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Washtenaw County

6,690 children less than 18 years currently have asthma. [1]
28146 adults 18 years and older currently have asthma. [2]
There are about 413 hospitalizations each year in Washtenaw County. The rate of asthma hospitalization is 13.5 hospital stays per 10,000 people. [3] This rate is significantly lower than the rate for the State of MIchigan (16.0 per 10,000).
There are about 4 deaths due to asthma in Washtenaw County each year. [4]
For Washtenaw County, the total cost of asthma is $12,099,000 per year, with indirect costs of $5,248,000 and direct costs of $6,851,000. [5]

Average Number and Rates of Hospitalization due to Asthma,
Washtenaw County, All Ages, 2002-2004

Group	Average Number of Hospitalizations per Year	*Rate per 10,000 People**
Sex
Male	160	10.7
Female	253	15.9
Race
White	254	10.5
Black	150	36.2
Age
0 to 17	170	22.7
18 and Older	243	10.4
Total	413	13.5

*Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US population. Michigan population estimates for 2003 are used in calculations.

Sources:

1. Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2002.

2. Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2005, Preliminary.

3. Michigan Inpatient Database, 2002-2004.

4. Michigan Resident Death File, 1999-2004.

5. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

For more information about asthma in your county, please review "Epidemiology of Asthma in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 2005"

If you have a specific data request, please contact Betsy Wasilevich, asthma epidemiologist, at wasileviche@michigan.gov.

Last Updated 5/25/2007