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Childhood Asthma Rates in the UK

According to statistics provided by the charity Asthma UK (2019):

According to NHS England (https://www.england.nhs.uk/childhood-asthma/):

  • The UK has third highest risk of death from childhood asthma in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations 
  • Preventable factors in 90% of childhood deaths from asthma
  • Less than 25% of children with asthma have a Personalised Asthma Action Plan (PAAP)
  • Nearly half have had an asthma attack in the previous year
  • 30% have had daytime symptoms in the previous week
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