
15 to 34	22	8.1
35 to 64	53	13.2
65 and Older	58	46.9
Total**	142	14.0

*Total count of deaths less than 5.
**Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US population. Michigan population estimates for 2003 are used in calculations.

Source: Michigan Resident Death File, 2002-2004.

The Michigan Department of Community Health, in conjunction with Michigan State University, is conducting a special surveillance project to review asthma deaths in Michigan to determine the factors contributing to the death. For more information about this project and its results to date, please review the "Annual Report on Asthma: Deaths Among Individuals Aged 2-34 Years in Michigan".